On My Way Here

On My Way Here
Studio album by Clay Aiken
Released May 6, 2008
Recorded 2007–2008
Genre Pop
Length 49:55
Label RCA
Producer Kipper
Clay Aiken chronology
All Is Well
(2006)		 On My Way Here
(2008)		 Playlist: The Very Best of Clay Aiken
(2009)
Singles from On My Way Here
  1. "On My Way Here"
    Released: April 2008
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[1]
AllMusic[2]
Entertainment WeeklyC+[3]
IGN(4.4/10)[4]
Slant Magazine[5]

On My Way Here is the fourth full length studio album released by Clay Aiken on May 6, 2008. This album of both ballads and pop-rock is an eclectic mix of styles and tempos. Aiken wanted to get away from using multiple producers and chose Grammy Award-winning British producer Mark 'Kipper' Eldridge (Sting, Chris Botti) to produce the album. Jaymes Foster was the executive producer. This was his final studio album for RCA.[6][7]

The title track, "On My Way Here", written by OneRepublic frontman Ryan Tedder along with Hunter Davis and Chris Faulk, was the only single released. The song was originally for Tedder's debut album back in 2002, under Freelance Entertainment, which became defunct before the album could release.[8] The song is about how the lessons we learn growing up shape us into the adults we become. This struck a chord with Aiken and the song became the inspiration for the album's theme.[9]

The last track "Lover All Alone", written by Aiken and David Foster and originally available as an iTunes bonus with Aiken's A Thousand Different Ways album, was produced by Emanuel Kiriakou.

Sales and chart performance

The album, selling 94,000 units in its first week, made its debut on the Billboard charts at number four on the Billboard 200 and #1 on Billboard Top Internet Albums. The album debuted on Billboard's Top Canadian Albums at number twenty-five for the week ending May 24, 2008.

Track list

  1. "On My Way Here"
  2. "Ashes"
  3. "Everything I Don't Need"
  4. "Something About Us"
  5. "Falling"
  6. "Where I Draw the Line"
  7. "The Real Me"
  8. "Weight of the World"
  9. "As Long as We're Here"
  10. "Sacrificial Love"
  11. "Grace of God"
  12. "Lover All Alone"

Bonus tracks

  1. "Forget I Ever Knew You" (Wal-Mart exclusive[10])
  2. "It's In Everyone Of Us" (iTunes exclusive when pre-ordered[11])

Song notes

Additional personnel

Strings

"Lover All Alone"

Additional notes

In an interview with Linda Loveland of WRAL-TV prior to the album's release, Aiken said that a couple of the songs on this album, while previously recorded, had not been widely heard. "The Real Me" was originally recorded by Natalie Grant for her album Awaken (2005). Aiken stated in an interview that Grant rewrote some of the lyrics for him.[12] "The Real Me" was covered by Jessie Clark Funk on the 2009 Be Thou An Example CD from Songs for the Youth produced by the EFY cd's. "Something About Us" was written and recorded by Michael O'Brien for his album Something About Us (2007). "As Long as We're Here" was recorded by Kristy Starling for her self-titled debut album (2003)

Recording and mixing

Webisodes

Promotion for this album included a series of short filmed interviews of Aiken commenting on the making of the album. These interviews, known as Webisodes, are all on his official YouTube page along with a video that was filmed for the first single from this album.

QVC bonus disc

Aiken debuted the album on QVC before its release. As a bonus with pre-orders, a second Enhanced CD was included containing 3 live Sessions@AOL recordings, 1 unreleased recording and an unreleased video that had been filmed for his 2003 Measure of a Man album.

  1. "When I Need You"
  2. "Invisible" (Live)
  3. "Measure Of A Man" (Live)
  4. "I Will Carry You" (Live)

MusicPass

This album is also available in a new music format called MusicPass. The MusicPass is a gift card that gives access to a digital version of the album for iPods and MP3 players. Included as a bonus are 3 music videos and a digital booklet.[13]

  1. "Invisible" – music video
  2. "The Way" – music video
  3. "A Thousand Days" – music video

References

  1. ↑ Lamb, Bill. "Clay Aiken - On My Way Here". About.com. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
  2. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "On My Way Here – Clay Aiken". AllMusic. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
  3. ↑ Wood, Mikael (2008-05-16). "On My Way Here Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
  4. ↑ Grischow, Chad (2008-05-16). "Clay Aiken - On My Way Here". IGN. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
  5. ↑ Cinquemani, Sal (2008-05-04). "Clay Aiken: On My Way Here". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
  6. ↑ Clay Aiken's new 'On My Way Here' album to be released May 6 Reality TV World, by Christopher Rocchio, 25 March 2008, Retrieved 2008-03-26
  7. ↑ Clay Aiken Spills the Beans About Upcoming Album WRAL.com, 27 February 2008 Retrieved 2008-04-03
  8. ↑ Ryan Tedder \\ For the Sound \\
  9. ↑ Clay Aiken to Release Brand-New Album, On My Way Here, on May 6th 2008 RCA Records, 04/04/08, Retrieved 2008-04-04
  10. ↑ Walmart.com CD: On My Way Here (with Exclusive Bonus Track)
  11. ↑ "iTunes Store". Ax.phobos.apple.com.edgesuite.net. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
  12. ↑ 6 questions with Clay Aiken azcentral.com, by Chuck Taylor (Billboard) – 04/28/08, Retrieved 2008-05-24
  13. ↑ New Digital Album Card
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