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Colour us clueless - We wonder if Amazon.com made a major blunder, or whether this is actually a new CD from Clay. This morning, there is a new CD listing for Clay, titled "The Acrobat". I can't imagine Clay releasing a CD called "The Acrobats" though, unless it's something related to the summer Olympics.
Here's your first to chance to buy Clay's new single, "On My Way Here". The single (just the one song), is now available for download at Amazon MP3. Amazon.com notes that "All digital music downloads at Amazon MP3 are free of DRM software, which means they will play on virtually anything that plays MP3s, including PCs, Macs®, iPods®, Zunes®, Zens®, iPhones®, RAZRs®, and BlackBerrys®."
An amazing promotional ad for On My Way Here is now up at Gupta Media. Gupta Media says about itself on its home page:
Gupta Media is an online marketing firm that conceives, develops and implements large scale online marketing programs. Our team will help your team find an enthusiastic and interested audience and help you achieve your marketing goals.And they have succeeded in both their goals. They found an enthusiastic and interested audience via Clay's fans, and hopefully others who take a look. And the marketing of OMWH is awesome!
We count many of the world's largest entertainment companies as our clients.
Amazon.com is sponsoring a page where Clay lists "music you should hear". Some of the tracks Clay mentioned by name include:
The page also has a short bio about Clay:
- "Cinderella" by Steven Curtis Chapman from the album, This Moment - “I've been a fan of his as long as I can remember. It's great that he's getting airplay on mainstream radio with this song.”
- "Fall" by Kimberly Locke from the album, Based On A True Story - “We did American Idol together and I think she is just awesome all around.”
- "Everything" by Michael Buble from the album, Call Me Irresponsible – “A wonderful singer, just a classic.”
- "Love Song" by Sara Bareilles from the album, Little Voice - “That's one of those great catchy songs that you just seem to hear everywhere and can't get out of your head.”
- "Because of You" by Reba McEntire & Kelly Clarkson from the album, Reba Duets – “What's not to like? Two powerhouses together on a great song."
When Clay began the search for songs to record for Aiken’s first album of original material since his 2003 chart-topping debut, Measure Of A Man, he fell in love with a song written by OneRepublic frontman Ryan “Alias” Tedder called “On My Way Here.” The message of the lyrics — how the lessons we learn while growing up shape us into who we become as adults — struck such a deep chord with Aiken that it wound up inspiring the theme (and title) of his new collection, On My Way Here
With the upcoming album On My Way Here, due in stores May 6, 2008, Clay Aiken fans will get what they've been looking for a long time, an album of original material. His last album, A Thousand Different Ways, disappointed many fans due to the fact it was loaded with covers of popular love songs. The albums sales were lackluster, and, with the assistance of producer Mark "Kipper" Eldridge, Aiken has decided to head in a different direction this time out.
On his official web site, Clay Aiken discusses how a song from OneRepublic's leader Ryan Tedder set the tone for his new album. The song deals with the shaping of our adult lives by lessons we learn growing up. "“I thought if we could find songs along those lines, that deal with my life over the past five years and what I’ve learned from my experiences, it would be a great concept for an album." Check out the link below at AOL Music where Clay discusses working with his producer.
Clay Aiken is releasing a highly anticipated album of original material on May 6th. The album called “On My Way Here” is produced by Grammy award winner, Kipper who is best known for his work with Sting and Chris Botti. The core fandom and likely even the casual fans who first met Clay on American Idol five years ago have been waiting for an album like this for a long time. It is an album that reflects Clay and his journey. It is an album where he had more control over song choice and sound. So, why did it take so long to get this album? Well, to understand that, first let me tell you a story.
A job well done, Claymates! Clay's new CD, "On My Way Here", is back at #1 on Amazon.com's music bestsellers list. Definitely that gorgeous cover that sent sales skyrocketing, if you ask me.
Pre-order at Amazon.com today!
There was a huge spike in the number of pre-orders for Clay's new CD "On My Way Here" at Amazon.com following the posting of the CD cover last night.
As of 10:50 AM EDT, the CD is #18 on the Amazon.com music bestsellers list and #1 in the Amazon.com vocal pop bestsellers list.
Keep those orders coming - order now!
I'm sure most everyone has already pre-ordered Clay's new CD from Amazon.com. But maybe a few of you haven't yet. Or maybe some of you will want to go back and buy a second one. When you do, be sure you buy it by going through Goodshop. When you go to Amazon.com through Goodshop, The Bubel Aiken Foundation gets 1.5% of the sale. Now we know how quickly this can add up. We've seen that by searching through Goodsearch.
Just go to Goodshop and click on the Amazon.com button. You will automatically be taken to Amazon's website where you just purchase the CD like you normally would. Its as easy as that!
What a great and easy way to not only purchase Clay's CD but to help BAF at the same time!
Oh, and while you're at it, help BAF by doing a few searches at Goodsearch.
May 6 is solidifying as the release date for Clay's new album, with new listings up at Best Buy and Amazon.ca. Both retailers are listing the album as "TBA".
Amazon.ca lists the CD as an import, which also happened when ATDW, MCWL and MOAM were released. However, there is almost no doubt that Sony BMG Canada will issue the CD as a regular domestic release for our Claynadian fans.
Over at Amazon.com, the CD has slipped to #3 on the music bestsellers list. Let's keep those orders coming and bring it back to #1!
Clay's Daily Double's Amazon.com Stats area is keeping tabs on the ranking of Clay's new CD, which is now available for pre-order at Amazon.com.
Let's keep it at #1 - PRE-ORDER YOUR COPY NOW!
Wow! We've done it again! Clay's new CD has hit #1 on the Amazon.com bestseller's list, hours after the retailer began accepting pre-orders for Clay's 4th studio and 3rd mainstream album, due in stores May 6 - exactly 2 months from today.
Amazon.com now has Clay's upcoming CD listed on their site as ready for pre-order.
Amazon says two things about the release of the CD:
1. Availability: This title will be released on May 6, 2008. Pre-order now! Ships from and sold by Amazon.com. Gift-wrap available.Order yours now, and let's watch Clay's first week sales skyrocket!
2. Pre-order Price Guarantee! Order now and if the Amazon.com price decreases between your order time and release date, you'll receive the lowest price. Here's how (restrictions apply)
Amazon.com, which recently inked an online music distribution deal with Sony BMG, is now offering "A Thousand Different Ways" in MP3 format for $9.99.
Most of us have heard about the new Chicken Soup For The American Idol Soul. But, and maybe I'm just behind the times here, did you know that Clay wrote a story for the book? AmericanIdol.com, in an article dated November 5 by Marnie, tells us about Clay's story concerning a woman who was inspired by the Invisible video. Clay also talked about this in his book, Learning To Sing, Hearing the Music in Your Life. According to Clay,
"I've always tried to remember that people are looking at what I say and do to find out what's valuable and important to me, and I've always tried to set the right example. But that day I realized that I can't know all the ways my actions may impact someone. I couldn't have imagined that video would have affected anyone in any kind of positive way, but, lo and behold, it had."You can buy Chicken Soup For The American Idol Soul at your local bookstore or at www.amazon.com. And if you buy it at amazon.com, be sure to read the customer reviews. Everyone who left a review loved the book, even those who were skeptical. Sounds like a great item to include on your Christmas list to Santa!
Demeter at Clayversity has kept track of Clay's Amazon sales. Notice the jump in rank from Monday, October 1 to Tuesday, October 2.
Monday, October 1, 2007
MCWL (11/16/04) #3,722
ATDW (09/19/06) #4,047
MOAM (10/14/03) #4,164 $8.97
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
MCWL (11/16/04) #2,928
ATDW (09/19/06) #1,530
MOAM (10/14/03) #2,167 $8.97
The difference in the ranking from Monday to Tuesday is as follows:
MCWL - Moved up 794 places
ATDW - Moved up 2517 places
MOAM - Moved up 1997 places
Don't know why the sales went up from one day to the next, but it sure is a good thing to see!!
Amazon.com is listing a September 25 release for what may be a new Clay DVD. Little information is available for the disc, aside from its rather non-descriptive title "Clay Aiken Christmas". This new item has a different ASIN number from Clay's 2004 DVD, "A Clay Aiken Christmas".
With the holiday season around the corner, this may just be a release of the old 2004 DVD... but, as always, stay tuned to CDD for updates.
Clay Aiken Christmas
Starring: Clay Aiken
# Actors: Clay Aiken
# Format: NTSC
# Region: Unknown. Read more about region encoding and how it may affect you here.
# DVD Release Date: September 25, 2007
# ASIN: B000W1V4NY
This new and recent photo of Clay arriving at LAX in Los Angeles seems to suggest that Clay has finally cut his hair to a more normal level.
He arrived carrying a copy of a novel called "The Places In Between" by Rory Stewart. Anyone want to be how long before it goes #1 on Amazon?
This book is similar to "The Kite Runner"... Here's some more information from the Amazon listing:
We never really find out why Stewart decided to walk across Afghanistan only a few months after the Taliban were deposed, but what emerges from the last leg of his two-year journey across Asia is a lesson in good travel writing. By turns harrowing and meditative, Stewart's trek through Afghanistan in the footsteps of the 15th-century emperor Babur is edifying at every step, grounded by his knowledge of local history, politics and dialects. His prose is lean and unsentimental: whether pushing through chest-high snow in the mountains of Hazarajat or through villages still under de facto Taliban control, his descriptions offer a cool assessment of a landscape and a people eviscerated by war, forgotten by time and isolated by geography. The well-oiled apparatus of his writing mimics a dispassionate camera shutter in its precision. But if we are to accompany someone on such a highly personal quest, we want to know who that person is. Unfortunately, Stewart shares little emotional background; the writer's identity is discerned best by inference. Sometimes we get the sense he cares more for preserving history than for the people who live in it (and for whom historical knowledge would be luxury). But remembering Geraldo Rivera's gunslinging escapades, perhaps we could use less sap and more clarity about this troubled and fascinating country.(May)
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After some Claymates spotted Clay not being listed on Amazon.com's Valentine's Day store, the CB's clayniac2 contacted Amazon.com support. To her and our surprise, Amazon responded quickly by adding Clay to the page!
Here was the email sent to her by Amazon.com customer care:
Dear Ms. B:
Great suggestion! I just added it to the guide:
www.amazon.com/gp/gift-ce...39HQ09Z5UV
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Thanks for your interest in our Valentine's Day feature, and as always, thanks for being an Amazon.com customer.
