Kris Allen
Kristopher Neil "Kris" Allen (born June 21, 1985) is an American musician, singer and songwriter from Conway, Arkansas, and the winner of the eighth season of American Idol. Prior to Idol, he self-released a 2007 album entitled Brand New Shoes.
Allen's Idol coronation song, "No Boundaries" and his version of "Heartless" both charted within the Top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100. Allen's post-Idol self-titled album was released on November 17, 2009, by Jive Records. The album debuted at number eleven on the U.S. Billboard 200. The album's lead single, "Live Like We're Dying", was released on September 21, 2009, and peaked at number eighteen in the U.S. with combined sales of over 1.7 million. Allen's second major-label album Thank You Camellia was released on May 22, 2012, and the lead single "The Vision of Love" was released March 26, 2012.
Early life
Allen was born in Jacksonville, Arkansas, to Kimberly (née Wood) and Neil Allen. He is the elder of two sons; his younger brother, Daniel, is a college cheerleading coach.
Kris Allen (album)
Kris Allen is the major-label album debut (second overall) from American Idol eighth season winner Kris Allen. The album was released on November 17, 2009, through Jive Records.
Album information
Allen has writing credits on nine of the twelve tracks on the album, including one solo credit for "Red Guitar", a song that he wrote prior to participating in American Idol. "Is It Over" was written by Allen with Cale Mills, who is an Arkansas friend of the "Idol" champ. According to a preview of the album, the tracks are
In a break with American Idol tradition, Allen's Idol "coronation song", "No Boundaries", was not included on his major-label debut, becoming only the second Idol winner album to do so after Taylor Hicks' self-titled album. Instead, a newly recorded version of "Heartless", covered by Allen during his run on Idol, was included as a bonus track. There has been speculation that this was because "No Boundaries" was already included on the Walmart exclusive season 8 compilation album, which is the first time the winning single was included on the season's compilation since Kelly Clarkson in 2002 and is the first new compilation since season five. However, it has been included as part of the deluxe album version at iTunes.
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ALBUMS
- Horizons released: 2014
- Thank You Camellia released: 2012
- Kris Allen released: 2009
- Brand New Shoes released: 2007
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Red Guitar
by: Kris AllenIt may not be the best one
It may not be like the rest of 'em
But she makes it sound so sweet
The melodies she makes it's saying
On her red guitar
The color never fades away
No matter where she has it placed
And my life would change when I saw
The face of her red guitar
It's been through hell
Oh, the sound it makes
It takes me to some higher place
She doesn't have a clue
Oh, that I love to listen to...
Her red guitar, yeah
The color never fades away
No matter where she has it placed
And my life would change when I saw
The face of her red guitar
Of her red guitar
She plays a song only I can hear
The same old song
That she played last year
And it may not have all the strings
Oh, but she strums it beautifully
On her red guitar, yeah
Her red guitar, yeah
The color never fades away
No matter where she has it placed
And my life would change when I saw
The face of her red guitar