I can't believe the rave reviews this CD is getting! I bought it because of the great things people are saying about it. I am terribly disappointed. This CD is not any good. The songs are "bubble gum" era, on most tracks the orchestration and backup singers are too loud and you can't hear Clay, the songs are not memorable and most of the words to the songs are really stupid. More importantly, they failed to listen to Simon's critique of "picking the right song for your voice." None of these songs are right for Clay. I can't believe Clive Davis produced this CD. Maybe I was expecting too much from a first CD, but my opinion is that this CD stinks. If you want a good CD, buy Bette Midler's new CD or a Josh Groban CD. Immensely better and you won't be disappointed.