| June 9, 2007 | “This Is My Now“ | Jordin Sparks (Season 6, Winner) |
15[31] | 334,000[9] | |
| “You Give Love a Bad Name“ | Blake Lewis (Season 6, Runner-Up) |
18[32] | 192,000[33] | ||
| “A Broken Wing“ | Jordin Sparks | 66[34] | 52,000 [33] | ||
| “I (Who Have Nothing)“” | Jordin Sparks | 80[35] | 44,000 [33] | ||
| “Time of the Season“ | Blake Lewis | 99[36] | 39,000 [33] | ||
| April 26, 2008 | “Praying for Time“ | Carrie Underwood | 27[37] | 87,286[38] | |
| “Shout to the Lord“ | American Idol Finalists (Season 7 Top 8 Finalists) |
43[37] | 55,745[39] | ||
| “Many Rivers to Cross“ | Annie Lennox | 80[37] | 29,159[39] | ||
| June 7, 2008 | “The Time of My Life“ | David Cook (Season 7, Winner) |
3[40] | 1,482,000[41] | Platinum[42] |
| “Dream Big” | David Cook | 15[43] | 145,000[44] | ||
| “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For“ | David Cook | 22[43] | 125,000[44] | ||
| “The World I Know“ | David Cook | 28[43] | 96,000[44] | ||
| “Imagine“ | David Archuleta (Season 7, Runner-Up) |
36[40] | 80,000[44] | ||
| “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing“ | David Cook | 42[45] | 60,000[46] | ||
| “Billie Jean“ | David Cook | 47[47] | 56,300[46] | ||
| “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down On Me“ | David Archuleta | 58[48] | 61,000[44] | ||
| “In This Moment” | David Archuleta | 60[49] | 61,000[44] | ||
| “Always Be My Baby“ | David Cook | 67[50] | 46,600[46] | ||
| “Hello“ | David Cook | 73[51] | 42,300[46] | ||
| “The Music of the Night“ | David Cook | 77[52] | 36,000[44] | ||
| “Eleanor Rigby“ | David Cook | 92[53] | 28,000[44] | ||
| “I’m Alive“ | David Cook | 99[54] | 25,000[44] | ||
| June 6, 2009 | “No Boundaries“ | Kris Allen (Season 8, Winner) |
11[55] | 343,000[9] | |
| “Heartless“ | Kris Allen | 16[55] | 412,000[56] | ||
| “Mad World“ | Adam Lambert (Season 8, Runner-Up) |
19[57] | 256,000[58] | ||
| “Ain’t No Sunshine“ | Kris Allen | 37[55] | 125,000[56] | ||
| “A Change Is Gonna Come“ | Adam Lambert | 56[57] | 63,000[59] | ||
| “Apologize“ | Kris Allen | 66[55] | 59,000[59] | ||
| “No Boundaries” | Adam Lambert | 72[57] | 68,000 [60] | ||
| “One“ | Adam Lambert | 82[57] | 46,000[59] | ||
| “Falling Slowly“ | Kris Allen | 94[55] | 38,000[59] | ||
| March 13, 2010 | “Let It Be“ | Kris Allen | 63 | 86,000[61] | |
| June 12, 2010 | “Beautiful Day“ | Lee DeWyze (Season 9, Winner) |
24[62] | 186,000[9] | |
| “Hallelujah“ | Lee DeWyze | 44[62] | 118,000 [63] | ||
| “Up to the Mountain“ | Crystal Bowersox (Season 9, Runner-Up) |
57[62] | 63,000[64] | ||
| “Falling Slowly“ | Crystal Bowersox and Lee DeWyze |
66[62] | 85,000[65] | ||
| “The Boxer“ | Lee DeWyze | 88[62] | 37,000 [64] | ||
| June 11, 2011 | “I Love You This Big“ | Scotty McCreery (Season 10, Winner) |
11[66] | 915,000[67] | Platinum[68] |
| “Like My Mother Does“ | Lauren Alaina (Season 10, Runner-Up) |
20[66] | 398,000[69] | ||
| June 9, 2012 | “Home“ | Phillip Phillips (Season 11, Winner) |
6[70] | 5,400,000[71] | 4× Platinum[72] |
| “We’ve Got Tonite“ | Phillip Phillips | 97[70] | 58,000[73] | ||
| June 1, 2013 | “I Am Beautiful“ | Candice Glover (Season 12, Winner) |
94[74] | 48,000[74] | |
| May 20, 2015 | “Beautiful Life“ | Nick Fradiani (Season 14, Winner) |
93[75] | 50,000[75] |
| Year | Album title | Chart positions | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | American Idol Season 6: Greatest Hits | ||
| Jordin Sparks EP | 2 (Digital Albums)[5] | 49,000[6] | |
| Blake Lewis EP | 3 (Digital Albums)[5] | 46,000[6] | |
| Melinda Doolittle EP | 3,400[6] | ||
| Chris Richardson EP | 900[6] | ||
| LaKisha Jones EP | 700[6] | ||
| Sanjaya Malakar EP | 600[6] | ||
| Phil Stacey EP | 500[6] | ||
| Haley Scarnato EP | 100[6] |
| Year | Album title | Chart positions | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | American Idol Season 8 | 34 (Billboard 200)[7] | 77,616[8] |
| American Idol Season 8: The 5 Song EP | 17 (Billboard 200)[1] | 57,176[8] | |
| Kris Allen, Season 8 Favorite Performances | 50 (Billboard 200) | 16,000[9] | |
| Adam Lambert, Season 8 Favorite Performances | 33 (Billboard 200) | 37,514[10] |
Season 9[edit]
| Year | Album title | Chart positions | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | American Idol Season 9 | 77 (Billboard 200)[1] | 21,000[11] |
| Lee DeWyze, Season 9 Favorite Performances | 9 (Heatseekers Albums)[12] | 5,000[13] | |
| Crystal Bowersox, Season 9 Favorite Performances | 6 (Heatseekers Albums)[14] | 5,000[13] |
| Year | Album title | Chart positions | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | American Idol Top 13 Season 10 | ||
| American Idol Top 12 Season 10 | |||
| American Idol Top 11 Season 10 | |||
| American Idol Top 11 Redux Season 10 | |||
| American Idol Top 9 Season 10 | 9 (iTunes top albums)[15] | ||
| American Idol Top 8 Season 10 | |||
| American Idol Top 7 Season 10 | |||
| American Idol Top 6 Season 10 | |||
| American Idol Top 5 Season 10 | |||
| American Idol Top 4 Season 10 | |||
| American Idol Season 10: Lauren Alaina | 42 (Billboard 200)[16] | 17,000[17] | |
| American Idol Season 10: Scotty McCreery | 12 (Billboard 200)[16] | 42,000[18] | |
| American Idol Season 10 Highlights EP: James Durbin | 31 (Billboard 200)[19] | 71,000[20] | |
| American Idol Season 10 Highlights EP: Haley Reinhart | 37 (Billboard 200)[19] | 59,000[21] | |
| American Idol Season 10 Highlights EP: Lauren Alaina | 24 (Billboard 200)[19] | 85,000[22] | |
| American Idol Season 10 Highlights EP: Scotty McCreery | 10 (Billboard 200) [19] | 201,000[23] |
| Year | Album title | Chart positions | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | American Idol – Top 13 Season 11 | ||
| American Idol Top 12 Season 11 | |||
| American Idol: Top 10 – Season 11 | |||
| American Idol, Season 11 – Top 9 | |||
| American Idol Top 8 – Season 11 | |||
| American Idol Top 7 – Season 11 | |||
| American Idol Top 7 Now (New Millennium) – Season 11 | |||
| American Idol Top 7 Then (Old Soul) – Season 11 | |||
| American Idol Top 6: Music of Queen – Season 11 | |||
| American Idol Top 6: Contestant’s Choice – Season 11 | |||
| American Idol – Songs of the Top 5 – Season 11 | |||
| American Idol – Top 4 – Season 11 | |||
| American Idol – Top 3 – Season 11 | |||
| American Idol – Season Finale – Season 11 | 21 (Billboard 200)[24] | 18,000[24] | |
| Jessica Sanchez: Journey to the Finale | 126 (Billboard 200)[24] | 6,000[25] | |
| Phillip Phillips: Journey to the Finale | 11 (Billboard 200)[24] | 45,000[26] | |
| American Idol Season 11 Duets and Trios Highlights [27] | 161 (Top Current Album)[28] | 3,000[26] | |
| American Idol Season 11 Top 10 Highlights[27] | 127 (Billboard 200)[29] | 4,000[26] | |
| American Idol Season 11 Highlights: Skylar Laine[30] | 64 (Billboard 200)[31] | 33,000[32] | |
| American Idol Season 11 Highlights: Hollie Cavanagh[33] | 176 (Billboard 200)[31] | 13,000[32] | |
| American Idol Season 11 Highlights: Joshua Ledet[34] | 57 (Billboard 200)[31] | 30,000[35] | |
| American Idol Season 11 Highlights: Jessica Sanchez[36] | 77 (Billboard 200)[31] | 15,000[37] | |
| American Idol Season 11 Highlights: Phillip Phillips[38][39] | 25 (Billboard 200)[40] | 82,000[32] |
| Year | Album Title | Chart positions | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | American Idol 10th Anniversary – The Hits: Volume 1 | 136 (Billboard 200) | 7,000[41] |
American Idol
VOCAL PRODUCTION BY JON REZIN
ENGINEERING BY JON REZIN
MIXING ON ‘Help Me Make It Through The Night’ & ‘I’ll Never Fall In Love Again’ BY JON REZIN
I had the opportunity to handle vocal production, editing, and some mixing work on American Idols studio albums for 7+ seasons. Every season I would work with the top 24 contestants. Each Week that number would dwindle as America voted for their favorites. My job was to work with the artists and coach them and produce their vocals for the studio full-length versions of the songs they were to perform on the show. It was an incredible opportunity to work with such a wide array of talent for so many seasons.
