On My Way Here

On My Way Here
On My Way Here
Studio album by Clay Aiken
Released May 6, 2008
Recorded 20072008
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
Source Rating
About.com 4/5 stars[1]
Allmusic 3/5 stars[2]
Slant Magazine 1.5/5 stars[3]

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.[4][5]

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.[6] 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.[7]

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.

Contents

Sales and chart performance

The album, selling 94,000 units in its first week, made its debut on the Billboard charts at #4 on the Billboard 200 and #1 on Billboard Top Internet Albums. The album debuted on Billboard's Top Canadian Albums at #25 for the week ending May 24, 2008.

Track list

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

Bonus tracks

  1. "Forget I Ever Knew You"[13] (Wal-Mart exclusive[8])
  2. "It's In Everyone Of Us"[14] (iTunes exclusive when pre-ordered[9])

Song notes

  • ^ "On My Way Here" Written by: Ryan Tedder, Hunter Davis, Chris Faulk4:28
  • ^ "Ashes" Written by: Nichole Nordeman, Mark Hammond3:42
  • ^ "Everything I Don't Need" Written by: Kipper, Judie Tzuke, James Morrison4:30
  • ^ "Something About Us" Written by: Michael O'Brien, Scotty Wilbanks, Regie Hamm3:39
  • ^ "Falling" Written by: Martin Hansen, Magnus Kaxe, Fred Alexander3:24
  • ^ "Where I Draw the Line" Written by: Jeremy Bose, Clint Lagerberg, Jason Walker4:24
  • ^ "The Real Me" Written by: Natalie Grant4:37
  • ^ "Weight of the World" Written by: Franne Golde, Kasia Livingston, Henrik Korpi, Mathias Wollo3:44
  • ^ "As Long as We're Here" Written by: Jan Buckingham, Rebecca Lynn-Howard4:42
  • ^ "Sacrificial Love" Written by: Carl Falk, Sharon Vaughn, Didrik Thott4:12
  • ^ "Grace of God" Written by: Mads Hauge, Don Mescall3:36
  • ^ "Lover All Alone" Written by: Clay Aiken, David Foster, Emanuel Kiriakou / Produced by: Emanuel Kiriakou4:57
  • ^ "Forget I Ever Knew You" Written by: Greg Critchley
  • ^ "It's In Everyone Of Us" Written by: David Pomeranz

Additional personnel

  • Nathaniel KunkelRecorded and Mixed
  • Cameron CraigString Engineer
  • Joe HardingEngineer
  • Chris JenningsEngineer
  • Wesley SeidmanEngineer
  • Jorge VivoEngineer
  • Bernard LevinAsst. Engineer
  • Dale ParsonsAsst. Engineer
  • Nick BannsAsst. Engineer
  • Tyler Van DalenAsst. Engineer
  • David JonesAsst. Engineer
  • Keith Carlockdrums
  • Freddie WashingtonBass
  • Jon Heringtonguitars
  • Jeff YoungPiano, B3 Hammond, Background Vocals
  • Oz NoyGuitars (appears courtesy of Magnatude Records)
  • Keith BeauvaisGuitars, Production
  • David FosterPiano ("The Real Me")
  • David HartleyPiano ("Something About Us" and "Sacrificial Love"),
  • Dominic MillerNylon Guitar ("Sacrificial Love")
  • Jon OssmanBass ("Falling")
  • KipperKeyboards, Programming
  • Mark NearyAdditional Pro Tools
  • Quiana ParlerBackground vocals
  • Angela FisherBackground Vocals
  • Jenny HillBackground Vocals
  • Windy WagnerBackground Vocals
  • Sumudu JayatilakaBackground Vocals

Strings

  • David HartleyArranger
  • Dermot CrehanViolin (solo on "As Long as We're Here")
  • Perry Montague-MasonViolin
  • Warren ZielinskiViolin
  • Emlyn SingletonViolin
  • Patrick KiermanViolin
  • Boguslaw KosteckiViolin
  • Tom BowesViolin
  • Maciej RakowskiViolin
  • Julian LeaperViolin
  • Chris TomblingViolin
  • Dave WoodcockViolin
  • Mark BerrowViolin
  • Jackie ShaveViolin
  • Jonathan ReesViolin
  • Dermot CrehanViolin
  • Peter LaleViola
  • Bruce WhiteViola
  • Katie WilkinsonViola
  • Rachael BoltViola
  • Anthony PleethCello
  • Martin LovedayCello
  • Dave DanielsCello
  • Jonthan WilliamsCello
  • Chris LaurenceBass

"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.[10] "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, Mixing

  • Lower Barn, London, UK
  • Legacy Studios, New York City, NY
  • Grove Studios, London, UK
  • Ocean Way Recording, Los Angeles, CA
  • Robert Irving Studios, Los Angeles, CA
  • Studio Without Walls, Los Angeles, CAmixing
  • Marcussen Mastering, Hollywood, CAmastering
  • Lover All Alone
    • Chalice Studios/Studio E, Los Angeles, CArecording, mixing
    • NRG Studios, North Hollywood, CA

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)
  • Enhanced CD Portion: "This Is The Night" (Unreleased Video) Directed by: Matthew Rolston
  • tracks 2, 3 and 4 from Sessions@AOL, November 2003 and December 2004

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.[11]

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

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