Measure of a Man (Clay Aiken album)


Measure of a Man is Clay Aiken's debut album, released on October 14, 2003, five months after the conclusion of the second season of American Idol. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and was, with 613,000 copies sold in its first week, the highest-selling debut for a solo artist since Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle in December 1993. It was number one on the Billboard 200 for two consecutive weeks and received a Multi-Platinum certification November 17, 2003.

Reception

Wade Paulsen of Reality TV World wrote that despite huge sales "Critics have ranged from strongly positive to mixed, to negative, to scathingly negative. "

Track listing

In the summer of 2004, a second version of the album was released in which "Solitaire" replaced "This is the Night" as a bonus cut.
In some of the international releases, the bonus track, "This is the Night" was replaced by "Bridge Over Troubled Water". The album released in Japan also included "On the Wings of Love" as a second bonus track.

Singles

Awards and nominations

Billboard Awards