Elliott Yamin and a Masterclass Performance 

This is the person who should have won that season......what a great, soulful, rich voice.

Hard to believe Elliott is not a superstar now.. what is wrong with people. Don't get any better than this!!

This boy needs a bigger career. He is brilliant.

He was my favorite male contestant ever on American idol

Elliott is AMAZING. What a voice. Paula is so right.... Loved her when she cried. She was feeling every word of that song.

He should have won that season

Favorite Idol. Hands down.

Elliott deserves far more than what he got! He’s the best

always liked eliot . after listening to him again, I love him more. rich voice.

In the music industry today, even with the most brilliant, most superb voice, in order to be a SUPERSTAR, it ALWAYS boils down to performing great songs by great song writers. And Elliott is SO WORTHY of STARDOM & of TRULY GREAT songwriters working with him.💕💕💕

He should have won that season, in my opinion. Daughtry,Bennet, Yamin were my guess for who would win that season.

Back when Idol was worth watching..This definitely is amongst the best moments of ANY series of A.I.....Brilliant

I remember this and was suprised he never one. He clearly had a good attitude and can sing rings around people.

don't know what Randy was smoking. This is one of best performances in AI ever

prob best voice of all compettions in all singing shows.just a singer, nothing extravent, doesnt try to show off. just himself singing a song.

Elliot is my favorite American Idol contestant of all time. I was a kid when he was on and I was absolutely glued to the TV every time he was on

I really enjoyed this young man voice. He certainly did Donnie Hathaway song justice. He should be a big star right now. He can sing and he does have stage presence.

I can’t tell what that was, but I truly felt something in his voice!! I guess that’s means he indeed performed really great! Awesomeness

Unbelievable! Incredible! I have loved this man since I first saw him on AI. I have watched this many times over the years and I still feel he is definitely one of the best vocalists to come from this show. This is one of my all time favorite songs and he certainly sang it so well. He should definitely be more famous than he is.

This man should be a superstar by now his voice I mean he has so much soul passion when he sings why is it he?

still..years later and I'm still moved by his voice

pure class, a definition of perfection

Best performance ever on American Idol.

old school and crazy good

He was so underrated , what a voice

Sept 2024, Yamin is still as phenomenal today as he was back then.

The best

He should have been a Grammy winner by now that´s how good he is!!!!

never gets old ... my fav AI and performance!

Fave performance of Elliott. He was my choice that year !

the smoothest jiggah since jon b

I love Elliot Yamin

David Foster is a genius!!! Love you Elliot!!!!

Best performance ever on Idol

omg the nostalgia!!!

love this boy

A new album is out in Japan right now!! It will be in the states soon. Check it out in iTunes!

one of my favorite idols

He is all soul

super love this classic....

Honestly, I miss AMerican Idol. I miss when it as good. I miss Randy, Paula and Simon.

Freakish talent....voice is gold, pure gold.

The Best....

excellent!! just excellent!!...love it right behind Whitney's version, of course! but love it & still got love for Elliot!

It's such a shame, but this type of music is dying! Soul is my favorite and Elliott is so talented! People just don't want to hear this type of music anymore! He should have won and had a fantastic career but this genre is unfortunately dying!

One of my favorite male idols!

What everyone probably needs to know is that song song was written and performed by Donny Hathaway. Donny was an all time great vocalist and performed with enormous sincerity and passion. My R&B teacher in college said he could have been potentially as good a musician as the greatest R&B musician ever, Stevie Wonder. Donny had paranoid schizophrenia and committed suicide at a very young age, i think 33. So its poetic and tragic and beautiful and I think thats a big part of what made Paula emotional.

Easily best male vocalist the show has seen.... sand song choices like him... He should have sang “sitting on a dock on a bay” not Clive Davis “open arms”... it was still closest vote bet but Taylor Hicks and Katherine McPhee know darn well who the better singer is ... and it ain’t close .. He does things vocally they just cannot.... MASTERCLASS PWRFORMANCE!!

I still don't know how Taylor managed to snag the title from Katharine McPhee, Elliott Yamin and Chris Daughtry.

YES!!!!!

Yeah you played don't be afraid in the beginning

It’s funny how he changed his style … was no longer fading his hair … hmmm… he had a look that matched his voice that was somewhat soulful and black ….

Great rendition .but i was waiting for the money note

I mean when David foster who has seen the best says you sing well... come on he should have won.

I think Elliot lost because he song too many black soulful songs, song by black artist. This is american idol and they want to hear white songs thats why Taylor Hicks won and all he was an Elvis Impersonator not a singer. Yes i know Ruben Studdard & Fantasia won but still i feel thats the only reason elliot lost i mean there is no other explanation why the best male vocalist hands down no argument did not win this competition. look at 1:31 for an example of pure talent and vocal strength.

Love Yamin but this is not his best. The song is very personal and needs to be sung as though to a one person not a crowd.

This song is not a love song. It's an apology the morning after a bender.

Damn Randy, there's nothing wrong with the arrangement. He just felt like he needed to throw some criticism for once.

He should've won

Unfortunately, American Idol was never about the voice… it was about marketability

ma nikka is real

He didn't win AI because he, for the most part, chooses the wrong songs to sing, this song being the exception. This and a good arranger will make all the difference in a career going nowhere. Jazz is his calling!

Sorry but there is no way he could beat Paris Bennett….. sorry ….