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Classic Songs, My Way (2007)

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Classic Songs, My Way: 2007 album by Paul Anka
Released 28 August 2007
Double album: Disc 1 "My Way" has 13 tracks, Disc 2 "Classic Songs" has 20 tracks, 33 in total
Follows the same formula as his previous album, Rock Swings (2005)
Disc 1 tracks are covers, each with the original writer or performer credited in parentheses
Disc 1 duets: "You Are My Destiny" with Michael Bublé, and "My Way" with Jon Bon Jovi
Disc 2 track titles carry no original-artist credits in the listing
"I'm Not Anyone" on Disc 2 is credited with Sammy Davis Jr
Disc 2 closes with an instrumental reprise of "You Are My Destiny"

Italian Wikipedia describes it as a double studio album by Paul Anka, released in 2007
The album uses the same approach as Rock Swings, released in 2005
Disc 1 covers include songs originally by Cyndi Lauper, Oleta Adams, The Killers, Foreigner, Duran Duran, Bryan Adams, Daniel Powter, Billy Joel, Joni Mitchell, Marc Cohn and Bob Seger
Disc 1 also includes a version of "Against the Wind" first recorded by Bob Seger
Disc 1 covers span a wide range of rock, pop and soft rock titles from the 1970s to the 2000s

1	Time After Time	4:04
2	Get Here	3:21
3	Mr. Brightside	3:50
4	Waiting for a Girl Like You	3:15
5	Ordinary World	4:32
6	Heaven	3:32
7	Bad Day	4:05
8	I Go to Extremes	3:12
9	Both Sides Now	5:24
10	You Are My Destiny (feat. Michael Buble)	3:57
11	Walking in Memphis	4:23
12	Against the Wind	4:40
13	My Way (feat. Bon Jovi)	5:18

Born July 30, 1941 in Ottawa, Ontario, to parents of Lebanese Christian descent.
Briefly studied piano and sang in the St. Elias Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral choir.
Formed a vocal trio called the Bobby Soxers at Fisher Park High School.

Recorded his first single "I Confess" at age 14.
"Diana" (1957) reached No. 1 in Canada and the US and is among the best-selling singles by a Canadian artist.
Wrote the theme for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and the English lyrics to "My Way", Frank Sinatra's signature song.
Wrote "It Doesn't Matter Anymore" for Buddy Holly and gave his composer's royalty to Holly's widow.
Scored a comeback with "(You're) Having My Baby" (1974), a No. 1 hit with Odia Coates.
Co-wrote three songs with Michael Jackson, which became posthumous hits in 2009, 2014, and 2018.
Had a significant career in Italy, with "Ogni volta" selling over one million copies there.

Acted in films and television, including a cameo in The Longest Day (1962) and appearances on Gilmore Girls and The Simpsons.

Album released in 2007, with chart entries in the UK
Late 2007: peaked at number 13 on the UK charts and held that position for one week
Following weeks: fell to 22, then 44, then 70
Paul Anka's album follows the formula of Rock Swings (2005)

The last track on Disc 1, "My Way", is sung with Jon Bon Jovi.
"You Are My Destiny" appears on both discs: with Michael Bublé on Disc 1, and again on Disc 2 without that credit.
Disc 2 ends with an instrumental reprise of "You Are My Destiny" lasting 2:00.
"I'm Not Anyone" on Disc 2 is credited with Sammy Davis Jr.
"Mr. Brightside" on Disc 1 is a cover of a song originally by The Killers.