On My Way Here

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On My Way Here

Studio album by Clay Aiken

Released

May 6, 2008

Recorded

2007 - 2008

Genre

Pop

Length

49:55

Label

RCA Records

Producer

Kipper

Professional reviews

Clay Aiken chronology

A Thousand Different Ways

On My Way Here

Singles from On My Way Here

"On My Way Here"
Released: April 2008

On My Way Here is the fourth full length studio album released by American Idol Season 2 alumnus Clay Aiken on May 6, 2008. Marc 'Kipper' Eldridge is the producer and Jaymes Foster the executive producer. ^[1]^[2]

The title track, "On My Way Here", written by OneRepublic frontman Ryan Tedder along with Hunter Davis and Chris Faulk, was the first 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. ^[3]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. ^[4]

This album of both ballads and pop-rock is an eclectic mix of styles and tempos. The last track "Lover All Alone", originally available as an iTunes bonus with Aiken's A Thousand Different Ways album, was produced by Emanuel Kiriakou.

1 Sales and chart performance
2 Track List
3 QVC Bonus Disc
4 See also
5 External links
6 References

[edit] 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.

[edit] Track List

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

[edit] Bonus tracks

"Forget I Ever Knew You"^[13] (Wal-Mart exclusive^[5])
"It's In Everyone Of Us"^[14] (iTunes exclusive when pre-ordered^[6])

[edit] Song notes

^ "On My Way Here" Written by: Ryan Tedder, Hunter Davis, Chris Faulk - 4:28
^ "Ashes" Written by: Nichole Nordeman, Mark Hammond - 3:42
^ "Everything I Don't Need" Written by: Kipper, Judie Tzuke, James Morrison - 4:30
^ "Something About Us" Written by: Michael O'Brien, Scotty Wilbanks, Regie Hamm - 3:39
^ "Falling" Written by: Martin Hansen, Magnus Kaxe, Fred Alexander - 3:24
^ "Where I Draw the Line" Written by: Jeremy Bose, Clint Lagerberg, Jason Walker, - 4:24
^ "The Real Me" Written by: Natalie Grant - 4:37
^ "Weight of the World" Written by: Franne Golde, Kasia Livingston, Henrik Korpi, Mathias Wollo - 3:44
^ "As Long as We're Here" Written by: Jan Buckingham, Rebecca Lynn-Howard - 4:42
^ "Sacrificial Love" Written by: Carl Falk, Sharon Vaughn, Didrik Thott - 4:12
^ "Grace of God" Written by: Mads Hauge, Don Mescall - 3:36
^ "Lover All Alone" Written by: Clay Aiken, David Foster, Emanuel Kiriakou / Produced by: Emanuel Kiriakou- 4:57
^ "Forget I Ever Knew You" Written by: Greg Critchley
^ "It's In Everyone Of Us"

[edit] Additional Personnel

Nathaniel Kunkel - Recorded and Mixed
Cameron Craig - String Engineer
Joe Harding - Engineer
Chris Jennings - Engineer
Wesley Seidman - Engineer
Jorge Vivo - Engineer
Bernard Levin - Asst. Engineer
Dale Parsons - Asst. Engineer
Nick Banns - Asst. Engineer
Tyler Van Dalen - Asst. Engineer
David Jones - - Asst. Engineer
Keith Carlock - Drums
Freddie Washington - Bass
Jon Herrington - Guitars
Jeff Young - Piano, B3 Hammond, Background Vocals
Oz Noy - Guitars (appears courtesy of Magnatude Records)
Keith Beauvais - Guitars, Production
David Foster - Piano ("The Real Me")
David Hartley - Piano ("Something About Us" and "Sacrificial Love"),
Dominic Miller - Nylon Guitar ("Sacrificial Love")
Jon Ossman - Bass ("Falling")
Kipper - Keyboards, Programming
Mark Neary - Additional Pro Tools
Quiana Parler - Background Vocals
Angela Fisher - Background Vocals
Jenny Hill - Background Vocals
Windy Wagner - Background Vocals
Sumudu Jayatilaka - Background Vocals

[edit] Strings

David Hartley - Arranger
Dermot Crehan - Violin (solo on "As Long as We're Here")
Perry Montague-Mason - Violin
Warren Zielinski - Violin
Emlyn Singleton - Violin
Patrick Kierman - Violin
Boguslaw Kostecki - Violin
Tom Bowes - Violin
Maciej Rakowski - Violin
Julian Leaper - Violin
Chris Tombling - Violin
Dave Woodcock - Violin
Mark Berrow - Violin
Jackie Shave - Violin
Jonathan Rees - Violin
Dermot Crehan - Violin
Peter Lale - Viola
Bruce White - Viola
Katie Wilkinson - Viola
Rachael Bolt - Viola
Anthony Pleeth - Cello
Martin Loveday - Cello
Dave Daniels - Cello
Jonthan Williams - Cello
Chris Laurence - Bass

[edit] "Lover All Alone"

Emanuel Kiriakou - Piano, Guitar (Acoustic & Electric), Keyboards
Doug Petty - Hammond B-3
Cameron Stone - Cello
Jimi Englund - Shaker

[edit] 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" originally was recorded by Natalie Grant for her album Awaken (2005). Aiken stated in an interview that Grant rewrote some of the lyrics for him.^[7] "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)

[edit] QVC Bonus Disc

Aiken debuted the album on QVC before it's 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.

"When I Need You"
"Invisible" (Live)
"Measure Of A Man" (Live)
"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