Rose Radio Top 30 Chart - 5/25/08

Top 30 Songs:
1. Everything I Don't Need - Clay Aiken
2. It's Good - John Pedersen
3. Solitaire - Clay Aiken
4. When Will I See You Again - The Three Degrees
5. Right To My Head - Constantine Maroulis
6. God Speaking - Mandisa
7. Over The Rainbow - Eva Cassidy
8. Mony Mony -Billy Idol
9. Billie Jean - David Cook
10. Fading Into You - Constantine Maroulis
11. Take The Country Outta Me - Bo Bice
12. Stories From Hollywood - Jon Peter Lewis
13. Everybody Loves - Constantine Maroulis
14. Paperback Writer - The Beatles
15. S.O.S. - Abba
16. When You Say You Love Me - Clay Aiken
17. February Song - Josh Groban
18. Turn To Grey - Jon Peter Lewis
19. American Friday Night - Bucky Covington
20. Waste My Breath - Sheri Miller
21. Band of Gold - Kimberley Locke
22. Break Anotha - Blake Lewis
23. I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) - The Proclaimers
24. Ever Present Past - Paul McCartney
25. Sunne Days - No Fixed Abode
26. Fields of Gold - Eva Cassidy
27. On My Way Here - Clay Aiken
28. Break The Silence - Jon Peter Lewis
29. Need - Half Past Forever (featuring Chris Sligh)
30. Nothin' Like The Summer - Carmen Rasmusen

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Album Spotlight: "Running Back To You" by Chris Sligh

The next album being featured on this Friday's Album Spotlight is "Running Back To You" by Chris Sligh which was just released on May 6.

Chris was a finalist on the sixth season of American Idol ending up finishing in tenth place. "Running Back To You" debuted at #190 on the Billboard 200, was the #2 best-selling Christian album on iTunes and was the highest debut on Christian SoundScan for that week.

His single, "Empty Me" is currently #18 on the Christian Adult Contemporary radio chart and #22 on the Christian CHR radio chart (Radio & Records).

You can read a song by song breakdown and discussion on Chris' personal blog.

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Album Spotlight: "On My Way Here" by Clay Aiken

Tomorrow I am launching the new feature "Album Spotlight" with one of my favorite artists -- Clay Aiken. He released his new album "On My Way Here" on May 6. Here is the official bio for the album from his MySpace page:

When Clay Aiken and his executive producer Jaymes Foster began the search for songs to record for Aiken’s first album of original material since his 2003 chart-topping debut Measure of A Man, they both fell in love with a song written by Ryan “Alias” Tedder called “On My Way Here.” The message of the lyrics — how the lessons we learn while growing up shape us into who we become as adults — struck such a deep chord with Aiken that it wound up inspiring the theme (and title) of his new collection.

“I thought if we could find songs along those lines, that deal with my life over the past five years and what I’ve learned from my experiences, it would be a great concept for an album,” Aiken says. “Since I got into this business, I’ve learned so much about myself and about life and the world. I’m nowhere near an expert, but this album has taken on the form of addressing how far I’ve come in those five years and how I feel like I’ve found myself.”[...]

That’s a lot of life experience to cover in one album. “It is,” Aiken admits, “that’s why the lyrics really had to matter this time around. It’s the first time I’m singing about things that mean something to me.” Which is not to say that every song is about something that actually happened to the star. “What’s powerful about a lot of the new songs is that they can mean different things to different people,” he says. “It was really important to me that they be interpretable in all kinds of ways, so as not to cloud someone’s ability to find their own meaning in them.” One example of this is the evocative ballad “The Real Me,” written by singer/songwriter Natalie Grant, which is a poignant story about the experience of being in the public eye. “The song really spoke to me about the necessity of having someone in your life who knows you and doesn’t really care about the fact that you’re a celebrity,” Aiken says.

Another track that means a lot to Aiken is “As Long as We’re Here,” a moving ballad that Aiken chose from a selection of demos he had brought with him to listen to on the plane during a UNICEF visit to Indonesia. “Maybe it had to do with the fact that I was flying over a tsunami-stricken country, but the lyrics struck me as very uplifting,” he says. “They’re about not waiting until it’s too late to tell the people you love that you care about them.” Turns out the song had also resonated with Jaymes Foster, who brought it to Aiken not knowing that he had already fallen in love with it. “Out of literally tens of thousands of demos we were sent, she had chosen the same one that I had so strongly identified with, so the song is a great connector between Jaymes and me. We’ve become really great friends, and it’s important that it’s part of the album.” Though he’s known for his signature ballads, Aiken chose to open On My Way Here with an up-tempo, pop-rock tune, “Ashes,” which begins with the following lyric: “Someone told me what doesn’t kill you only makes you stronger / Sets you free from all that held you down.” “That’s a great opening line for an album,” Aiken says. “My mom used to say that if things come easy they’re not worth having; that there can’t be a sunrise with a night. So, to me, that song is about how the most important lessons I’ve learned in my life have come out of less-than-rosy experiences, and that I’m stronger because of them.”

To musically represent the album’s lyrical theme, Aiken and Foster enlisted Grammy-Award winning British songwriter and producer Kipper, who has worked with Sting, Chris Botti, and Julia Fordham, marking the first time Aiken has recorded an entire album with one producer. “It’s made for a very collaborative environment in the studio,” Aiken says. “Every song has been scrutinized by Jaymes, Kipper, and me to make sure it’s exactly what we wanted it to be.”[...]

Spread out through the day tomorrow I will be playing all the tracks from album. Stayed tuned to hear them all. My plan right now is to feature another artist on Friday. Check back here tomorrow to find out who!

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New Station Feature: Album Spotlight

I will be starting a new feature for Rose Radio listeners. I will be choosing an album to showcase for one day by playing all the tracks on the album through that day. Due to broadcasting rules, I cannot play the album all at once. I can only average one track an hour by any particular artist, so I will have to spread playing the album throughout the day. I will post my first album selection tomorrow to be played on Wednesday. Don't miss it!

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Rose Radio Top 30 Chart - 5/18/08

Rose Radio Top 30 Songs
1. It's Good - John Pedersen
2. Right To My Head - Constantine
3. When Will I See You Again - The Three Degrees
4. God Speaking - Mandisa
5. Over The Rainbow - Eva Cassidy
6. Solitaire - Clay Aiken
7. Stories From Hollywood - Jon Peter Lewis
8. Take The Country Outta Me - Bo Bice
9. Everybody Loves - Constantine Maroulis
10. Paperback Writer - The Beatles
11. Fading Into You - Constantine Maroulis
12. When You Say You Love Me - Clay Aiken
13. Message In a Bottle - Police
14. Turn To Grey - Jon Peter Lewis
15. American Friday Night - Bucky Covington
16. Waste My Breath - Sheri Miller
17. On My Way Here - Clay Aiken
18. Break Anotha - Blake Lewis
19. Ever Present Past - Paul McCartney
20. Band of Gold - Kimberley Locke
21. Sunne Days - No Fixed Abode
22. Break the Silence - Jon Peter Lewis
23. Fields of Gold - Eva Cassidy
24. Billie Jean - David Cook
25. Nothin' Like the Summer - Carmen Rasmusen
26. Can't Stop the Rain - Sarah Mather
27. These Hard Times - Matchbox Twenty
28. Need - Half Past Forever (feat. Chris Sligh)
29. I Dream of Spring - k.d. lang
30. A Bad Dream - Keane

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Rose Radio Top 30 Chart - 5/11/08

Rose Radio Top 30 Songs
1. Right To My Head - Constantine Maroulis
2. Stories From Hollywood - Jon Peter Lewis
3. God Speaking - Mandisa
4. All Woman - Lisa Stansfield
5. It's Good - John Pedersen
6. Fading Into You - Constantine Maroulis
7. Break The Silence - Jon Peter Lewis
8. Everybody Loves - Constantine Maroulis
9. All-American Girl - Carrie Underwood
10. The Sound of Silence - Simon & Garfunkel
11. Over the Rainbow - Eva Cassidy
12. On My Way Here - Clay Aiken
13. When You Say You Love Me - Clay Aiken
14. Paperback Writer - The Beatles
15. Turn To Grey - Jon Peter Lewis
16. When Will I See You Again - The Three Degrees
17. Take the Country Outta Me - Bo Bice
18. Solitaire - Clay Aiken
19. If You Don't Know Me By Now - Clay Aiken
20. American Friday Night - Bucky Covington
21. Free - Brooke White
22. Something - The Beatles
23. What's Love Got To Do With It - Tina Turner
24. Can't Stand Losing You - The Police
25. I Dream of Spring - k.d. lang
26. The Prayer (with Charlotte Church) - Josh Groban
27. Message In a Bottle - Police
28. These Hard Times - Matchbox Twenty
29. Band of Gold - Kimberley Locke
30. You Give Love a Bad Name - Blake Lewis

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Rose Radio Top 30 Chart - 5/4/08

Rose Radio Top 30 Songs:
1. Everybody Loves - Constantine Maroulis
2. Favorite T-Shirt - Constantine Maroulis
3. Stories From Hollywood - Jon Peter Lewis
4. Fading Into You - Constantine Maroulis
5. Right To My Head - Constantine Maroulis
6. Can't Stand Losing You - The Police
7. Turn To Grey - Jon Peter Lewis
8. On My Way Here - Clay Aiken
9. I Want To Know What Love Is - Clay Aiken
10. All Woman - Lisa Stansfield
11. (You Want To) Make A Memory - Bon Jovi
12. It's Good - John Pedersen
13. All-American Girl - Carrie Underwood
14. Message In A Bottle - Police
15. The Sound of Silence - Simon & Garfunkel
16. Paperback Writer - The Beatles
17. Lover All Alone - Clay Aiken
18. Lonely No More - Clay Aiken
19. Something - The Beatles
20. When Will I See You Again - The Three Degrees
21. Crying - Roy Orbison
22. The Prayer (with Charlotte Church) - Josh Groban
23. Over The Rainbow - Eva Cassidy
24. You Give Love A Bad Name - Blake Lewis
25. Take the Country Outta Me - Bo Bice
26. What's Love Got to Do With It - Tina Turner
27. Lean On Me - Club Nouveau
28. Crazy - Gnarls Barkley
29. I Who Have Nothing - Jordin Sparks
30 Homeward Bound - William Joseph

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