On My Way Here

On My Way Here
Studio album by
Clay Aiken
ReleasedMay 6, 2008
Recorded2007–2008
GenrePop
Length49:23
LabelRCA
ProducerKipper
Clay Aiken chronology
All Is Well
(2006) 		On My Way Here
(2008) 		Playlist: The Very Best of Clay Aiken
(2009)
Singles from On My Way Here
  1. "On My Way Here"
    Released: April 2008
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[1]
AllMusic[2]
Entertainment WeeklyC+[3]
IGN(4.4/10)[4]
Slant Magazine[5]

On My Way Here is the fourth studio album released by Clay Aiken on May 6, 2008. This album of both ballads and pop-rock is an eclectic mix of styles and tempos. Aiken wanted to get away from using multiple producers and chose Grammy Award-winning British producer Mark 'Kipper' Eldridge (Sting, Chris Botti) to produce the album. Jaymes Foster was the executive producer. This was his final studio album for RCA.[6][7]

The title track, "On My Way Here", written by OneRepublic frontman Ryan Tedder along with Hunter Davis and Chris Faulk, was the only 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.[8] 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.[9]

The last track "Lover All Alone", written by Aiken and David Foster and originally available as an iTunes bonus with Aiken's A Thousand Different Ways album, was produced by Emanuel Kiriakou.

  1. ^ Lamb, Bill. "Clay Aiken - On My Way Here". About.com. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
  2. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "On My Way Here – Clay Aiken". AllMusic. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
  3. ^ Wood, Mikael (2008-05-16). "On My Way Here Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on May 10, 2008. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
  4. ^ Grischow, Chad (2008-05-16). "Clay Aiken - On My Way Here". IGN. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
  5. ^ Cinquemani, Sal (2008-05-04). "Clay Aiken: On My Way Here". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
  6. ^ Clay Aiken's new 'On My Way Here' album to be released May 6 Reality TV World, by Christopher Rocchio, 25 March 2008, Retrieved 2008-03-26
  7. ^ Clay Aiken Spills the Beans About Upcoming Album WRAL.com, 27 February 2008 Retrieved 2008-04-03
  8. ^ Ryan Tedder \\ For the Sound \\
  9. ^ Clay Aiken to Release Brand-New Album, On My Way Here, on May 6th 2008 RCA Records, 04/04/08, Retrieved 2008-04-04