Doing It My Way

Ray Quinn
Studio album by
Released12 March 2007[1]
RecordedJanuary 2007
Los Angeles, California
GenreVocal jazz
Length34:05
LabelSyco
ProducerNigel Wright
Ray Quinn chronology
Ray Quinn
(2007)
Undeniable
(2020)
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AllMusic[2]

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]

  1. ^ "iTunes - Music - Ray Quinn by Ray Quinn". iTunes Store (Apple Inc.). Archived from the original on 2 June 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  2. ^ AllMusic review
  3. ^ "X Factor loser Ray wins record deal". Irish Examiner. 18 December 2006. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ 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.