He's the kid behind the song "One Voice", his first single, which charted on Billboard when he was just 11 years old, making him the youngest soloist ever to appear on Billboard country charts.
"One Voice", the album, went Gold in 4 weeks and Platinum in 12. The album also contains "Oklahoma", a song about an adopted child finally meeting his real dad - a very emotional song.
Sometime in 2002, Billy was forced into vocal exile due to the stress caused by endless concerts, lest he seriously damaged his vocal chords for good.
Last May 2005, 17-year-old Billy came back with a new album, "Everything and More", featuring a voice that was an octave lower.
I've listened to the tracks, and I'm seriously considering buying the album, hehe. I bought One Voice for my mom but ended up keeping it :D
Galing kasi ng voice niya eh. Tuwang-tuwa ako 5 years ago seeing this 11-year-old kid sing like that. Now that his voice has matured, maganda rin naman yung kinalabasan.
Click to listen to tracks from One Voice.
Click to listen to tracks from Everything and More.
Word of caution to the rockers: you most prolly wouldn't like this :D
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Oklahoma - Billy Gilman
Suitcase packed with all his things
Car pulls up, the doorbell rings
He don't want to go
He thought he'd found his home
But with circumstances he can't change
Waves goodbye as they pull away
From the life he's known
For the last seven months or so
She said we found the man who looks like you
Who cried and said he never knew
About the boy in pictures that we showed him
A rambler in his younger days
He knew he made a few mistakes
But he swore he would have been there
Had he known it
Son we think we found your dad in Oklahoma
A million thoughts raced through his mind
What's his name, what's he like and will be be
Anything like the man in his dreams
She could see the questions in his eyes
Whispered "don't be scared my child
I'll let you know, what we know
About the man we found, he looks like you
And cried and said he never knew
About the boy in pictures that we showed him
A rambler in his younger days
He knew he'd made a few mistakes
But he swore he would've been there
Had he known it
You always said that this was something that you wanted
Son it's time to meet your Dad in Oklahoma
One last turn he held his breath
'Til they reached the fifth house on the left
And all at once the tears came rolling in
And as they pulled into the drive
A man was waiting there outside
Who wiped the worry from his eyes
Smiled and took his hand
And he said I'm the man who looks like you
Who cried because I never knew
About that boy in pictures that they showed me
A rambler in my younger days I knew I made a few mistakes
But I swear I would have been there had I known it
Never again will you ever be alone
Son welcome to your home in Oklahoma
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