A Thousand Different Ways
Studio album by Clay Aiken
Released	September 19, 2006
Recorded	2005 - 2006
Genre	Pop
Length	55:34
Label	RCA Records
Producer(s)	Jaymes Foster
Professional reviews
Amazon.com (Favorable) link BarnesandNoble.com (Favorable) link EOnline (Grade:D) link Rhapsody.com (Mixed) link
Clay Aiken chronology
Merry Christmas With Love (2004)	A Thousand Different Ways (2006)	All Is Well (2006)

A Thousand Different Ways is the third studio album by Clay Aiken. The album, which was executive produced by Jaymes Foster, consists of ten covers and four new songs. It was released by RCA on September 19, 2006. The first single is "Without You." Image File history File links A_Thousand_Different_Ways. ... A Studio Album is an album of regular studio recordings. ... Clay Aiken (born Clayton Holmes Grissom on November 30, 1978) is an American pop singer who rose to fame on the second season of the television program American Idol in 2003. ... September 19 is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony BMG Music Entertainment. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes . ... Clay Aiken (born Clayton Holmes Grissom on November 30, 1978) is an American pop singer who rose to fame on the second season of the television program American Idol in 2003. ... the Cover of Merry Christmas With Love Merry Christmas With Love is Clay Aikens christmas album released on November 16, 2004. ... All Is Well, released November 28, 2006 is studio EP recorded by Clay Aiken exclusively for Walmart. ... Clay Aiken (born Clayton Holmes Grissom on November 30, 1978) is an American pop singer who rose to fame on the second season of the television program American Idol in 2003. ... September 19 is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Writers of the four new songs include Jon Bon Jovi, Desmond Child, Andreas Carlsson, Jeremy Bose, Aldo Nova, Samuel Waermo, Mimmi Waermo and Aiken himself. Jon Bon Jovi (born John Francis Bongiovi on March 2, 1962) is an American musician and actor who is the lead singer of the band Bon Jovi. ... Desmond Child (born 28 October 1953, Miami, Florida, USA) has worked as a music performer and songwriter. ... Andreas Carlsson is a Swedish music producer and pop songwriter. ... Aldo Nova (born Aldo Caporuscio 13 November 1956) is a Canadian guitarist, keyboardist, vocalist and producer from Montreal, Quebec. ...

The album, selling 211,000 units in its first week, made its debut on the Billboard charts at #2 on the Billboard 200, #3 on Digital Albums and #1 on Internet Sales. Billboard can refer to: Billboard magazine Billboard (advertising) Billboard antenna In 3D computer graphics, to billboard is to rotate an object so that it faces the viewer. ... The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. ...

The album received RIAA Gold certification on November 2, 2006. In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold to retail and other ancillary markets. ...

Track listing

1. Right Here Waiting^[1]
2. Lonely No More^[2]
3. Without You^[3]
4. Every Time You Go Away^[4]
5. Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word^[5]
6. When I See You Smile^[6]
7. A Thousand Days^[7]
8. (Everything I Do) I Do It For You^[8]
9. Because You Loved Me^[9]
10. I Want To Know What Love Is^[10]
11. These Open Arms^[11]
12. Here You Come Again^[12]
13. Everything I Have^[13]
14. Broken Wings^[14]
15. Lover All Alone (iTunes Exclusive)^[15]

iTunes is a digital media player application, introduced by Apple Computer on January 10, 2001 at MacWorld Expo in San Francisco,[1] for playing and organizing digital music and video files. ...

Song notes

• ↑ "Right Here Waiting" Written by: Richard Marx / Produced by: John Fields - 4:20
• ↑ "When I See You Smile" Written by: Diane Warren / Produced by: John Fields - 4:24
• ↑ "Without You" Written by: Thomas Evans, Peter Ham / Produced by: John Fields - 3:36
• ↑ "Lonely No More" Written by: Andreas Carlsson, Samuel Waermo, Mimmi Waermo & Clay Aiken / Produced by: Andreas Carlsson & Samuel Waermo - 3:27
• ↑ "Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word" Written by: Elton John & Bernie Taupin / Produced by: Per Magnusson & David Kreuger - 3:43
• ↑  "Everytime You Go Away" Written by: Daryl Hall / Produced by: Adam Anders - 4:08
• ↑  "Everything I Do (I Do It For You)" Written by: Bryan Adams, Michael Kamen & Robert John "Mutt" Lange / Produced by: John Fields - 4:00
• ↑  "I Want to Know What Love Is" (guest vocal by Suzie McNeil) Written by: Michael Jones / Produced by: Russ Irwin, Marti Frederiksen & Charlton Pettus - 3:41
• ↑  "These Open Arms" Written by: Jon Bon Jovi & Desmond Childs / Produced by: John Fields - 3:27
• ↑  "Because You Loved Me" Written by: Diane Warren / Produced by: Eman - 4:43
• ↑  "Here You Come Again" Written by: Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil / Produced by: Adam Anders - 3:32
• ↑  "Everything I Have," (featuring William Joseph on piano) Written by: Jeremy Bose / Produced by Humberto Gatica - 4:07
• ↑  "A Thousand Days" Written by: Christian Leuzzi, Aldo Nova & Emanuel Olsson / Produced by: John Fields - 4:28
• ↑  "Broken Wings" Written by: Richard Page, John Lang & Steve George / Produced by: Eman - 3:58
• ↑  "Lover All Alone" Written by: Clay Aiken & David Foster - 4:57

On his 2005 Juke Box Tour, Aiken previewed 3 other songs that did not make the final album cut. "Back For More" was sung at every concert date after it's introduction at GMA's Summer Concert Series in 2005.^[1] "Tears Run Dry" and "Just You" each got one third of the JBT performance dates. Right Here Waiting is a song recorded by Richard Marx. ... Richard Marx on the cover of his 1994 album Paid Vacation Richard Noel Marx (born September 16, 1963 in Winnetka, Illinois) is an adult contemporary singer, songwriter and record producer. ... When I See You Smile was a U.S. number one hit for the group Bad English in late 1989 and was written by Diane Warren. ... Diane Warren (born Diane Eve Warren on September 7, 1956 in Van Nuys, California) is an American songwriter. ... Without You is a song originally recorded by Badfinger for their album No Dice (1970), and written by Pete Ham and Tom Evans and produced by Geoff Emerick. ... Badfinger were a rock/pop (or power pop) band formed in Swansea, Wales in 1965. ... William Peter Ham (April 27, 1947 – April 23, 1975) was a Welsh singer and songwriter, best known as the leader of the ill-fated group Badfinger. ... Andreas Carlsson is a Swedish music producer and pop songwriter. ... Clay Aiken (born Clayton Holmes Grissom on November 30, 1978) is an American pop singer who rose to fame on the second season of the television program American Idol in 2003. ... Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word is a song written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin. ... Sir Elton Hercules[1] John, CBE[2] (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947) is an English pop/rock singer, composer and pianist. ... Bernie Taupin (born May 22, 1950) is an English lyricist famous for his collaboration with Elton John. ... Per Magnusson is a songwriter. ... David Kreuger is a songwriter. ... Everytime You Go Away is a song written by Daryl Hall and covered by Paul Young. ... Daryl Hall (born Daryl Franklin Hohl on October 11, 1946, Pottstown, Pennsylvania) is half of the music duo Hall & Oates (with music partner John Oates). ... (Everything I Do) I Do It for You is a song co-written and performed by Bryan Adams, featured on Waking up the Neighbours and on the soundtrack for the film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves in 1991. ... Bryan Adams, OC, OBC (born 5 November 1959, Kingston, Ontario) is a Canadian rock singer, guitarist and songwriter. ... Michael Kamen (April 15, 1948 – November 18, 2003) was an American composer (especially of film scores), orchestral arranger, orchestral conductor, song writer, and session musician. ... Robert John Mutt Lange (born November 16, 1948, Mufilira, southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe)), is an extremely successful record producer of popular music. ... I Want to Know What Love Is is a song recorded by Foreigner. ... Suzie McNeil (born October 15, 1976) is a Canadian rock / soul vocalist based in Toronto, ON. In 2005 McNeil was a contestant on the CBS reality show Rock Star: INXS, a televised competition to find a new lead singer for the band INXS. McNeil made it to the final four... Jon Bon Jovi (born John Francis Bongiovi on March 2, 1962) is an American musician and actor who is the lead singer of the band Bon Jovi. ... Desmond Child (born 28 October 1953, Miami, Florida, USA) has worked as a music performer and songwriter. ... Because You Loved Me is a smash hit from Céline Dions Falling Into You album, released as the first single in selected parts of the world (1996). ... Diane Warren (born Diane Eve Warren on September 7, 1956 in Van Nuys, California) is an American songwriter. ... Here You Come Again was a 1977 single by Dolly Parton, which topped the U.S. country singles charts; it also reached number 3 on the U.S. pop singles charts, representing Partons first significant pop crossover hit. ... Barry Mann (born Barry Iberman on February 9, 1939 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American songwriter, and part of one of the most prolific songwriting partnerships in the world of rock music. ... Cynthia Weil (born October 18, 1937 in New York City) is a prominent American songwriter. ... We dont have an article called William Joseph Start this article Search for William Joseph in. ... Aldo Nova (born Aldo Caporuscio 13 November 1956) is a Canadian guitarist, keyboardist, vocalist and producer from Montreal, Quebec. ... Broken Wings is a #1 hit song released as a 1985 single by the band Mr. ... Richard Page was the lead singer in 1980s band Mr. ... Steve George (born on May 20, 1955 in Phoenix, Arizona) was the keyboard player for the 1980s band Mr. ... Clay Aiken (born Clayton Holmes Grissom on November 30, 1978) is an American pop singer who rose to fame on the second season of the television program American Idol in 2003. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Kmart offered an additional song, If You Don't Know Me by Now, as a limited exclusive track for download. Kmart is a chain of department stores in the United States. ... If You Dont Know Me By Now is a song by the Philadelphia soul musical group Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, which became their first hit after being released as a single in 1972. ...

Chart trajectory

The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. ...

Footnotes

1. ^ Clay Aiken Sings on 'GMA', 07/29/05, retrieved 09/28/06

External links

• Official Clay Aiken website
• Album review: track by track at Shipwreck Island Studios.com
• Album review at About.com

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