Tate Stevens, 'X Factor': Season 2 Winner Releases Self-Titled Debut Album Featuring Country Singer's 'Power of a Love Song'

Tate Stevens, the season 2 winner of 'X Factor USA' has just released his debut country album on Tuesday, April 23rd! The self-titled record, Tate Stevens, features the singer's first hit single "Power of a Love Song" plus ten other soon-to-be country anthems.

The 38-year-old country crooner from Belton, MO wasted no time after winning the most recent 'X Factor' season, as he began writing and recording his album as soon as the show ended back in December.

"We had to jump on the momentum of the show," Steven tells The Hollywood Reporter. "I didn't want people forgetting -- you know, 'that's the fat ugly guy who won that show,'" he adds with a chuckle.

Stevens, the "normal guy" who decided to follow his dreams, wrote three of the songs on the album, notes CMT. He also played the second of two album release concerts in Kansas City, Mo., on Monday night.

Tate was a frontrunner on the Fox reality singing competition from the beginning, thanks to his solid fan-base, called 'Tate Nation,' whose votes helped consistently place the singer from the show's "Over 25" category in the top two each week. Mentored by music producer LA Reid, Tate and his cowboy hat made it all the way into the final two, where Stevens ultimately beat out the 2012 runner-up singer, Carly Rose Sonenclar, and landed a $5 million recording contract with Syco Music and RCA Records Nashville, states THR.

After winning the singing competition back in December of 2012, the season 2 winner put out his debut album faster than the first 'X Factor USA' winner, Melanie Amaro, who has yet to release a full debut album since being crowned in 2011.

"It was tough," Stevens allows. "It was a lot of work, but it's awesome. It was a great experience and I think we've done a really good job on this album of letting people know who I am as an artist. I'm really proud of it and I'm very excited."

The album's lead single, "Power Of A Love Song," was released to country radio earlier this month, states Tate's website. Written by Jeremy Bussey, Bradley Gaskin, and Marcus Franklin Johnson, "Power Of A Love Song," encompasses a traditional country sound that solidifies Stevens' authenticity in the genre as he makes his highly-anticipated debut.

See the Complete Tracklist for Tate Stevens here:

1. I Got This
Tate Stevens/Joe Diffie/Wade Kirby/Phil O'Donnell

2. Can't Get Nothin' Done
Tate Stevens/Ashley Gorley/Wade Kirby/Phil O'Donnell

3. Ride It Out
Tate Stevens/Shane Minor/David Lee Murphy

4. Power Of A Love Song
Jeremy Bussey/Bradley Gaskin/Marcus Franklin Johnson

5. Sweet
Kelly Garrett/Kendell Marvel/Tim Owens

6. That's Where We Live
Carson Chamberlain/Wade Kirby/Phil O'Donnell

7. El Camino
Chris Hennessee/Donny Lowery

8. That's How You Get The Girl
Dallas Davidson/Ben Hayslip/Rivers Rutherford

9. Ordinary Angels
Victoria Banks/Phil Barton/Emily Shackleton

10. The Last Thing I Do
David Lee Murphy/Kim Tribble

11. Holler If You're With Me
Jeremy Bussey/Drew Davis

"Since winning The X Factor, we've listened to hundreds of songs and set a ton of writing appointments with some of Nashville's best songwriters," says Stevens. "The outcome is a collection of eleven songs I'm really proud of, and I can't wait to get this record out there!"

Check out Tate Stevens' debut album as well as his exclusive interview with THR for track-by-track details on Tate Stevens.