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]

Ray Quinn
Studio album by Ray Quinn
Released	12 March 2007[1]
Recorded	January 2007 Los Angeles, California
Genre	Vocal jazz
Length	34:05
Label	Syco
Producer	Nigel Wright
Ray Quinn chronology
Ray Quinn (2007) Undeniable (2020)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

Track listing

1. "Ain't That a Kick in the Head?" (Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 2:31
2. "Fly Me to the Moon" (Bart Howard) - 2:27
3. "My Way" (Paul Anka, Claude François, Jacques Revaux, Gilles Thibault) - 4:29
4. "That's Life" (Kelly Gordon, Dean Kay) - 3:13
5. "Mack the Knife" (Marc Blitzstein, Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill) - 3:02
6. "Smile" (Charlie Chaplin, John Turner, Geoffrey Parsons) - 2:39
7. "The Way You Look Tonight" (Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields) - 4:11
8. "Summer Wind" (Hans Bradtke, Henry Mayer, Johnny Mercer) - 2:44
9. "What a Wonderful World" (Bob Thiele, George David Weiss) - 2:15
10. "Mr. Bojangles" (Jerry Jeff Walker) - 3:25
11. "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

Charts Chart (2007) Peak position Irish Albums (IRMA)[6] 5 Scottish Albums (OCC)[7] 1 UK Albums (OCC)[8] 1 UK Digital Albums (OCC)[9] 12

Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales Ireland (IRMA)[10] Gold 7,500^^ United Kingdom (BPI)[11] Gold 100,000^^ ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

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 14 February 2007.
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.
6. "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 12, 2007". Chart-Track. IRMA.
7. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
8. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
9. "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
10. "The Irish Charts - 2007 Certification Awards - Gold". Irish Recorded Music Association.
11. "British album certifications – Ray Quinn – Doing It My Way". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Doing It My Way in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.