Playlist: The Very Best of Clay Aiken is a compilation of remastered original recordings by pop singer Clay Aiken. It is part of a series of similar Playlist albums issued on the Legacy label by Sony Music Entertainment, the parent company of RCA Records, Aiken's former label.
The playlist includes fan favorites, the No. 1 single “This Is The Night,” the Top 5 “Solitaire” and others handpicked by Aiken from his albums. The album was released on March 31, 2009.[1] A PDF file included on the CD contains the song credits, photographs, and liner notes.
First week sales of 3000 copies placed Playlist: The Very Best of Clay Aiken at #173 on the Billboard 200 chart and at #10 on the Top Internet Albums chart.[2]
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- "Ashes"[1] (from On My Way Here album)
- "A Thousand Days"[2] (from A Thousand Different Ways album)
- "The Way"[3] (from Measure of a Man album)
- "Bridge Over Troubled Water"[4] (from "Bridge Over Troubled Water/This Is the Night" single)
- "On My Way Here"[5] (from On My Way Here album)
- "This Is the Night"[6] (from "Bridge Over Troubled Water/This Is the Night" single)
- "Solitaire"[7] (from "The Way/Solitaire" single)
- "Here You Come Again"[8] (from A Thousand Different Ways album)
- "Measure of a Man"[9] (from Measure of a Man album)
- "The Real Me"[10] (from On My Way Here album)
- "Something About Us"[11] (from On My Way Here album)
- "Invisible"[12] (from Measure of a Man album)
- "On the Wings of Love"[13](from American Idol Season 2: All-Time Classic American Love Songs compilation)
- "Mary, Did You Know"[14] (from Merry Christmas with Love album)
[edit] Song notes
- ^ "Ashes" Written by: Nichole Nordeman, Mark Hammond / Produced by: Kipper - 3:44
- ^ "A Thousand Days" Written by: Christian Leuzzi, Aldo Nova & Emanuel Olsson / Produced by: John Fields - 4:30
- ^ "The Way" Written by: Steve Morales, Enrique Inglesias, Kara Dioguardi, David Siegel / Produced by: Steve Morales - 4:07
- ^ ""Bridge Over Troubled Water" Written by: Paul Simon / Produced by: Nigel Wright - 4:01
- ^ "On My Way Here" Written by: Ryan Tedder, Hunter Davis, Chris Faulk / Produced by: Kipper - 4:29
- ^ "This Is the Night" Written by: Aldo Nova, Gary Burr, Chris Braide / Produced by: Steve Mac - 3:33
- ^ "Solitaire" Written by: Neil Sedaka & Phil Cody / Produced by: Cliff Magness & Steve Mac - 5:26
- ^ "Here You Come Again" Written by: Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil / Produced by: Adam Anders - 3:34
- ^ "Measure of a Man" Written by: Steve Morales, Cathy Dennis, David Siege / Produced by: Steve Morales - 3:58
- ^ "The Real Me" Written by: Natalie Grant / Produced by: Kipper - 4:38
- ^ "Something About Us" Written by: Michael O'Brien, Scotty Wilbanks, Regie Hamm / Produced by: Kipper - 3:40
- ^ "Invisible" Written by: Desmond Child, Andreas Carlsson, Chris Braide / Produced by: Desmond Child - 4:04
- ^ "On the Wings of Love" Written by: by Jeffrey Osborne, P. Schless / Produced by: James McMillan - 3:44
- ^ "Mary Did You Know" Written by: Lee Rufus GreenebIII, Mark Alan Lowry / Produced by: Walter Afanasieff - 3:20
- "The Way"/"Solitaire" was released as a commercial single on March 16, 2004. "The Way" peaked at #1 on the Canadian Singles Chart. In the summer of 2004, a second version of the Measure of a Man album was released in which "Solitaire" replaced "This is the Night" as a bonus cut. "The Way" music video was directed by Diane Martel. Instead of the traditional Hollywood types Aiken hired everyday people to play the couples shown in this video.[3] "The Way" video was retired from MTV's TRL at #2 on May 20, 2004.
- "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.[4]
- "Something About Us" was written and recorded by Michael O'Brien for his album Something About Us (2007).
- "Invisible" was the first single from the album Measure of a Man. It peaked at #8 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary and at #37 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts on January 6, 2004. The music video for "Invisible", directed by Diane Martel, was shot in Hollywood at Hollywood & Highland, a major outdoor shopping center and tourist attraction. Aiken invited 800 fans to be part of the crowd scene in the video.[5] The "Invisible" video was retired from MTV's TRL on January 27, 2004 at #1.
- "On the Wings of Love" was included as a second bonus track on the Measure of a Man album released in Japan.[6]
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