Article updated: 12/3/2012 2:59 PM

'Idol' winner Phillips finds 'Home' with debut

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In true "American Idol" fashion, where winners need to strike while the iron's hot, winner Phillip Phillips Jr. didn't have a lot of time to record his debut album, "The World From the Side of the Moon," which is now in stores.

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With the success of his debut single, "Home," Phillip Phillips isn't just the dude who won "American Idol." He's the dude with that folk-rock hit, according to the fans he's met. "There was a lot of people who didn't even know I was on 'Idol,'" he continued. "I think that's cool."