American Idol Season 2: All-Time Classic American Love Songs Explained

American Idol Season 2: All Time Classic American Love Songs
Type:	compilation
Artist:	American Idol Season 2 finalists
Cover:	American Idol Season 2 All-Time Classic American Love Songs.jpeg
Released:	April 29, 2003
Genre:	Pop
Label:	RCA
Producer:	Burt Bacharach, James McMillan, Nigel Wright
Chronology:	American Idol
Prev Title:	Season 1: Greatest Moments
Prev Year:	2002
Next Title:	Season 3: Greatest Soul Classics
Next Year:	2004

Season 2: All-Time Classic American Love Songs was compiled of classic American love songs performed by the top eleven finalists from season 2 of American Idol and contains two ensemble tracks. It was released in 2003.

The album debuted at No.2 on the Nielsen Soundscan U.S. album chart for the week ending May 4, 2003 with sales of 101,225 the first week.^[1] It was certified gold on May 30, 2003,^[2] and its total sales reached 648,000.^[3]

Track listing

1. "What the World Needs Now is Love" (Burt Bacharach)  - American Idol Season 2 Finalists
   1. "Superstar" (The Carpenters)  - Ruben Studdard "On the Wings of Love" (Jeffrey Osborne)  - Clay Aiken
      1. 1. "At Last" (Etta James)  - Julia DeMato "Three Times a Lady" (Commodores)  - Josh Gracin "Let's Stay Together" (Al Green)  - Trenyce "Back At One" (Brian McKnight)  - Rickey Smith
   2. "Killing Me Softly" (Roberta Flack)  - Kimberly Caldwell "Open Arms" (Journey)  - Corey Clark
2. "How Do I Live" (LeAnn Rimes)  - Carmen Rasmusen
3. "Over the Rainbow" (Judy Garland)  - Kimberley Locke
4. "Overjoyed" (Stevie Wonder)  - Charles Grigsby
5. "God Bless the USA" (Lee Greenwood)  - American Idol Season 2 Finalists

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2003)	Position
US Billboard 200^[4]	121
US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)^[5]	8

Notes and References

1. http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/american-idol-3-cd-sells-only-55%25-of-idol-2-units-in-debut-but-places-%2310-2542.php 'American Idol 3' CD sells only 55% of 'Idol 2' units in debut but places #10
2. http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=American%20Idols&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2008&sort=Artist&perPage=25%22 RIAA Search - American Idol
3. https://web.archive.org/web/20060619034657/http://blogs.usatoday.com/idolchatter/2006/05/idol_anthology_.html#more Idol anthology: Best initial sales ever
4. Web site: Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2003. Billboard. July 16, 2021.
5. 2003 The Year in Music. Billboard. 115. 52. YE-78. December 27, 2003. July 16, 2021.