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Jon McLaughlin (born September 27, 1982) is a pop rock singer-songwriter and pianist from Anderson, Indiana. His debut album Indiana was released on May 1, 2007, preceded by his first EP Industry, also known as Jon McL, in February 2007. McLaughlin returned in 2008 with "Beating My Heart." The single is part of his second album entitled OK Now.Industry (also known as Jon McL) is the first official release by American piano rock singer-songwriter Jon McLaughlin as a signed artist with Island Records. The four-song EP by Jon McLaughlin, released on February 20, 2007, contains songs from his May 2007-released debut album
Jon McLaughlin (born September 27, 1982) is a pop rock singer-songwriter and pianist from Anderson, Indiana. His debut album Indiana was released on May 1, 2007, preceded by his first EP Industry, also known as Jon McL, in February 2007. McLaughlin returned in 2008 with "Beating My Heart." The single is part of his second album entitled OK Now.Industry (also known as Jon McL) is the first official release by American piano rock singer-songwriter Jon McLaughlin as a signed artist with Island Records. The four-song EP by Jon McLaughlin, released on February 20, 2007, contains songs from his May 2007-released debut album Indiana. The first single from the EP was the promoting "Industry". Though second single "Beautiful Disaster" appears on the EP too, it is considered as the first single from Indiana.
Indiana is the debut album by American singer-songwriter Jon McLaughlin. It was released on May 1, 2007 in the United States. The album was preceded by an EP in February, "Industry", and the official first single, "Beautiful Disaster", in April 2007. "Beautiful Disaster" managed to reach number 28 on the Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks. The album itself landed at number 81 on the Billboard 200, selling almost 9,000 copies in its first week.
The Amazon exclusive version was released with a bonus CD containing two bonus tracks and a live version of first single "Industry."
OK Now is the second full-length studio album by American singer-songwriter Jon McLaughlin. The album was released on October 7, 2008 in the United States. OK Now was preceded by the electropop-influenced first single, "Beating My Heart", in July 2008. Being released digitally in June 2008, the single charted in August 2008, and peaked at number 18 on Billboard's Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks.
The album has received mostly positive reviews from music critics. Allmusic refers to the albums as "unapologetic mainstream pop that's not heard too much at the tail-end of the 2000s" and points out that "OK Now illustrates that Jon McLaughlin has a greater gift for a big, bright hook than most of his pop singer/songwriter peers." ARTISTdirect states that McLaughlin's new style "makes much of OK Now one of those albums that could soundtrack any number of life's heartfelt moments." Jesusfreakhideout gave the album a 4 of out 5 rating, and praised the album by complimenting it on a risk that worked out well and his new style that "comes off as a clear winner and will unquestionably captivate fans until the next time around." It does pity the fact "Smack Into You" was not included on the album, by describing it as a song that "literally defines Jon's entire musical substance". The song was re-recorded as "Smash Into You" by Pop/R&B singer Beyoncé and was included on the deluxe edition of her 2008 album, I Am… Sasha Fierce.
McLaughlin released an album on September 7, 2011, called Forever If Ever, which he financed and released himself. The collection of songs is being re-released under the Razor & Tie record label, with three additional new songs, as Promising Promises on May 22 , 2012. The first single from the album, "Summer is Over," featuring Sara Bareilles, was released on January 10, 2012.
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