She may have finished third on the sixth season of American Idol, but Melinda Doolittle sounds every bit the winner on her new retro-soul disc, Coming Back to You, set to drop Feb. 3. As part of her promotional tour for the album, Mindy Doo kept a promise she made back in May 2007, dropping by Entertainment Weekly and turning our humble offices into a raucous concert arena. We’ll premiere that performance of her first single, "It’s Your Love," tomorrow morning, but first, check out the embedded interview below, in which Melinda discusses the surprising speed with which she recorded her album, her technique for achieving flawless vocal phrasing, and her connection to none other than Miss Jody Watley.
I love MindyDoo! I can’t wait to get this album. I can’t remember the last time I was able to say that.
great interview, slezak. a little mindy doo in the morning is enough to carry me through til february 3rd.
Mindy Doo sounds GREAT! I will definitely be buying the new CD. Is Idol going to have her on this year to promote the new CD? I hope so!
Can’t wait to buy the new CD!!! I love Melinda Doolittle!
Aaaaaat laaaaast! The interview has come along! Our Melinda-less days are over and life is like a song!!!
Luv ya’, girl!!!
welcome back Mindy Do!
Mohegan Sun Casino & Spin Street Music in CT are presenting Melinda Doolittle this Saturday, January 31′st at 3:00 pm EST in a live performance and CD signing in advance of the street date of February 3′rd. Don’t miss the chance to be amoungst the first to meet her and get a signed copy.
What a sweet and sincere woman she is!I’ll never forgive Idol or the voters (whoever really was to blame) for her not winning the contest. She has more talent than anyone who’s ever been on Idol.
Meet the incredible Melinda Doolittle this Saturday, January 31′st at 3:00 pm at Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, CT for a free live performance followed by an “exclusive” advance CD release party where you can purchase her debut CD and have her personally sign it.
Call Chris Hunt at 860-862-7664 for more details.
This is terrific news! I have had the opportunity to see MindyDoo here in TN–she pops in here and there especially for gospel events. What a voice! She had me at “My Funny Valentine” when she sang that cover on Idol…She was robbed on Idol–what were they thinking? Oh well…February 3 can’t come soon enough!
Thanks for the great interview!! I have loved Melinda from the very beginning of her AI journey!! What a talented and charming lady!! I can’t wait to have her CD in my hands.
That’s awesome! Melinda is one of my favorite Idol contestants ever. And I love that she’s a fan of Sleazak! Makes me love her even more.
I preordered the CD already; thanks for the tip. Now, for those of us who don’t live close to those venues, can we have a little more video of Melinda throwing her soul into her singing? In your video, she got about as much time at the end as do the “going to Hollywood” Idol auditioners at the end of each AI audition show (meaning not nearly enough!).
To Bemused: There’s more Mindy Doo tomorrow. Read Michael’s post again: “We’ll premiere that performance of her first single, “It’s Your Love,” tomorrow morning…”.
But heck, two seconds of this talented,intelligent woman is better than the hours and hours of the untalented attention-seekers that make up this season of AI to date. In the words of ANTD contestant, Explorita (and don’t think we aren’t still waiting,for that finale, Slezak and Co.):It’s true,y’all.
Thanks–I missed that vital bit of info. I’ll be watching for it!