From rocknworld.com:
…This album is not a laid back chill out CD, it is meant for fun, rocking out, dancing and singing along. The album opens with the fast paced “The Runaround”. The marching drums catch your attention and things don’t slow down until the last song. Taylor Hicks’ self-titled CD shows that Hicks is the real thing and not just some karaoke wanna-be. Recent reports stated that the sales of R&B music have declined significantly in the past couple of years; but if more albums like Taylor Hicks album were released then album sales would make a quick recovery. (four stars)

Hi,
I agree with you 100%. I think his next one will be even better with more soul music, which many Americans love. That’s why he won AI. Not only is he a good singer and artist, but he is a very classy man (and very good-looking).