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| Released | 12 March 2007[1] | |||
| Recorded | January 2007 Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | Vocal jazz | |||
| Length | 34:05 | |||
| Label | Syco | |||
| Producer | Nigel Wright | |||
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Doing It My Way is the debut studio album by The X Factor series 3 runner up Ray Quinn. The album was recorded at Capitol Records Tower in Los Angeles in January 2007.[3][4] It was released on 12 March 2007 and entered the UK Albums Chart at number one the following week, making Quinn the first person ever to have a number-one album without releasing a single. It sold 126,985 copies in its first week, enough to be certified Gold.[5]
Track listing
- "Ain't That a Kick in the Head?" (Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 2:31
- "Fly Me to the Moon" (Bart Howard) - 2:27
- "My Way" (Paul Anka, Claude François, Jacques Revaux, Gilles Thibault) - 4:29
- "That's Life" (Kelly Gordon, Dean Kay) - 3:13
- "Mack the Knife" (Marc Blitzstein, Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill) - 3:02
- "Smile" (Charlie Chaplin, John Turner, Geoffrey Parsons) - 2:39
- "The Way You Look Tonight" (Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields) - 4:11
- "Summer Wind" (Hans Bradtke, Henry Mayer, Johnny Mercer) - 2:44
- "What a Wonderful World" (Bob Thiele, George David Weiss) - 2:15
- "Mr. Bojangles" (Jerry Jeff Walker) - 3:25
- "New York, New York" (John Kander, Fred Ebb) - 3:09
Credits and personnel
(Credits taken from AllMusic and Doin It My Way's liner notes.)
- Paul Anka - Composer
- David Arch - Orchestration
- John III Baker - Music Preparation
- Dick Beetham - Mastering
- Marc Blitzstein - Composer
- Hans Bradtke - Composer
- Bertolt Brecht - Composer
- Sammy Cahn - Composer
- Paula Chandler - Digital Editing, Engineer
- Fred Ebb - Composer
- Rick Fernandez - Assistant Engineer
- Dorothy Fields - Composer
- Simon Fowler - Photography
- Claude François - Composer
- Kelly Gordon - Composer
- Jimmy Van Heusen - Composer
- Bart Howard - Composer
- John Kander - Composer
- Dean Kay - Composer
- Jerome Kern - Composer
- Henry Mayer - Composer
- Johnny Mercer - Composer
- Bruce Monical - Assistant Engineer
- Joanne Morris - Design
- Geoff Parsons - Composer
- Ray Quinn - Primary Artist
- Eric Rennaker - Assistant Engineer
- Jacques Revaux - Composer
- Robin Sellars - Engineer
- J. Neil Sidwell - Orchestration
- Richard Sidwell - Music Preparation
- Anne Skates - Vocal Arrangement, Vocal Contractor
- Paul "Scooby" Smith - Assistant Engineer
- Gilles Thibault - Composer
- Bob Thiele - Composer
- Aaron Walk - Assistant Engineer
- Jerry Jeff Walker - Composer
- Kurt Weill - Composer
- George David Weiss - Composer
- Nigel Wright - Conductor, Orchestration, Producer
Charts and certifications
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References
- ^ "iTunes - Music - Ray Quinn by Ray Quinn". iTunes Store (Apple Inc.). Archived from the original on 2 June 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ "X Factor loser Ray wins record deal". Irish Examiner. 18 December 2006. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ "X Factor's Ray heads to Sinatra studios". Digital Spy. 18 December 2006. Archived from the original on 13 January 2007. Retrieved 13 February 2007.
- ^ Jones, Alan (29 July 2013). "Official Charts Analysis: Jahmene Douglas needs just 19k to hit No.1". Music Week. Intent Media. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- ^ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 12, 2007". Chart-Track. IRMA.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2007". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ^ "The Irish Charts - 2007 Certification Awards - Gold". Irish Recorded Music Association.
- ^ "British album certifications – Ray Quinn – Doing It My Way". British Phonographic Industry.