Tried and True [CD+DVD]

Clay Aiken | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 1, 2010)
• Original Release Date: 2010
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: CD+DVD
• Label: Decca
• ASIN: B003BGRGAM
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (102 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #79,361 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Can't Take My Eyes Off You

2. What Kind of Fool Am I?

3. It's Only Make Believe

4. Misty

5. Mack The Knife

6. It's Impossible

7. Unchained Melody

8. Suspicious Minds

9. Crying

10. There's a Kind of Hush

See all 11 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Build Me Up Buttercup - Live [DVD]

2. Bonus Material [DVD]

Editorial Reviews

Deluxe CD/DVD edition includes bonus DVD. 2010 release from the American Idol Season 2 runner up, his fifth album overall. Tried And True features Aiken's unique covers of classic songs from the 1950s and 1960s including 'Can't Take My Eyes Off You', 'What Kind Of Fool Am I?', 'Mack The Knife', 'Unchained Melody', 'There's A Kind Of Hush' and 'Suspicious Minds'.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

71 of 75 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars YES! YES! YES!, June 1, 2010

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A* (New York, N.Y. United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tried and True (Audio CD)

Ever since Clay Aiken ran over, got out of his car, checked the body and drove over it in reverse singing Mack the Knife on American Idol -- I have been dying for him to do a standards set. He always had an excellent way with phrasing. And that is what separates someone from just bulldozing through a song and making it truly live and breathe. There has to be a connection that goes beyond vocal ability and also, there has to be a great band. Thankfully this CD has both, naturally. The songs are allowed to simmer and build and stray just far enough from their more well known arrangements to sound familiar but also adventurous. "Suspicious Minds" keeps its jaunty juxtaposition of rhythm vs. lyrics. And What he does to an old war horse as "Misty" is just grand, he stretches and plays with those vowels like a cat with string. "Moon River," is simply flawless, ranking up there with Raul Malo's wonderful take.

I would love to see Aiken tackle more material in this genre, his voice has grown to this lovely smokey quality that still has a killer upper register. It is more than adept at carrying the weight of these lyrical gems. It would be amazing, say about 15 or so years from now, to have a library from him that is in its infancy and be able to sit next to those that have mastered the American songbook.

47 of 52 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Clay IS Back, June 1, 2010

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This review is from: Tried and True (Audio CD)

I have loved Clay's voice since I first heard him on American Idol, over 7 years ago but to be truthful, his CDs never quite captured his amazing vocal ability....until now. I have been listening to this new offering on repeat since I downloaded it and it is stunningly beautiful. Decca records has done what RCA failed to do, capture the richness and glory of a voice that comes along rarely. Clay has never sounded better.

His duet with Linda Eder, Crying, is so beautifully sung by both artists. It is just gorgeous. Truly a masterpiece as is the entire CD. Even if you don't think you will like these timeless songs, Clay makes them fresh and new. He is working with some fabulous musicians which helps to create a swinging big band sound reminiscent of the masters of yore. But there is nothing old about this CD. It's fresh, new and Clay Aiken at his very best. I'm loving every single track.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars HIS BREAKTHROUGH ALBUM...A GEM!!!, June 2, 2010

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Burton D. Shapiro "cd master" (Ft Lauderdale, F l. USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tried and True (Audio CD)

Finally the album that i have been waiting for. Clay had the good sense to record the classics. Great song selection, and renditions. This is the music he should have been singing all along. The best covers since he recorded Solitiare.

His voice is tailor made for these songs. One of the best versions of Unchained Melody, a heatfelt It's Impossible, and a sublime duet with Linda Eder on Crying. Not to metion his Kick-Ass version of Mack The Knife.

If anyone loves GOOD music, this album is a must have !!!