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A Thousand Different Ways
- By Clay Aiken
- Genre: Pop
Common Sense Media says
Sentimental ballads made for hopeful romantics.
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that there's nothing offensive in this collection of sentimental love ballads.
What's the story?
On A THOUSAND DIFFERENT WAYS, Clay Aiken delivers covers of 14 romantic, sentimental, and mostly well-known love ballads. A CD like this requires a certain mood, as well as an absolute suspension of coolness. But Aiken does a beautiful job reinventing the love-ballad wheel. For tweens in the throes of first love, Aiken's interpretations of songs made popular by Elton John ("Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word"), Bad English ("When I See You Smile"), Bryan Adams ("Everything I Do [I Do It for You]"), and Celine Dion ("Because You Loved Me") not only do justice to the material but often transcend the originals.
Is it any good?
Are you a dreamy pre-adolescent fantasizing about your future first boyfriend or a teenager in the throes of budding romance? Aiken provides the soundtrack for young romantic dreams. Parents of lovestruck kids have nothing to worry about in terms of lyrical content, which includes only the gentlest and subtlest innuendo. For those who aren't afraid of sentiment, these are smooth, lovely offerings, sung with passion and integrity and produced with loving care. Leave your hip-hop attitude at the door, and enjoy the sentimental stylings of a talented musical interpreter.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about what happens physically, emotionally, and mentally when people fall in love. Why does falling in love make people want to listen to sappy music? How does it make what you've heard thousands of times/ways sound new and fresh?
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Buy it!!!!!!
This is for all ages! The songs are beautiful and well done. The best we have ever heard.
Whoever doesn't like this is bad to this kind. Clay Aiken is the best and reminds me of romance and why I listen to music in the first place. A must buy. And love is a drug. Get this Album and find out why and listin to what this guy offers us.
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April 9, 2008
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auditory bliss
I find nothing offensive or that I wouldn't want my kids to hear. Some of the songs are a bit dated, but the arrangements are for the most part new and fresh. As for the voice, none better. Close your eyes and enjoy.
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Fantastic CD
The songs are so entertaining, and the singing is so amazing. This is definitely the best music CD of 2006...
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Beautiful Love Ballads Song By the Most Beautiful Voice
I love every song on this CD, some more than others, but all of them. Clay breathes new live into all of the covers and introduces the new songs in a way that makes me never want to forget them. The CD is called A Thousand Different Ways because these songs don't only speak of romantic love. Clay is the best thing to happen to the music industry in years.
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Best Cover Album Ever!
Even thought most songs on this are covers, Clay does an amazing job! Practically everyone of them is great. My favorite is his cover of Paul Young's Everytime You Go Away.
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| Artist: | Clay Aiken |
| Release date: | September 19, 2006 |
| Label: | RCA |
| Genre: | Pop |
| Parental advisory: | No |
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