"American Idol" runner-up Bo Bice had plenty of help making his first album.
"I'm real proud of the way this album turned out," says Bice, 30, who co-wrote two songs on the album as well as the bonus tracks on the DualDisc version of "The Real Thing.""I think it shows a pretty good example of what I'm about in different styles of music, whether it was a little bit rocky, full-out alternative or a little bit of pop or even my singer-songwriter stuff."
Bice came in second to "American Idol" champ Carrie Underwood in May. He's been working on "The Real Thing" since then, alternating studio time with appearances on the annual "American Idols Live" summer tour.
Bice plans to tour on his own in 2006.
