‘Alive’ (Bonus Track)

June 21, 2012 by Christina Leave a Comment

(Written by Peter Svensson and Vicci Martinez)

Help me up, turn me out
Drink me all, let me out
And now you give your heart
That was enough, and then your spirit went low, so low

You don’t have to waste all that time
Leaving familiar behind
I have a feeling I’m losing my mind
But I feel alive

So why do we waste all that time
Leaving familiar behind
So tell me why am I losing my mind?
I feel alive

Help me up, turn me out
Drink me all, let me out
And now you give your heart
That was enough, and
then your spirit went low, so low

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“VICCI” is Here & it was Worth the Wait

June 20, 2012 by Christina 5 Comments

Well it’s finally here and it was definitely worth the wait! The self-titled debut album ‘VICCI’ by Vicci Martinez is now playing in headphones everywhere! iTunes officially released the album on Monday, June 18th around 11pm Eastern Time. The official release date was scheduled for June 19th. Lucky for us Vicci fans, iTunes likes to release music a little early! WHOOOT! It quickly started climbing and by mid-afternoon Tuesday had hit #10 on the iTunes Pop Charts!

#ViccisARMY members and fans across the country flocked to iTunes to buy the album which contains 2 bonus tracks that the physical CD and other digital outlets do not have. The two extra tracks are called “Snake Charmer” ,which is about single moms, and “Alive” ,which is a very raw and emotional song. With the bonus songs the album was holding strong with a total of 13 tracks. The album includes the 4 songs from Vicci’s EP “Come Along” which was released back in May.

Prior to the release of ‘VICCI’, #ViccisARMY members were out promoting the new album on media outlets as well as word of mouth. We asked them to re-tweet our tweets on twitter and come up with their own unique tweets. One of the most unique tweets was related to Justin Bieber, who’s album was also releasing the same day. The tweet read: “If @JustinBieber is your #Boyfriend, let @VicciMartinez be your #Girlfriend! “VICCI” releases June 19th #BeStillBeFreeBelieve.” We were doing everything we could to get our Vicci noticed. Some fans even sent tweets to other celebrities and asked them to help support Vicci and rewteet our tweets. Vicci had a lot of love from veterans of NBC’s The Voice. Some of those that helped the cause were alumni Beverly McClellan – also a finalist in Season 1 – Frenchie Davis, Voice roommate Emily Valentine and teammate Nakia from CeeLo Green’s Team. Coaches, CeeLo, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton also threw their support behind Vicci with tweets to their followers. Kristina Grossmann, A&R for Universal and Darcy Gilmore, who often did makeup for Vicci were also right there with the tweets. From Season 2, fellow Team CeeLo alums Julliet Simms and Jamar Rogers congratulated Vicci and had nothing but praise for the new album.. Jamar is also currently opening up for Vicci on her West Coast Tour!

Since the album dropped we have been keeping up with the iTunes music charts. Currently Vicci’s CD has peaked at #10 on the POP Album Chart and #60 on the overall iTunes Album chart! The album is holding its own and as of Wednesday evening was still in the top 20 at number 17. Yes, we are very proud of our warrior! Hopefully with word of mouth and some more promotion we can help her stay on the charts for a while. There are a number of ways that you can purchase Vicci’s album as well as her merchandise.( Side Note: You can buy merchandise including CDs, Posters, Bandannas, Tote Bags and more at any of Vicci’s live shows). Check out the links below for ways to purchase “VICCI.”

I Tunes http://bit.ly/KgYcIw

Viccis Web Site http://bit.ly/LWDOyb

Amazon.com: http://amzn.to/MywDdv

I have to be honest, this is one of the only albums I have ever bought that I don’t feel the need to hit the skip button. Every song of this album is amazing and there’s something for everyone. The album features up tempo dance anthems like “I Can Love”, heartfelt ballads like “Hold Me Darlin” and “Let Go”, all the way to sexy/steamy songs like “Not Washing You Off of Me.” If you are a classic Vicci fan and enjoy her more soulful side then you will love “I Want Your Kiss” and “Touch That Fire.” Vicci does what Vicci does best and that is tell her story. She lets us into her heart and soul and helps us to feel what she is feeling. Motivating us with songs like “Come Along”.. teaching us to take a STAND! This album feels autobiographical and shes not afraid to let us in. Vicci always tells us that “We are all in this together” and I believe in that. She is taking us on a personal journey and letting us know that it is in fact OK to feel down sometimes. Her song “Little Faith” describes that feeling, but also reminds us that there will always be someone to help you back up.

This is only the beginning for Vicci. If you want to feel that raw emotion and listen to that powerful voice of hers, then you can catch her live on tour right now on the West Coast. And of course.. for a “quick fix” don’t forget to order and/or download the new album, VICCI! You won’t be disappointed. Vicci promises to try to get to each and everyone of us very soon. So while you are waiting for her to come to a town near you (like I am) lets keep promoting her and loving her. One of the best ways to do that is by word of mouth. Make sure you are calling your local radio stations and requesting “Come Along.” Let them know that shes in the top #10 Pop iTunes chart and you want to hear it! Radio plays a big part in promotion. In fact a very HUGE part. Lets jump on board the Vicci train and get to work! Check out her West Coast Summer Tour Dates below as well as the links to contact radio stations! VIVA VICCI!!

West Coast Tour Dates: http://bit.ly/KVaVVS

Radio Promotion: Top 40 Stations http://bit.ly/JCOfHh

Hot AC Stations http://bit.ly/JBKC48

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‘Come Along’ (Official)

June 13, 2012 by Christina Leave a Comment

‘Come Along’ Feat. Ceelo Green
(Written by Peter Svensson & Joakim Berg)

Oh come along with me

Play with it while you have hands
Dust settles, cities turn to sand

Trespassing this is their land
Time flies, make a statement, take a stand

Come along now, come along with me
Come along now, come along and you’ll see
What it’s like to be free
Come along, come along with me
Come along now, come along and you’ll see
What it’s like to be free

Come along now, come along with me
And I’ll ease your pain
Come along, come along with me
And let’s seize this day
Come along, come along with me

Stay out stay clear but stay close
Friends, foes, God only knows
Let’s be the thorn on the rose
Time flies, make a statement, strike a pose

Come along now, come along with me
And I’ll ease your pain
Come along, come along with me
And let’s seize this day
Oh, come along with me

Time flies, make a statement, take a stand (3x)
Time flies, take your chance

Come along now, come along with me
And I’ll ease your pain
Come along, come along with me
And let’s seize this day
Oh, come along with me

Oh, come along with me

Vicci’s interpretation of this song:

“Peter (Svensson) and I had written a handful of songs and Martin (Dodd) came to visit and asked if I had heard Peter’s song that he had written for this great Swedish artist Tityo. Peter played it and I fell off the chair and said “Why didn’t you play it earlier?” This track has never been released in the US and I just fell in love with the lyrics. “Time flies, make a statement, take a stand.” I think the lyrics are really important for people today, for all of us but especially for our generation. We can break the cycle and habits that our society has been stuck in. It is a time of evolution, evolving into our divine, most perfect self. I feel this is a step that I’ve been trying to take and by singing this song, I’m asking everyone else to come along with me and take a stand.”

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‘Run Run Run’ (Official)

June 13, 2012 by Christina Leave a Comment

‘Run Run Run’

(Written by Peter Svensson, Vicci Martinez, Johan Carlson, Chad Wolfinbarger )

This is the road I want to take
This is the choice I want to make
This is the life that I create, yeah, yeah

Is this the start of something new?
Is this my only way to you?
This is the best that I can do, yeah, yeah

Where do we go?
Oh, oh, I want to know
Where do we go?
Oh, oh, I want to know

Why do I run, run, run, run?
Why do I run, run, run, run?
The days go by I can’t deny
I can’t erase your face
Why do I run, run, run, run?

This is the day I have to face
This is the moment to embrace
This is something I can’t replace, yeah, yeah

Where do we go?
Oh, oh, I want to know
Where do we go?
Oh, oh, I want to know

Why do I run, run, run, run?
Why do I run, run, run, run?
The days go by I can’t deny
I can’t erase your face
Why do I run, run, run, run?

From the only home
I’ve ever known
From what I just found
And in circles all around
From the ones I love
And the stars above
To another space
I’m just trying to find my place
Am I right or wrong
Where do I belong
Will I ever stay
Hey, I wanna know
Where do I go

Why do I run?
Why do I run, run, run, run?
Why do I run, run, run, run?
Why do I run, run, run, run?

The days go by I can’t deny
I can’t erase your face
Why do I run, run, run, run?

Vicci’s interpretation of this song:

“This song is about questioning. I asked myself, when I moved from Tacoma to LA, why am I doing this? It was a big deal to me, because I’ve never lived anywhere else. Without thinking, I came to LA, and it felt like I left my old life behind. I wondered if I was doing the right thing, and if this was what I needed to be doing, which I now believe was a necessary choice and the right thing to do. I’ve always put my music first, because it is me and it is my passion. I have run from certain situation, because this is what I need to be doing, I had to be true to myself. It’s so easy to stay put, but if you don’t follow your passion, you can miss those opportunities. Live large.”

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‘Stop Pretending’ (Official)

June 13, 2012 by Christina Leave a Comment

‘Stop Pretending’

(Written by Vicci Martinez, Kristian Lundin, Savan Kotecha, Julian Bunetta)

Woke up in a riddle
Without knowing what to do
Stuck solving a puzzle with no clues
I’m right in the middle
Of every dream becoming true
But it all means so little without you

I’d never say these words to anyone else
I always play a part with everyone else
Been wasting too much time not being myself
But with you, I stop pretending
Drank some wine to finally confess
That there’s a wounded heart inside of my chest
And now I want you back, cuz I feel like a mess
But with you I stop pretending

Keep hearing the echo
Of how you used to say my name
But I’m stuck in the shadow of my pain

Hello baby, are you there?

Hello baby, are you still there?

Vicci’s interpretation of this song:

“This song is definitely about the journey I have been on since The Voice. I came to LA to do the show, and with the way things turned out, I never left. Life has been a rollercoaster, and I have been so blessed to live out my dreams, but with that I had to leave a lot of things behind, including the person I was with. We were very supportive of each other living our truth, and following our passion in life, but we had to let go of the relationship we were in to do this. This is basically a song dedicated to that person, kind of a confession.”

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‘Out Of Control’ (Official)

June 13, 2012 by Christina Leave a Comment

‘Out Of Contol’

(Written by Peter Svensson and Vicci Martinez)

Been dancing all alone
Keep staring at the phone
I’m waiting for your call
This time it was your fault

You warm me up, to let me go
You stay away, to keep me cold
I don’t know, but some things never change

You turn me on, to shut me down
You pull me close, to push me out
I don’t know, but something’s gotta change

You make me feel like I’m losing my mind baby
You make me believe that we’re losing this time baby
C’mon, we’re deep in the hole
Baby our love is out of control
You make me feel like I’m losing my mind baby

Been using up the wine
Been crying all the time
I keep on asking why
Don’t wanna say goodbye

You warm me up, to let me go
You stay away, to keep me cold
I don’t know, but some things never change

You turn me on, to shut me down
You pull me close, to push me out
I don’t know, but something’s gotta change

I can’t believe I’m feeling so low
I can’t believe you don’t even know
So maybe we should just let it go, oh no

You make me feel like I’m losing my mind
You make me believe that we’re losing this time baby
You make me feel like I’m losing my mind
You make me believe that we’re losing this time baby
C’mon, we’re deep in the hole
Baby our love is out of control
You make me feel like I’m losing my mind baby

Vicci’s interpretation of this song:

“This song is about a relationship, one that you get stuck in, addicted to, that is destructive, so much that you almost make each other go crazy. You become addicted to feeling crazy. Sometimes when you are in the relationship, you don’t see it, but only when you leave it, you get this clarity and ask yourself “Why did I let myself go crazy.” It helps you appreciate when you do meet someone great, you know it is amazing.”

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‘Not Washing You Off Of Me’ (Official)

June 13, 2012 by Christina Leave a Comment

‘Not Washing You Off Of Me’

(Written by Lauren Christy, Graham Edwards, Scott Spock, Vicci Martinez)

I don’t need anybody else, not anybody else
But you right by my side
Just when I think I’ve had enough
Not tired of getting off
With you I’m satisfied
You can have all of me, leave on the lights
And when the morning comes you know that I’m

Not washing you off of me
Your loving it makes me clean
I’m not washing you off of me
Your loving it makes me clean
So stay with me
Do what we do, can we do that once again
Until then
Not washing you off of me
Your loving it makes me clean
So stay with me

I don’t need anybody else, not anybody else
But you right by my side
I know it’s me your gonna leave with
Don’t care who you’ve been with
You’re with me tonight

I can have all of you
Just give up the fight
And when the morning comes
We’ll pull down the blinds

See I don’t believe that we could be much closer than this
The whole earth can split apart and fall, but it won’t stop this kiss
Whenever you hold me
Whenever you touch me
I’m keeping you on me

Vicci’s interpretation of this song:

“What can I say, this is song about sex, but it is more than that. It is about the intimacy of sex and how you don’t want to wash away that memory, how you want to keep that with you forever.”

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‘I Can Love’ (Official)

June 13, 2012 by Christina Leave a Comment

‘I Can Love’

(Written by Lauren Christy, Graham Edwards, Scott Spock, Vicci Martinez, Jason Nevins, Eren Cannata)

One of these days I’m about to break and leave this behind
Gonna be days that you lose a fight but I won’t lose my mind
You know what I’m saying
I know who I’m playing
I’ll keep doing what I gotta do for me

Maybe I can stop, and change this world
Maybe I can be that supergirl
Maybe I can do more than you think
I know I can because I have a heart that beats and I can love

And the rivers deep and the mountains high and the world is tough but so am I
And I’m standing up ‘cause I can love
And the light is on and it’s in my soul and I’m here for you, that’s how I roll
And I’m standing up ‘cause I can love

One of these days when you’re losing faith
And you’re down on the ground
What a sweet taste when you win the race
And they can’t keep you down
You know what I’m saying
You know who you’re playing
I’ll keep doing what I gotta do for me

Maybe I can stop, and change this world
Maybe I can be that supergirl
Maybe I can do more than you think
I know I can because I have a heart that beats and I can love

Love so deep
Love sublime
Love so strong
Every time
Who I am
Is what you see
And yes its love
That sets me free

Maybe I can stop, and change this world
Maybe I can be that supergirl
Maybe I can do more than you think
I know I can because I have a heart that beats and I can love

Vicci’s interpretation of this song:

” It is about putting your heart into it. Everything I do is based on love. Sometimes we don’t feel our best, and we can let things and people bring us down. This song is about empowerment and to remind us that we do have hearts and we should use them.”

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‘Hold Me Darlin’ (Official)

June 13, 2012 by Christina Leave a Comment

‘Hold Me Darlin’

(Written by Vicci Martinez, Jason Nevins, Eren Cannata, Chris McDonald)

Who am I now?
Who was I then?
What am I doing baby?
Who have I been?

What am I worth to you?
Is it even much?
But I said I’m sorry, are you giving up?
Please don’t give up

Hold me darlin’
Hold me please
I am sorry
I am weak
I pray for forgiveness
And to be free
So hold me darlin’, hold me please

It’s a good thing baby
We just need some space
But I’m getting tired of looking at this empty place
I know you’re keeping busy
Is that why we’re out of touch?
But my instinct tells me that you’re giving up
Please don’t give up

Hold me darlin’
Hold me please
I am sorry
I am weak
I pray for forgiveness
And to be free
So hold me darlin’, hold me

Though I can’t see tomorrow in your eyes
And does the thought of ever leaving cross your mind
But when tomorrow comes will you be by my side

Hold me darlin’
Hold me please
I am sorry
I am weak
I pray for forgiveness
And to be free
So hold me darlin’, hold me please

Hold me darlin’
Hold me please
I am sorry
I am weak
Hold me darlin’
Hold me please
Hold me darlin’
Hold me please

Vicci’s interpretation of this song:

“I wrote this when I was feeling really vulnerable in a relationship. It is how we try to be proud and put the blame on the other person as to why things aren’t working out. But this is a song of owning up to it, owning up to your faults and your blame, but at the same time saying “I love you; give me another chance; don’t give up on me.”

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‘I Want Your Kiss’ (Official)

June 13, 2012 by Christina Leave a Comment

‘I Want Your Kiss’

(Written by Vicci Martinez and Tim Pagnotta)

Countdown to midnight baby, and I’m out here looking for you
‘Cause you’re on my wish list honey, and I wanna be on yours too
Let’s get down to business; can I get a witness
‘Cause I want you to be my boo

But there ain’t no pressure
Don’t need to prove
‘Cause you got me feeling, feeling good
And I wanna, wanna, wanna, wanna, wanna,
I want your kiss (When you’re talking, when you’re walking, oh baby don’t stop it)
I want your kiss (‘Cause I need it, and I mean it, and you better believe it)
I want your lips up against mine when we grind by my side
Oh baby ‘cause you’re super fly

And you got me feeling, feeling good
And I wanna, wanna, wanna, wanna, wanna,
I want your kiss
Na, na, na (x5)
Na, na, na (x5)

I want the front row seat, could you make me a VIP
When you’re in the spotlight baby, I don’t want to miss anything
Can I get a witness, ‘cause you’re making me religious
And I want you to be my boo

I want your kiss (When you’re talking, when you’re walking, oh baby don’t stop it)
I want your kiss (‘Cause I need it, and I mean it, and you better believe it)
I want your lips up against mine when we grind by my side
Oh baby ‘cause you’re super fly
And you got me feeling, feeling good
And I wanna, wanna, wanna, wanna, wanna,
I want your kiss

Stop playing with me, you know I’m sensitive
I’m racking heartaches up, this might get expensive
But I’ll pay whatever price, you’re like a drug I need to live
I’m addicted baby, and I want your kiss

Na, na, na (x5)
Yeah, I want your kiss
Na, na, na (x5)
I want your lips up against mine when we grind by my side
Oh baby ‘cause you’re super fly
And you got me, got me feeling good
And you got me, got me feeling
I want your kiss (When you’re talking, when you’re walking, oh baby don’t stop it)
Oh yeah, I want your kiss (‘Cause I need it, and I mean it, and you better believe it)
I want your lips up against mine when we grind by my side
Oh baby ‘cause you’re super fly
And you got me, got me feeling good
And I wanna, wanna, wanna, wanna, wanna,
I want your kiss
Na, na, na (x5)
Na, na, na (x5)

Vicci’s interpretation of this song:

“Basically this is my party song about a crush and that excitement it brings. It is a song about starting new. The concept I had in my mind when I wrote it, was the idea of being at a New Year’s Eve party and confessing to that certain someone that you’ve had a crush on them all year and hoping to be the one that gets that kiss at midnight.”

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