Ruben ready to ‘Celebrate’ again
There already have been many tearful goodbyes on American Idol’s seventh installment. And there certainly are going to be more to come thanks, in part, to Ruben Studdard.
The Season 2 title holder was tapped to record his version of Celebrate Me Home, a song first recorded in 1977 by Kenny Loggins. The song will be this season farewell song, to be played as the contestants are picked off one by one.
Earlier this year, Ruben was dropped by his label, J Records. The Alabama native — 205! — still is connected with 19 Entertainment, which produces Idol. That certainly played in Ruben’s favor when the show’s producers decided this year to have a song recorded specifically as the “goodbye anthem.”
As with all songs performed by the Top 24, Celebrate Me Home will be available to download on iTunes as soon as the first Top 12 finalist gets the boot. That could be the type of re-exposure Ruben needs to boost his career.
Last season’s farewell song was Chris Daughtry’s Home, and I think we all know how well that did. The previous year it was Daniel Powter’s Bad Day, which also tore up the charts. Idol certainly had at least some part of that success.
During Hollywood Week this year, a special goodbye song, Ferras’ Hollywood’s Not America, was used throughout the two-day announcement episodes. That small amount of exposure already has paid off for the up-and-coming singer. Let’s just hope Ruben’s recording is as catchy as that song. Because I thought that could have served as the goodbye song all year. Where’s the money in that, though?
American Idol, Ruben Studdard, Ferras, Chris Daughtry, Daniel Powter
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