A Thousand Different Ways (2006)

Product Summary Label: RCA UPC: 00828767884622 Release Date: 9/19/2006 Buy.com Sku: 202927083 Item#: M35R2W Buy.com Sales Rank: 26588 Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Right Here Waiting ~ Clay Aiken 2. Lonely No More ~ Clay Aiken 3. Without You ~ Clay Aiken 4. Everytime You Go Away ~ Clay Aiken 5. Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word ~ Clay Aiken 6. When I See You Smile ~ Clay Aiken 7. Thousand Days, A ~ Clay Aiken 8. Everything I Do (I Do It For You) ~ Clay Aiken 9. Because You Loved Me ~ Clay Aiken 10. I Want To Know What Love Is - (with Suzie Mcneil) ~ Clay Aiken 11. These Open Arms ~ Clay Aiken 12. Here You Come Again ~ Clay Aiken 13. Everything I Have - (with William Joseph) ~ Clay Aiken 14. Broken Wings ~ Clay Aiken American Idol runner up turned music star Clay Aiken returns with his sophmore effort A Thousand Different Ways, in which he takes on popular love songs from the 70's and 80's including Richard Marx's "Right Here Waiting" and Foreigner's "I Want to Know What Love Is."   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Personnel: John Fields (guitar, guitars, keyboards, bass guitar, background vocals); Owsley, Greg Suran (guitar, guitars); Russ Irwin (guitar, keyboards, programming); Adam Anders (guitar, keyboards); Charlton Pettus (guitar, programming); Dean Parks, Owsley Suran (guitar); Emanuel Kiriakou (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano, keyboards, programming); Sebastian Nylund (acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Andreas Carlsson (acoustic guitar, background vocals); Mats Berntoft (acoustic guitar); Cliff Lin (electric guitar, drum programming); Esbj?rn ?hrwall (electric guitar); Johannes Nyberg (electric sitar); Rob Shaw, Brian Krinke, Marshall P. Coid, Carol Pool, Cornelius Dufallo, Yuri Vodovoz, Jonathan Dinklage (violin); Lara Lynne Hickes, Ralph Farris, David Gold (viola); Mairi Dorman Phaneuf, Erik Friedlander, Dorothy Lawson (cello); Stephen Lu (piano, keyboards); Frederik Larsson, Peter Ijung, William Joseph (piano); Per Magnusson (keyboards); Jimi Englund, Henrik Nordenback (drums, percussion); Gregg Bissonette, Michael Bland , Ryan Brown, Shawn Pelton (drums); Samuel Waermo (percussion, programming); Brent Paschke, David Krueger, Jochem van der Saag (programming); Rasmus Billie B?hncke (keyboard programming); Ren? Tromberg (drum programming); Rebecca Walker, Quiana Parler, Jason Scheff, Nikki Hassman, Phil Solem, Tom Leonard, Emil Heiling, Morgan Grace (background vocals); Michele Richards, Charlie Bisharat (violin); Matt Funes (viola); Larry Corbett (cello); Tommy Barbarella (keyboards); Dorian Crozier (drums); Ken Chastain (percussion). Audio Mixers: Andreas Carlsson; Samuel Waermo; Humberto Gatica; Mike Shipley; Fredrik Andersson . Recording information: A Side Sutdios; Ameraycan Studios, North Hollywood, CA; Avatar Studios, New York, NY; Big Brown Sound, Los Angeles, CA; Chalice Studios, Los Angeles, CA; Chartmaker Studio, Los Angeles, CA; Conway Sounds, Los Angeles, CA; Flowers Studio, Minneapolis, MN; Head Rush Studios, Los Angeles, CA; Ocean Way Studio, Los Angeles, CA; Osceola Studios, Raleigh, NC; Paramount Studios, Los Angeles, CA; Poppy Studios, Los Angeles, CA; Pulse Music Studios, New York, NY; Pulse Studios, New York, NY; Shabby Road, Los Angeles, CA; SMM Studios, Stockholm, Sweden; Svergies Radio Studios, Stockholm Sweden; The Village Studios, Nashville, TN. Editors: Adam Anders; David Channing; Cliff Lin. Photographer: Miranda Penn Turin. Arrangers: Adam Anders; Andreas Carlsson; David Krueger; Supaflyas; Samuel Waermo; Per Magnusson. On his mature third album, American Idol runner-up Clay Aiken mostly sticks to the pop-rock songbook: over two-thirds of the 14 songs are covers of familiar pop tunes like Elton John's "Sorry Seems To Be the Hardest Word" and Richard Marx's "Right Here Waiting." It's a power ballad-heavy set that plays to Aiken's emotive strengths, and the smooth arrangements effectively recast the occasionally cheesy originals. (For example, his version of Daryl Hall's "Everytime You Go Away" has a much less gimmicky setting than Paul Young's mid-'80s hit.) A THOUSAND DIFFERENT WAYS hints that Aiken's powerful pipes may result in more staying power than his Idol status would have previously indicated. Producer: Adam Anders; Andreas Carlsson; John Fields; David Kreuger; Emanuel Kiriakou; Samuel Waermo; Humberto Gatica; Marti Frederiksen; Per Magnusson; Russ Irwin; Charlton Pettus; Adam Anders; Andreas Carlsson; John Fields Engineer: Adam Anders; Andreas Carlsson; John Fields; Chris Brooke; Brent Paschke; David Channing; Ian Schreier; Ed Ackerson; Emanuel Kiriakou; Brian Paderalsky; Samuel Waermo; Alex Anders; Jochem Van Der Saag; Marti Frederiksen; Ross Hogarth; Russ Irwin; Steven Mi   Compilation Appearances American Idol 2: Classic American Love Songs Totally Hits 2003 One Love Ultimate Christmas 2 Disneymania 3 Nickelodeon Kids Choice Wow Christmas (green) Christmas Crooners You're Beautiful   Associated Artists and Works The String Quartet Tribute To R.E.M. ~ Artists, Various The String Quartet Tribute To Clay Aiken ~ Various Artists   Technical Info Release Date : 09/19/2006 Original Release Date : 2006 Catalog ID : 78846 Label : RCA Records (USA) Number of Discs : 1 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00828767884622   Bio Although he never actually won AMERICAN IDOL, finishing second to soul heavyweight Ruben Studdard at the conclusion of the show's second season in 2003, crooner Clay Aiken was able to parlay his inoffensive brand of easy-listening pop and fresh-faced charm into a successful career that ultimately eclipsed Studdard's. Equipped with an undeniable set of pipes, Aiken fills a comfortable spot between Celine Dion and Michael Bolton.      Product Image