The Winner's Journey is an album

Album

An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...

 based on Australian Idol 2007 winner Natalie Gauci

Natalie Gauci

Natalie Gauci is an Australian singer of Italian and Maltese descent. Gauci undertook music tuition at the Victorian College of the Arts, formed her own band that played gigs in Melbourne, while also working as a music teacher...

's performances on the show.
For the first time, the album will consist of longer recorded studio versions of Natalie's performances on Australian Idol, along with the studio version of her debut single "Here I Am

Here I Am (Natalie Gauci song)

"Here I Am" is the debut single for 2007 Australian Idol winner Natalie Gauci, written by Lindy Robbins and Tom Leonard. This single was performed by the final two contestants – Gauci and Matt Corby – during the penultimate episode of Australian Idol 2007.After Gauci won the competition on 25...

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The album also includes a bonus DVD which features an "exciting in-depth interview" with John Foreman (producer) and Ross Fraser (Sony BMG A&R

A&R

Artists and repertoire is the division of a record label that is responsible for talent scouting and overseeing the artistic development of recording artists. It also acts as a liaison between artists and the record label.- Finding talent :...

); as she tells her story of her journey to Idol fame and demonstrates her unique song arrangements on piano

Piano

The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...

.

Track listing

• CD

1. "Here I Am
   Here I Am (Natalie Gauci song)
   "Here I Am" is the debut single for 2007 Australian Idol winner Natalie Gauci, written by Lindy Robbins and Tom Leonard. This single was performed by the final two contestants – Gauci and Matt Corby – during the penultimate episode of Australian Idol 2007.After Gauci won the competition on 25...
   
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2. "Man in the Mirror
   Man in the Mirror
   "Man in the Mirror" is a song recorded by Michael Jackson and written and composed by Glen Ballard and Siedah Garrett. It peaked at number one in the United States when released as a single in January 1988 off his seventh solo album, Bad. It is one of Jackson's most critically acclaimed songs and...
   
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3. "Umbrella
   Umbrella (song)
   "Umbrella" is a song recorded by Barbadian singer Rihanna, featuring a rap verse by Jay-Z. The song was written by The-Dream, Christopher Stewart, Kuk Harrell and Jay-Z, and was produced by Stewart and The-Dream for Rihanna's third studio album, Good Girl Gone Bad...
   
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4. "Apologize
   Apologize (song)
   "Apologize" is a song written by OneRepublic frontman Ryan Tedder for OneRepublic's debut album Dreaming Out Loud. A remix version was included on the Timbaland album, Shock Value and on the deluxe version of Dreaming Out Loud...
   
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5. "Boys in Town
   Boys in Town (song)
   "Boys in Town" is the debut single by Australian rock band Divinyls, released in 1981. The song was used in the 1982 film Monkey Grip and was first released on the soundtrack to the movie, along with several other Divinyls tracks written and recorded for the film including the single's b-side "Only...
   
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6. "Crazy
   Crazy (Gnarls Barkley song)
   "Crazy" is the debut single from Gnarls Barkley, a musical collaboration between Danger Mouse and Cee Lo Green, and is taken from their 2006 debut album St. Elsewhere...
   
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7. "Running Up that Hill
   Running Up That Hill
   12" Maxi single -Charts:-Placebo version:Alternative rock band Placebo covered "Running Up that Hill", releasing it originally on the bonus disc of their 2003 album Sleeping with Ghosts, then featuring it on Covers and the US version of Meds in 2007. Placebo's take on the song is more downbeat than...
   
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8. "Orange Colored Sky
   Orange Colored Sky
   "Orange Colored Sky" is a popular song, written by Milton DeLugg and Willie Stein and published in 1950.The best-known version of the song was recorded by Nat King Cole , but a number of other singers have recorded it, including Cole's daughter, Natalie.The recording by Nat King Cole was recorded...
   
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9. "How High the Moon
   How High the Moon
   "How High the Moon" is a jazz standard with lyrics by Nancy Hamilton and music by Morgan Lewis. It was first featured in the 1940 Broadway revue Two for the Show, where it was sung by Alfred Drake and Frances Comstock....
   
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10. "Nobody Knows"
11. "(Baby I've Got You) On My Mind
    (Baby I've Got You) On My Mind
    " On My Mind" is a song on Powderfinger's fifth studio album Vulture Street. It was released as a single in 2003 and reached #9 on the Australian music chart, the band's third highest charting single to date.-Background:After two albums of Powderfinger releasing singles that were either acoustic...
    
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12. "Nothing Compares 2 U
    Nothing Compares 2 U
    "Nothing Compares 2 U" is a pop song written by American recording artist Prince for one of his side-projects, The Family. However, it wasn't until Sinéad O'Connor recorded her version for the album I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got when it became a worldwide hit, topping charts in 15 countries,...
    
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13. "Feeling Good
    Feeling Good
    "Feeling Good" is a song written by English singer-songwriters Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse for the 1965 musical The Roar of the Greasepaint - The Smell of the Crowd starring Cy Grant, who sang the original version of the song...
    
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• DVD

1. 35 Minute Interview between Natalie Gauci
   Natalie Gauci
   Natalie Gauci is an Australian singer of Italian and Maltese descent. Gauci undertook music tuition at the Victorian College of the Arts, formed her own band that played gigs in Melbourne, while also working as a music teacher...
   
   , John Foreman & Ross Fraser.
   The DVD does not contain any complete songs from Australian Idol performances. The song "Acid Rain" is performed for about 90 seconds before the interview ends. It is not featured elsewhere on the CD, but is given credit in the CD booklet (written by Natalie Gauci
   Natalie Gauci
   Natalie Gauci is an Australian singer of Italian and Maltese descent. Gauci undertook music tuition at the Victorian College of the Arts, formed her own band that played gigs in Melbourne, while also working as a music teacher...
   
   ).

Charts

This became the first Australian Idol winner's album not to debut inside the Top 10, making a disappointing debut at #12, Selling a mere 11,000 copies in its first week.

Chart (2007)	Peak	Accreditation
Australian ARIA Albums Chart	#11	Platinum (70,000 units)