''Forward'' is the debut album of singer
Ayla Brown
Ayla Marie Brown (born July 28, 1988) is an American recording artist from Wrentham, Massachusetts and former college basketball, NCAA basketball player. She was a contestant on ''American Idol'' on American Idol (season 5), season 5 in 2006 and ...
, which was released on October 17, 2006.
The album was recorded in
New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the Un ...
, at Tonic Studios, Raw Sugar Studios and Double Deal Studios, and mixed at A-Pawling Studios by
Peter Moshay, of
Hall & Oates
Daryl Hall and John Oates, commonly known as Hall & Oates, are an American pop rock duo formed in Philadelphia in 1970. Daryl Hall is generally the lead vocalist; John Oates primarily plays electric guitar and provides backing vocals. The two ...
, and
Mariah Carey fame. On August 25, as soon as Ayla was legally able, she raced to New York to record the 11 tracks of her debut album, with producer Jim McGregor of Double Deal Records, (founded by Wayne Laakko). One week later, it was finished.
There was speculation that the record company rushed this out to beat
Taylor Hicks
Taylor Reuben Hicks (born October 7, 1976) is an American singer who won the fifth season of ''American Idol'' in May 2006. Hicks got his start as a professional musician in his late teens and performed around the Southeastern United States fo ...
and
Katharine McPhee
Katharine Hope McPhee (born March 25, 1984) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. In May 2006, she rose to fame as the runner-up on the fifth season of ''American Idol.''
Her eponymous debut album was released on RCA Records on Janua ...
to the punch, but the record needed to be finished prior to Ayla's college enrollment to meet certain
NCAA
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compliance & eligibility requirements.
The first single to be released was a double release of "Know You Better" and "I Quit", which was released on September 12, 2006.
Track listing
# "Know You Better"
# "If I Was A River"
# "Sugah"
# "I Quit"
# "Forward"
# "Breaking Away"
# "Falling Into You"
# "Miles Away"
# "Thanks To You"
# "Ten Cent Wings"
# "Forward (Unplugged)"
References
External links
Ayla Brown Official WebsiteAmerican Idol - Contestants: Ayla Brown
2006 debut albums
Ayla Brown albums
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