Continuum (John Mayer album)

Continuum
Artwork for US and some non-US editions
Studio album by
John Mayer
ReleasedSeptember 12, 2006
RecordedJanuary 16, 2005–July 2006
Studio
Genre
Length49:34
Label
Producer
John Mayer chronology
Heavier Things
(2003) 		Continuum
(2006) 		Battle Studies
(2009)
Singles from Continuum
  1. "Waiting on the World to Change"
    Released: July 11, 2006
  2. "Belief"
    Released: September 2006
  3. "Gravity"
    Released: September 12, 2006
  4. "Dreaming with a Broken Heart"
    Released: July 4, 2007
  5. "Say"
    Released: November 20, 2007
Alternative cover
Artwork for most non-US editions
Artwork for most non-US editions

Continuum is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter John Mayer, released on September 12, 2006, by Aware and Columbia Records. Recording sessions took place from January 2005 to July 2006 at The Village Recorder in Los Angeles, Avatar Studios and Right Track/Sound on Sound in New York City, and Royal Studios in Memphis, Tennessee.[4] Produced by singer and drummer Steve Jordan, it marked a change in Mayer's musical style, incorporating elements of blues and soul more heavily than in his previous work with pop rock.[3][5][6] Bassist Pino Palladino also performs on the album; Mayer, Jordan, and Palladino had toured the previous year under the name John Mayer Trio and had released a live album, Try!. Studio versions of two of the songs from that album appear on Continuum.

The album debuted at number 2 on the US Billboard 200, selling more than 300,186 copies in its first week of sales. It also reached the top-10 of several other countries and sold over 5 million copies worldwide. Upon its release, Continuum received generally positive reviews from critics, and earned Mayer several accolades, including a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance at the 49th Grammy Awards. Rolling Stone named it the 11th best album of 2006; in 2020, they ranked it number 486 on its 2020 updated list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.[7][8]

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  6. ^ Anderman, Joan. John Mayer Takes on Serious Soul Music. The Boston Globe. Retrieved on 2009-12-29.
  7. ^ "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. 2020-09-22. Archived from the original on 2023-04-14.
  8. ^ "Music News". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2023-07-28.