Comments on: sweet you rock, and sweet you roll (or: march 31 — a thumbnail sketch)

By: terri

terri — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 11:06:24 +0000

beryl, David Foster wrote the music to Lover All Alone, Clay wrote the lyrics.

By: Sachiko

Sachiko — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 06:09:08 +0000

Why americas so bad him

By: Colevan

Colevan — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 04:24:17 +0000

I feel dirty. It’s as though I have walked into a room and discovered Jean and Clay Aiken in a compromising position. So now, I’m turning to leave. A quick glance back over my shoulder… yes, I really did see what I thought I saw. Just one thing, Jean, before I go. Be careful. Sherry Ann will smack Clay Aiken right out of your mouth.

By: Chip

Chip — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 04:13:44 +0000

Just popping in to laugh and laugh and laugh. And laugh some more. OK, carry on.

By: A.

A. — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 03:52:11 +0000

People! Have you read the entire post? Clay Aiken may be a wonder of the world (according to y’all, anyway), but there’s so much more in this RSR. There are some really awesome singers you should check out (e.g., Cyndi Lauper, Stevie Nicks) and expand your horizons!

By: Connie

Connie — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 03:45:29 +0000

I kinda like the Sony Legacy samplers . I will definitely pick up the one by Cyndi . She is amazing . Clay Aiken has a superb voice . I’ll add him to my shopping list although judging from your comments he has all the support he needs . Lol .

I’ve heard clips from Croce’s new Cage of Muses . My Amazon order is on the way . Can’t wait . He soothes me .

That will just about use up my music budget .

By: Sherry Ann

Sherry Ann — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 03:37:58 +0000

I think that we have either found Clay’s biggest fan or his publicist. I hope after that tirade that you are getting paid and not just doing this for the love of Clay. I think that you should stop drinking the kool-aid and reread the Record Store Report! In the entire post there are two maybe three sentences about Clay Aiken. Did you see the PARAGRAPHS about the other artists I mentioned? No one cares if Clay beat Ruben or Ruben beat Clay! It has been six years, let it go and go buy the new Stevie Nicks album. She has sold over 120 million albums and she didn’t have to win a lame-ass tv show to do it!!

By: beryl

beryl — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 03:36:20 +0000

Kerian, “Lover All Alone” was written by David Foster. Clay explained somewhere why it wasn’t included but it maybe in another album.
jean, great defense! Good job. Congrats!

By: sam

sam — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 03:06:56 +0000

wow so many good cd’s coming out!!

Really am interested in the Stevie live CD and Cyndi Lauper. Love both of them.

By: jean

jean — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 03:06:19 +0000

Sherry Ann- I hate to break it to you but–Clay is NOT an AI ‘reject’. He is one of the most successful to come out of that show. He is third on most sold cds. He really did WIN AI2. Most people with GOOD common sense knows what happened that night and that Ruben was just ‘handed’ the title even though there was NO competition that year at all. Two producers admitted Clay received 80-that’s EIGHTY- percent of the vote ‘EVERY SINGLE WEEK HE WAS ON’. One measly phone line and just two hours of voting time was NOT enough to handle the millions of votes – millions MORE THAN RUBEN- that Clay was receiving that night. The producers didn’t want that to happen again so the very next year, and each year since, each finalist had(s) TWO phone lines and FOUR hours of voting time. I don’t think someone who has done EIGHT SOLO tours, one shared tour (with Kelly Clarkson but even Kelly admitted that ’90 percent of the concert-goers were there for Clay’), Emceed the AI2 Xmas Special–NOT RUBEN, narrated AI2 Rewind- NOT RUBEN, put out 4 cds plus an EP and several singles, appeared on TV and in the media more than all the other contestants combined, heads his OWN very successful charity (The Bubel/Aiken Foundation), has toured several countries as a current Ambassador for UNICEF, was a TOYS FOR TOTS Ambassador and lead their most successful toy drive in TFT HISTORY, did TWO 4-month runs on Broadway and garnered rave reviews and the biggest send-off of any Broadway performer in history, could be called a ‘reject’. What can you relate that Ruben has done that has come close to anything that Clay has done????

By: Sherry Ann

Sherry Ann — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 02:38:04 +0000

Why are you all talking about Clay Aiken? Did you see the people that had new releases this week? Hello! There is a STEVIE NICKS cd in there, not to mention Gavin DeGraw and Chris Botti. Puh-leeze! Can we talk about real musicians instead of American Idol rejects?

By: Kieran

Kieran — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 02:28:45 +0000

Apparently, Clay chose the songs on this “best of” & executive produced it. Which begs the question, why is his best recorded song ever, “Lover All Alone”, which he wrote, not on it???!!!

By: nicole

nicole — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 02:27:07 +0000

Maybe RCA wants to continue to cash in on Clay Aiken’s enormous talent before he signs on to another label. Everyone is writing he was dropped but I have it on good authority that he didn’t get the contract he wanted and he is moving on after being forced to record 2 CDs he never really wanted. Clay is free to negotiate and he will always land on his feet because he has that great voice.