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' Released: September 12, 2006. ' Released: July 4, 2007. ' Released: November 20, 2007 Continuum is the third studio album by American musician, released September 12, 2006 on.
Recording sessions for the album took place during November 2005 to September 2006 at in, Avatar Studios and Right Track/Sound on Sound in, and Royal Studios in. Production was handled primarily by Mayer and. It marked a change in Mayer's musical style, and incorporated musical elements of and more heavily than in his previous work with pop-rock.
The album debuted at number 2 on the US chart, selling 300,186 copies in its first week. It also reached the top-ten in several other countries and sold over 3 million copies worldwide. Upon its release, Continuum received generally positive reviews from most music critics and earned Mayer several accolades, including a at the. Magazine named it the eleventh best album of 2006. With any trilogy, the third in the series blows it open.
John Mayer, 2006 Mayer made the decision to name his third album Continuum at least a year before the album was released. In his column in the April 2005 issue of Esquire, Mayer wrote, 'I'm obsessed with time lately, constantly crunching the numbers to get some sense of where I stand in the continuum.' In his column in the September 2005 issue of he confirmed the title, writing, 'I've never experienced anything like the recording process involved in making Continuum, my third-album-to-be.
The album features mainly new songs, though 'Gravity' and 'Vultures' are available in live versions from 's, and ' is a cover: the first Hendrix cover that Mayer has ever recorded as a studio release, although Mayer had played 'Bold as Love' live many times prior to the release of Continuum such as on the televised: A Concert of Hope on January 15, 2005 and has since recorded other Hendrix songs such as 'The Wind Cries Mary' and 'Wait Until Tomorrow' in live settings. The album contains a collaboration between Mayer and 8-string guitarist on the tune 'In Repair'. The song 'Stop this Train' was written during a time of, what Mayer calls, 'solitary refinement;' He was in bed suffering from double kidney stones and living in a hotel while finding a new residence. Cover art The word 'Continuum' is showcased across the center. The typography for the title was customized to give the letters 'C' and 'o' the appearance of an: ∞. Many of the following letters touch in some way; the right vertical line of the second 'u' is the left vertical line of the 'm' in the title.
The album has been released several times with slight differences in the artwork. The three major releases feature, respectively: A photo of Mayer; a silver cover with a white title; and a Local 83-only version (including a silver bag).
The first features a dark gray-scale photograph of Mayer with the title near the top; another is identical except for 'featured' centered across the top. Some versions feature only a CD.
In these cases, the album features Mayer on the cover. When the album is packaged with a jewel casing, the inside cover is all white with the 'Continuum' logo printed very faintly on it. The basic CD is white with off-white letters that slides into a slipcase of deep gray with lettering in light gray and blue/green. During the pre-order, it appeared as though there would be a variation of said artwork on a special edition version, and it turned out that the 'special packaging' was a shiny silver bag which held the CD and the pre-order bonuses. All artwork was designed by Mayer along with Smog Design, Inc. The inside of the CD sleeve includes photographs, some taken by Mayer, such as of the studio (where Mayer's handwriting describes, '.this is what my heart looks like.' ) and a where Mayer's handwriting is imposed over the top of the photograph, featuring the lyrics to his songs.
There is also a photograph of Mayer with and (the three who comprise the John Mayer Trio) on a beach. The CD sleeve features the lyrics to all of Continuum's songs. With both and, there were incongruities with the lyrics in the sleeves when compared with the albums; however, the Continuum lyrics are all printed exactly as recorded on the album. The UK version of Continuum features a photograph of Mayer on the cover. This cover was used for promotional releases, such as when Mayer performed live on the Australian television program. The alternative cover was presented for television by the show's host.
In November 2007, a special edition of Continuum was released. The cover for the special edition features a grey background and silver text for the title, with the logo in black instead of white. However, the line 'Music by John Mayer' remains the same teal color as on the regular release. The cover layout is the same.
Release and promotion. This article needs to be updated. Please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (January 2009) By the time of release, Mayer had performed almost all of the songs live at least once, either with a full band or alone in an acoustic set during the Hotel Cafe shows from the previous winter. On August 23, 2006, the entire Continuum album was played on Los Angeles radio station, with the segment hosted by Mayer himself. He repeated the event for different media outlets several more times before the album's September release, such as 'Sneak Peek' through; he also performed three songs live for. Subsequently, the album was made available for on Clear Channel Music website and for pre-purchase on, all prior to the album's official release.
The iTunes pre-release included the exclusive bonus track, 'Can't Take That Plane'. A limited edition of 'Waiting on the World to Change' was released featuring the album version of the song. The EP includes a bonus acoustic version which features, as well as a studio recording of 'Good Love is on the Way', a live version of which was released on the 's.
The Ben Harper version of 'Waiting on the World to Change' and an alternative acoustic-only version of 'Good Love is on the Way' are also available on Mayer's subsequent release, the EP. The first single, ',' was released on July 11, 2006. The music video for the song was directed by and features Mayer walking along the while artists Futura, Tats Cru, and Daze graffiti messages on New York City billboards displaying messages relating to the song's content. On February 22, 2007, Continuum's second single, ', entered the Billboard Hot 100 at #71, joining the already charting 'Waiting on the World to Change', making for two Continuum singles on the Hot 100 at the same time. It was featured in the for the television series in 2008. 'Waiting' entered the Billboard's Hot 100 Digital Songs Chart at #63.
It has sold 68,115 in digital downloads since its release. Mayer performed the single ' at the with fellow musicians and.
'Dreaming with a Broken Heart' is the third official single release from Continuum, and was released for ads at Hot AC and Triple A radio on July 9, 2007. On November 20, 2007, a special edition of Continuum was released that included a bonus disc of six live tracks and a 20-page booklet containing photos from the tour.
Five of the songs are live versions of tracks from Continuum, including all of its singles. A sixth song, 'I Don't Need No Doctor', was originally performed by; Mayer previously performed the song as part of his set with the. The single 'Say' (from soundtrack) was also made available on the CD through an online download unlock function. The tracks were produced by Mayer's engineer.
The album was reissued on on April 8, 2008, with the single ' being added directly on the disc. A version of this reissue was also released, on two 180-gram discs. Commercial performance. An R&B-oriented ballad, the song's theme centers on a relationship on the brink of ending. Problems playing this file?
Continuum debuted on the US chart at #2 with 300,186 copies sold. It never reached #1, impeded by the Justin Timberlake album, which was released at the same time. As on November 2009, Continuum has sold 2,800,000 copies in the and is Mayer's third consecutive multi-platinum selling studio album. It stayed in the top 100 of chart for 50 weeks (37 of those weeks were in the top 50). Worldwide, it has moved more than 3 million copies. In Canada, the album debuted at #2 on the and is certified platinum for sales of 100,000 copies.
According to, Continuum was the fourth best selling digital album for 2006 in Canada. With no lead single in Australia, Continuum debuted on the at #12, his lowest debut in Australia to date ( debuted at #5 and at #4). Continuum was the ninety-eighth best selling album for 2006 on the (ARIA) Albums Chart. It has been certified gold by ARIA for sales of 35,000 copies and had stayed on ARIA's Top 100 Albums chart for 34 weeks before exiting the chart. Continuum held the record for the most album downloads in history with over 326,000 copies downloaded until June 29, 2008, when it was surpassed by the album. On February 22, 2007, the lead single, 'Waiting on the World to Change', peaked at #14 on the Singles Chart, where it stayed for forty-one weeks. To date in the US, the single has sold 1,632,137 in digital downloads, and was certified platinum by the when it crossed the one-million mark in sales.
After a month of release, the single peaked at #17 on the Australian on November 19, 2006. Critical reception Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating B− 7/10 C Continuum received generally positive reviews from music critics.
At, which assigns a rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an score of 67, based on 18 reviews. Matt Collar of called it 'a gorgeously produced, brilliantly stripped-to-basics album that incorporates blues, soft-funk, R&B, folk and pop in a sound that is totally owned by Mayer.'
Called it a 'great blue-eyed soul record.' Of the commented that Mayer is 'best when treading softly, finding the fluid heart of blue-eyed soul', rather than on more 'angst'-filled songs. Bryan Borzykowski of felt that 'Mayer's melodic voice, warm production, complex riffs and thoughtful lyrics should cure the violent reactions Mayer's name used to evoke.' 's gave Continuum a three-star honorable mention ( ), indicating 'an enjoyable effort consumers attuned to its overriding aesthetic or individual vision may well treasure'. He cited 'Waiting on the World to Change' and 'The Heart of Life' as highlights and quipped, 'Saying in so many words what his less-gifted, more-pretentious contemporaries think it's cool to camouflage'., writing in, called it 'a smart, breezy album that deftly fuses his love for old-school blues and R&B with his natural gift for sharp melodies and well-constructed songs.' The magazine later ranked it the eleventh best album of 2006. In a mixed review, 's Jonathan Keefe wrote that, 'with no edge to the songwriting and with such spit-polished, tasteful production, Continuum just doesn't convince as a heady, soulful rock album or as Mayer's creative quantum leap forward'., writing for, felt that Mayer is too 'classy' and wrote that, although the songs are 'shapely' and 'the musicianship is elegant and virtuosic', the music's 'low-key loveliness dissipates into a sleep-inducing haze.'
Stated that Mayer 'calmly circles the same career themes with the same warmed-over, palatable guitar weavings'. Magazine called it 'dour stuff reminiscent of a yogic.' Track listing No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. 'I Don't Trust Myself (With Loving You)' Mayer 4:52 3. ' Mayer 4:02 4. ' Mayer 4:05 5.
'The Heart of Life' Mayer 3:19 6. 'Vultures' Mayer, 4:11 7. 'Stop This Train' Mayer 4:45 8. 'Slow Dancing in a Burning Room' Mayer 4:02 9. ' ( cover) 4:18 10. ' Mayer 4:07 11.
'In Repair' Mayer, 6:09 12. 'I'm Gonna Find Another You' Mayer 2:43 Total length: reissue No. Title Writer(s) Length 13. ' Mayer 3:49 Total length: edition bonus disc No. Title Writer(s) Live details Length 1. 'Vultures' Mayer, Jordan, Palladino, June 28, 2007 5:40 2. 'Belief' Mayer, June 26, 2007 6:04 3.
'Waiting on the World to Change' Mayer, July 25, 2007 3:39 4. 'Dreaming with a Broken Heart' Mayer, June 10, 2007 4:15 5. ' ( cover) Joseph Armstead, June 18, 2007 5:54 6. 'Gravity' Mayer, Ohio, July 1, 2007 10:20 Total length: 36:43 Personnel. Musicians. –,.
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Ricky Peterson – on tracks 1, 6, 11 and 12, backing vocals on track 1. – on tracks 1 and 2. – bass on track 2. – guitar on track 3.
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Ends at 9:59 GMT on 11 January 2018. Guitar (Guitar) Music by John Mayer. By John Mayer. Play It Like It Is. With guitar tablature. Published by Cherry Lane Music (HL.2500986). Item Number: HL.2500986 ISBN.
Mayer was recently lauded by Rolling Stone for his massive guitar talent. This folio features notes & tab for all 12 songs from his third CD, including the hits “Gravity” and “Waiting on the World to Change,” plus his cover of Hendrix's “Bold as Love.” Also includes an intro on the making of the album. Grammy Winner!
Best Pop Vocal Album. About Play It Like It Is The Cherry Lane Play It Like It Is series features authentic note-for-note transcriptions of guitar music taken directly off recordings. This series features some of the greatest guitar players and groups. Every book contains notes and tablature.
Guitar (Guitar) Music by John Mayer. By John Mayer. Play It Like It Is. With guitar tablature. Published by Cherry Lane Music (HL.2500986). Item Number: HL.2500986 ISBN.
Mayer was recently lauded by Rolling Stone for his massive guitar talent. This folio features notes & tab for all 12 songs from his third CD, including the hits “Gravity” and “Waiting on the World to Change,” plus his cover of Hendrix's “Bold as Love.” Also includes an intro on the making of the album. Grammy Winner! Best Pop Vocal Album.
About Play It Like It Is The Cherry Lane Play It Like It Is series features authentic note-for-note transcriptions of guitar music taken directly off recordings. This series features some of the greatest guitar players and groups.
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