Doing It My Way
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]
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| Released | 12 March 2007[1] | |||
| Recorded | January 2007 Los Angeles, California  | |||
| Genre | Vocal jazz | |||
| Length | 34:05 | |||
| Label | Syco | |||
| Producer | Nigel Wright | |||
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Track listing
    
- "Ain't That a Kick in the Head?" (Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 2:31
 - "Fly Me to the Moon" (Bart Howard) - 2:27
 - "My Way" (Paul Anka, Claude François, Jacques Revaux, Gilles Thibault) - 4:29
 - "That's Life" (Kelly Gordon, Dean Kay) - 3:13
 - "Mack the Knife" (Marc Blitzstein, Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill) - 3:02
 - "Smile" (Charlie Chaplin, John Turner, Geoffrey Parsons) - 2:39
 - "The Way You Look Tonight" (Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields) - 4:11
 - "Summer Wind" (Hans Bradtke, Henry Mayer, Johnny Mercer) - 2:44
 - "What a Wonderful World" (Bob Thiele, George David Weiss) - 2:15
 - "Mr. Bojangles" (Jerry Jeff Walker) - 3:25
 - "New York, New York" (John Kander, Fred Ebb) - 3:09
 
Credits and personnel
    
(Credits taken from AllMusic and Doin It My Way's liner notes.)
- Paul Anka - Composer
 - David Arch - Orchestration
 - John III Baker - Music Preparation
 - Dick Beetham - Mastering
 - Marc Blitzstein - Composer
 - Hans Bradtke - Composer
 - Bertolt Brecht - Composer
 - Sammy Cahn - Composer
 - Paula Chandler - Digital Editing, Engineer
 - Fred Ebb - Composer
 - Rick Fernandez - Assistant Engineer
 - Dorothy Fields - Composer
 - Simon Fowler - Photography
 - Claude François - Composer
 - Kelly Gordon - Composer
 - Jimmy Van Heusen - Composer
 - Bart Howard - Composer
 - John Kander - Composer
 - Dean Kay - Composer
 - Jerome Kern - Composer
 - Henry Mayer - Composer
 - Johnny Mercer - Composer
 - Bruce Monical - Assistant Engineer
 - Joanne Morris - Design
 - Geoff Parsons - Composer
 - Ray Quinn - Primary Artist
 - Eric Rennaker - Assistant Engineer
 - Jacques Revaux - Composer
 - Robin Sellars - Engineer
 - J. Neil Sidwell - Orchestration
 - Richard Sidwell - Music Preparation
 - Anne Skates - Vocal Arrangement, Vocal Contractor
 - Paul "Scooby" Smith - Assistant Engineer
 - Gilles Thibault - Composer
 - Bob Thiele - Composer
 - Aaron Walk - Assistant Engineer
 - Jerry Jeff Walker - Composer
 - Kurt Weill - Composer
 - George David Weiss - Composer
 - Nigel Wright - Conductor, Orchestration, Producer
 
Charts and certifications
    
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
 Certifications
 
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References
    
- "iTunes - Music - Ray Quinn by Ray Quinn". iTunes Store (Apple Inc.). Archived from the original on 2 June 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
 - AllMusic review
 - "X Factor loser Ray wins record deal". Irish Examiner. 18 December 2006. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
 - "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.
 - 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.
 - "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 12, 2007". Chart-Track. IRMA.
 - "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
 - "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
 - "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
 - "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2007". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
 - "The Irish Charts - 2007 Certification Awards - Gold". Irish Recorded Music Association.
 - "British album certifications – Ray Quinn – Doing It My Way". British Phonographic Industry.
 
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