The lead and only single from the album, "Beating My Heart", was released on June 17, 2008.[2] The song peaked at number 18 on Billboard's Adult Top 40 chart and at number 27 on Billboard's Hot Christian Songs chart, respectively.[3][4] The single is McLaughlin's most successful song to date.
Stephen Erlewine of AllMusic stated "The success of his song for Enchanted painted Jon McLaughlin as a Midwestern James Blunt, a simpering soul who wants nothing more than to bare his soul. To be sure, McLaughlin does a lot of that on his second album — and first since Enchanted — OK Now (it almost seems as if he forgot the 'What' in the title), often scrubbing those tunes so they can slip undetected into anonymous AAA airwaves. Where McLaughlin has strength is when he loosens up and gets into big, bright pop, the kind that ruled the airwaves in the mid-'80s, after new wave synthesized productions and before adult contemporary flattened them. This is certainly due in part to the presence of John Fields, the same producer who's given the Jonas Brothers a lively sheen not too dissimilar to what's heard on OK Now. OK Now is unapologetic mainstream pop that's not heard too much at the tail-end of the 2000s: hooky, oversized colorful tunes that drill into the subconscious almost immediately. All this makes McLaughlin's taste for the mawkish — which surfaces not just on those ballads, but on his plea to featherweight freshmen to just hold on through the 'Four Years' of high school — a bit of a buzzkill, bringing the album down to earth when it should soar. Of course, this is often a problem with mainstream pop albums, but at least the rest of OK Now illustrates that Jon McLaughlin has a greater gift for a big, bright hook than most of his pop singer/songwriter peers."[6] JesusFreakHideout's Logan Leasure claimed "Around the time of his first full-length studio album release last year, no one really knew who Jon McLaughlin was. The winds of change blew quickly though. After a phenomenal and highly acclaimed performance of the song 'So Close' at the 80th Academy Awards, word spread like wildfire and led to the rapid release of his second album OK Now, and if anything's for sure, it's hot like wildfire too. There is one minor negative program note to mention, however. A track that was originally on the album, 'Smack Into You', was unfortunately cut and given to R&B artist Beyoncé, who later retitled it to "Smash Into You" and featured it on her album I Am Sasha Fierce.[8] A low tempo ballad, the song literally defines Jon's entire musical substance and his record label would be smart to release it at some point, as there is no doubt it would be a fan favorite. Taking a risk doesn't always work out. OK Now is an exception to that. The new combination of Jon McLaughlin's original folk/piano rock sound with a new more pop spin heard here comes off as a clear winner and will unquestionably captivate fans until the next time around."[7]
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OK Now is second studio album by American singer and songwriter Jon McLaughlin It was released on October 7 2008 through The Island Def Jam Music Group 1 OK NowStudio album by Jon McLaughlinReleasedOctober 7 2008 2008 10 07 Recorded2007 08GenrePop rockLength43 30LabelIsland Def JamProducerJohn Fields Christopher Stewart Brett James The DreamJon McLaughlin chronologyIndiana 2007 OK Now 2008 The Early Recordings 2010 Singles from OK Now Beating My Heart Released June 17 2008 Contents 1 Singles 2 Critical reception 3 Track listing 4 Charts 5 Release history 6 ReferencesSingles editThe lead and only single from the album Beating My Heart was released on June 17 2008 2 The song peaked at number 18 on Billboard s Adult Top 40 chart and at number 27 on Billboard s Hot Christian Songs chart respectively 3 4 The single is McLaughlin s most successful song to date Critical reception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingArtistdirect nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 5 AllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 6 JesusFreakHideout nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 7 Stephen Erlewine of AllMusic stated The success of his song for Enchanted painted Jon McLaughlin as a Midwestern James Blunt a simpering soul who wants nothing more than to bare his soul To be sure McLaughlin does a lot of that on his second album and first since Enchanted OK Now it almost seems as if he forgot the What in the title often scrubbing those tunes so they can slip undetected into anonymous AAA airwaves Where McLaughlin has strength is when he loosens up and gets into big bright pop the kind that ruled the airwaves in the mid 80s after new wave synthesized productions and before adult contemporary flattened them This is certainly due in part to the presence of John Fields the same producer who s given the Jonas Brothers a lively sheen not too dissimilar to what s heard on OK Now OK Now is unapologetic mainstream pop that s not heard too much at the tail end of the 2000s hooky oversized colorful tunes that drill into the subconscious almost immediately All this makes McLaughlin s taste for the mawkish which surfaces not just on those ballads but on his plea to featherweight freshmen to just hold on through the Four Years of high school a bit of a buzzkill bringing the album down to earth when it should soar Of course this is often a problem with mainstream pop albums but at least the rest of OK Now illustrates that Jon McLaughlin has a greater gift for a big bright hook than most of his pop singer songwriter peers 6 JesusFreakHideout s Logan Leasure claimed Around the time of his first full length studio album release last year no one really knew who Jon McLaughlin was The winds of change blew quickly though After a phenomenal and highly acclaimed performance of the song So Close at the 80th Academy Awards word spread like wildfire and led to the rapid release of his second album OK Now and if anything s for sure it s hot like wildfire too There is one minor negative program note to mention however A track that was originally on the album Smack Into You was unfortunately cut and given to R amp B artist Beyonce who later retitled it to Smash Into You and featured it on her album I Am Sasha Fierce 8 A low tempo ballad the song literally defines Jon s entire musical substance and his record label would be smart to release it at some point as there is no doubt it would be a fan favorite Taking a risk doesn t always work out OK Now is an exception to that The new combination of Jon McLaughlin s original folk piano rock sound with a new more pop spin heard here comes off as a clear winner and will unquestionably captivate fans until the next time around 7 Track listing editStandard edition 9 No TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 Beating My Heart Jon McLaughlinJohn Fields3 522 Four Years McLaughlinFields4 163 You Can Never Go Back McLaughlinFields4 004 Things That You Say Brett James McLaughlin Troy VergesFields3 125 The Middle McLaughlinFields4 366 You Are the One I Love McLaughlin Jason ReevesFields3 547 Always On My Mind Alex Band McLaughlinFields3 178 Dance Your Life Away McLaughlinFields3 019 Why I m Talking to You McLaughlinFields4 5410 Throw My Love Around McLaughlinFields4 3211 We All Need Saving McLaughlinFields3 56Total length 43 30 iTunes Store bonus track 1 No TitleLength12 Good Enough 3 22Charts editChart 2008 Peakposition US Billboard 200 10 49 US Christian Albums Billboard 11 2 US Digital Albums Billboard 12 11 US Top Rock Albums Billboard 13 18Release history editRegion Date Format Label Ref United States October 7 2008 CD Digital download Island Def Jam 1 Europe October 20 2008 9 14 Australia July 23 2010 15 References edit a b c OK Now Bonus Track Version by Jon McLaughlin on iTunes iTunes Store US October 7 2008 Retrieved July 28 2016 Beating My Heart Single by Jon McLaughlin on Apple Music iTunes Store US June 17 2008 Retrieved July 28 2016 Jon McLaughlin Chart history Adult Pop Songs Billboard Retrieved July 28 2016 Jon McLaughlin Chart history Hot Christian Songs Billboard Retrieved July 28 2016 OK Now by Jon McLaughlin at ARTISTdirect Artistdirect July 10 2008 Retrieved July 28 2016 a b Erlewine Stephen OK Now Jon McLaughlin Songs Reviews Credits AllMusic AllMusic Retrieved July 28 2016 a b Leasure Logan August 27 2008 Jon McLaughlin OK Now Review JesusFreakHideout Retrieved July 28 2016 Smash Into You Was Originally Jon McLaughlin s www alloy com Archived from the original on 2018 05 14 a b OK Now Jon McLaughlin Amazon co uk MP3 Downloads Amazon October 20 2008 Retrieved July 28 2016 Jon McLaughlin Chart History Billboard 200 Billboard Retrieved July 28 2016 Jon McLaughlin Chart History Christian Albums Billboard Retrieved July 28 2016 Jon McLaughlin Chart History Digital Albums dead link Billboard Retrieved July 28 2016 Jon McLaughlin Chart History Top Rock Albums Billboard Retrieved July 28 2016 OK Now Jon McLaughlin jetzt als MP3 in top Qualitat herunterladen Komplette Alben und Einzeltitel verfugbar Amazon Music Amazon in German October 20 2008 Retrieved July 28 2016 Ok Now by Jon McLaughlin Rock Pop CD Sanity Sanity July 23 2010 Retrieved July 28 2016 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title OK Now amp oldid 1167748986, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
