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Jason Castro

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Jason Castro
Jason Castro

Barnes and Noble

Jason Castro

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may not have been the perfect American Idol contestant -- he always seemed too mellow to make a serious bid for first place -- but he sure knew how to sell a song, with his cover of 's topping digital charts several days after his TV performance. Idol producers eventually yanked the song off the Internet, fearing that sales statistics would sway voters, but the facts had already spoken for themselves. had chart potential. Of course, all of that occurred two years before the release of 's debut album. In the world of American Idol, a world in which aspiring singers are the talk of Tinseltown one minute and forgotten faces the next, timing is everything. and released albums within months of the Idol finale, followed one year later by , , and . 's album is the very last of the bunch, an acoustic LP that finds its creator strumming the guitar, crooning about love, and co-writing most of his own material. The timing isn't perfect, but the songs aren't bad at all, with most of the material taking its cues from , and other folk-pop heavyweights. The most memorable tunes here -- possibly the best song recorded by an Idol veteran in years, and an extended version of -- weren't written by , but he performs both like they're his own, singing with an understated sincerity that looked like disinterest on TV but sounds great on record. Meanwhile, the tracks he did write bode well for 's future releases, with breezy melodies and lighthearted, summery arrangements that suit his voice well. ~ Andrew Leahey

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Barnes & Noble does business -- big business -- by the book. As the #1 bookseller in the US, it operates about 720 Barnes & Noble superstores (selling books, music, movies, and gifts) throughout all 50 US states and Washington, DC. The stores are typically 10,000 to 60,000 sq. ft. and stock between 60,000 and 200,000 book titles. Many of its locations contain Starbucks cafes, as well as music departments that carry more than 30,000 titles.

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