All Is Well (EP)

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All Is Well
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EP by Clay Aiken
Released November 28, 2006
Recorded 2006
Genre Pop
Length15:35
Label RCA
Producer John Fields, Walter Afanasieff, Jaymes Foster, Clay Aiken
Clay Aiken chronology
A Thousand Different Ways
(2006)		 ''All Is Well''
(2006)		 On My Way Here
(2008)

All Is Well, released November 28, 2006 is a studio EP recorded by Clay Aiken. Originally an exclusive for Walmart [1] the album was made available on iTunes in December 2007. The four tracks are all Christmas songs. All Is Well debuted at number 54 on the Billboard Comprehensive Albums chart.[ citation needed ]

Extended play musical recording longer than a single, but shorter than a full album

An extended play record, often referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single, but is usually unqualified as an album or LP. EPs generally contain a minimum of four tracks and maximum of six tracks, and are considered "less expensive and time-consuming" for an artist to produce than an album. An EP originally referred to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play (SP) and LP, but it is now applied to mid-length CDs and downloads as well.

Clay Aiken singer-songwriter, actor, record producer

Clayton Holmes "Clay" Aiken is an American singer, television personality, actor, politician, and activist. He first gained fame when he came in second place on the second season of the reality singing competition American Idol in 2003. His debut album, Measure of a Man, released in October 2003, went multi-platinum. He released four more albums on the RCA label: Merry Christmas with Love (2004), A Thousand Different Ways (2006), the Christmas EP All is Well (2006), and On My Way Here (2008). Since then he has released two more albums, both with Decca Records: Tried and True (2010) and Steadfast (2012). Aiken has also had eleven tours in support of his albums. In all, he has sold over 5 million albums, and is the fourth-highest-selling American Idol alumnus.

Walmart U.S. discount retailer based in Arkansas

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Contents

Track listing

  1. "All is Well"
  2. "The Christmas Waltz"
  3. "O Come O Come Emmanuel"
  4. "My Grown-Up Christmas List"

Song notes

Michael W. Smith American musician and songwriter

Michael Whitaker Smith is an American musician, who has charted in both contemporary Christian and mainstream charts. His biggest success in mainstream music was in 1991 when "Place in this World" hit No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100. Over the course of his career, he has sold more than 18 million albums.

Sammy Cahn American lyricist, songwriter, musician

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Jule Styne British-born American songwriter

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The traditional Christmas song "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" is believed to have been originally written in Latin during the 12th century and translated into English in 1851 by John Mason Neale [2] [3]

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John Mason Neale Anglican priest and hymnologist

John Mason Neale was an Anglican priest, scholar and hymnwriter.

The title song, "All Is Well", was recorded by Michael W. Smith for his album Christmas (1989). Smith included the song on his album The Wonder Years CD Two (1993) and on the album The Christmas Collection (2004). Point of Grace recorded this song on their album Winter Wonderland (2005). Janet Walters covered this song for her Music of the Season album (2006).

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The televised Capital One Holiday Celebration on Ice (November 2007) featured Aiken singing songs from this album and his Merry Christmas With Love album. "All Is Well" was chosen by Todd Eldredge for his skating performance. Eldredge used Aiken's recording of this song for his Rockefeller Center performance on ice for the Christmas Day 2007 Today Show .

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Personnel

Musicians

Randy Waldman American musician

Randy Waldman is an American pianist, arranger, composer, and conductor. In 2019, Waldman's arrangement of the "Spiderman Theme" on his Superheroes album garnered the Grammy Award for Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals at the 61st Grammy Awards. Waldman also co-arranged Barbra Streisand's "Somewhere", which was awarded with an arrangement Grammy in 1985. He has served as Streisand's pianist and conductor for over 35 years and has worked with numerous artists including Frank Sinatra, Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Beyoncé, Ray Charles, and Stevie Wonder. He is also a helicopter and airplane pilot and instructor and holds a 2003 flight speed record in a Bell OH-58 helicopter.

Dennis Matthew Budimir is an American jazz and rock guitarist.

Nathan East American musician

Nathan Harrell East is an American jazz, R&B, and rock bass player and vocalist. With more than 2,000 recordings, East is considered one of the most recorded bass players in the history of music. East holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music from the University of California, San Diego (1978). He is a founding member of contemporary jazz quartet Fourplay and has recorded, performed, and co-written songs with performers such as Eric Clapton, Michael Jackson, Joe Satriani, Peter Gabriel, George Harrison, Phil Collins, Stevie Wonder, Toto, Kenny Loggins, Daft Punk, and Herbie Hancock.

Production

Studios

References

  1. ↑ CD: All Is Well: Songs For Christmas
  2. ↑ O Come O Come Emmanuel :Lyrics, retrieved November 28, 2006
  3. ↑ The Hymns and Caroles of Christmas, retrieved November 28, 2006
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