John Mayer Continuum (Limited Edition) Genres: Pop, Rock Track Listings. Special limited edition tour package includes a bonus CD with live versions of 'Vultures'. • ' Released: July 11, 2006 • ' Released: September 2006 • ' Released: September 12, 2006 • ' Released: July 4, 2007 • ' Released: November 20, 2007 Continuum is the third by American recording artist, released on September 12, 2006 by and. Recording sessions took place from November 2005 to September 2006 at in Los Angeles, Avatar Studios and Right Track/Sound on Sound in New York City, and Royal Studios in. Produced by the singer and, it marked a change in Mayer's musical style, incorporating elements of and more heavily than in his previous work with. The album debuted at number 2 on the US, selling over 300,186 copies in its first week of sales. It also reached the top-ten of several other countries and sold over 3 million copies worldwide. Upon its release, Continuum received generally positive reviews from critics, and earned Mayer several accolades, including a at the. Named it the eleventh best album of 2006. Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • Background [ ] 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. Duniya chale na shri ram ke bina mp3 lakha ringtone. 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.
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