Doing It My Way

Ray Quinn
Ray Quinn
Studio album by Ray Quinn
Released	12 March 2007
Recorded	January 2007; Los Angeles, California
Genre	Vocal jazz
Length	34:05
Label	Syco
Producer	Nigel Wright
Ray Quinn chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

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. It was released on 12 March 2007 and entered the UK Albums Chart at number one the following week, making Quinn the first person to have a number-one album without releasing a single. It sold 126,985 copies in its first week, enough to be certified Gold.

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

Chart (2007)	Peak position
Irish Albums (IRMA)	5
Scottish Albums (Official Charts)	1
UK Albums (Official Charts)	1
UK Album Downloads (Official Charts)	12

Year-end charts

Chart (2007)	Position
UK Albums (OCC)	65

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Ireland (IRMA)	Gold	7,500^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)	Gold	100,000^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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". GfK Chart-Track. IRMA. Archived from the original. ^{[dead link]}
↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart on 18/3/2007 – Top 100". Official Charts Company.
↑ "Official Albums Chart on 18/3/2007 – Top 100". Official Charts Company.
↑ "Official Album Downloads Chart on 18/3/2007 – 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. Select albums in the Formats field. Type Doing It My Way Ray Quinn in the "Search:" field.

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[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.

[ac_Ireland_-6] "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 12, 2007". GfK Chart-Track. IRMA. Archived from the original. ^{[dead link]}

[ac_Scotland_-7] "Official Scottish Albums Chart on 18/3/2007 – Top 100". Official Charts Company.

[ac_UK2_-8] "Official Albums Chart on 18/3/2007 – Top 100". Official Charts Company.

[ac_UKDigital_-9] "Official Album Downloads Chart on 18/3/2007 – Top 100". Official Charts Company.

[10] "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2007". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 December 2021.

[IrelandRay_QuinnDoing_It_My_WayalbumCertRef-11] "The Irish Charts - 2007 Certification Awards - Gold". Irish Recorded Music Association.

[United_KingdomRay_QuinnDoing_It_My_WayalbumCertRef-12] "British album certifications – Ray Quinn – Doing It My Way". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Formats field. Type Doing It My Way Ray Quinn in the "Search:" field.