diff --git a/sqlbuilder/alias.go b/sqlbuilder/alias.go
index 52258f2..4dd9b8b 100644
--- a/sqlbuilder/alias.go
+++ b/sqlbuilder/alias.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ func NewAlias(expression Expression, alias string) *Alias {
 
 func (a *Alias) serializeForProjection(statement statementType, out *queryData) error {
 
-	err := a.expression.serializeForProjection(statement, out)
+	err := a.expression.serialize(statement, out)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/sqlbuilder/bool_expression_test.go b/sqlbuilder/bool_expression_test.go
index fc84c9b..19e1d3c 100644
--- a/sqlbuilder/bool_expression_test.go
+++ b/sqlbuilder/bool_expression_test.go
@@ -46,8 +46,9 @@ func TestBinaryBoolExpression(t *testing.T) {
 	boolExpression := Int(2).EQ(Int(3))
 
 	assertClauseSerialize(t, boolExpression, "($1 = $2)", int64(2), int64(3))
+	assertProjectionSerialize(t, boolExpression, "$1 = $2", int64(2), int64(3))
 	assertProjectionSerialize(t, boolExpression.AS("alias_eq_expression"),
-		`$1 = $2 AS "alias_eq_expression"`, int64(2), int64(3))
+		`($1 = $2) AS "alias_eq_expression"`, int64(2), int64(3))
 	assertClauseSerialize(t, boolExpression.AND(Int(4).EQ(Int(5))),
 		"(($1 = $2) AND ($3 = $4))", int64(2), int64(3), int64(4), int64(5))
 	assertClauseSerialize(t, boolExpression.OR(Int(4).EQ(Int(5))),
diff --git a/sqlbuilder/clause.go b/sqlbuilder/clause.go
index 87e5857..75ab789 100644
--- a/sqlbuilder/clause.go
+++ b/sqlbuilder/clause.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func (q *queryData) decreaseIdent() {
 	q.ident -= defaultIdent
 }
 
-func (q *queryData) writeProjection(statement statementType, projections []projection) error {
+func (q *queryData) writeProjections(statement statementType, projections []projection) error {
 	q.increaseIdent()
 	err := serializeProjectionList(statement, projections, q)
 	q.decreaseIdent()
diff --git a/sqlbuilder/column.go b/sqlbuilder/column.go
index bd5b14a..3fdb173 100644
--- a/sqlbuilder/column.go
+++ b/sqlbuilder/column.go
@@ -10,11 +10,7 @@ type column interface {
 	Name() string
 	TableName() string
 
-	// Internal function for tracking tableName that a column belongs to
-	// for the purpose of serialization
 	setTableName(table string)
-	defaultAlias() string
-	defaultAliasProjection() projection
 }
 
 type Column interface {
@@ -61,10 +57,6 @@ func (c *columnImpl) defaultAlias() string {
 	return c.name
 }
 
-func (c *columnImpl) defaultAliasProjection() projection {
-	return c.AS(c.defaultAlias())
-}
-
 func (c *columnImpl) serializeAsOrderBy(statement statementType, out *queryData) error {
 	if statement == set_statement {
 		// set Statement (UNION, EXCEPT ...) can reference only select projections in order by clause
@@ -84,6 +76,18 @@ func (c *columnImpl) serializeAsOrderBy(statement statementType, out *queryData)
 	return c.serialize(statement, out)
 }
 
+func (c columnImpl) serializeForProjection(statement statementType, out *queryData) error {
+	err := c.serialize(statement, out)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	out.writeString(`AS "` + c.defaultAlias() + `"`)
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (c columnImpl) serialize(statement statementType, out *queryData, options ...serializeOption) error {
 
 	columnRef := ""
diff --git a/sqlbuilder/column_test.go b/sqlbuilder/column_test.go
index 971919d..f5d9ef2 100644
--- a/sqlbuilder/column_test.go
+++ b/sqlbuilder/column_test.go
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ func TestColumn(t *testing.T) {
 	assertClauseSerialize(t, column, "col")
 	column.setTableName("table1")
 	assertClauseSerialize(t, column, "table1.col")
-	assertProjectionSerialize(t, column.defaultAliasProjection(), `table1.col AS "table1.col"`)
+	assertProjectionSerialize(t, column, `table1.col AS "table1.col"`)
 	assertProjectionSerialize(t, column.AS("alias1"), `table1.col AS "alias1"`)
 }
diff --git a/sqlbuilder/column_types_test.go b/sqlbuilder/column_types_test.go
index f6affb6..be106f6 100644
--- a/sqlbuilder/column_types_test.go
+++ b/sqlbuilder/column_types_test.go
@@ -10,24 +10,24 @@ func TestNewBoolColumn(t *testing.T) {
 	boolColumn := BoolColumn("colBool").From(subQuery)
 	assertClauseSerialize(t, boolColumn, "sub_query.colBool")
 	assertClauseSerialize(t, boolColumn.EQ(Bool(true)), "(sub_query.colBool = $1)", true)
-	assertProjectionSerialize(t, boolColumn.defaultAliasProjection(), `sub_query.colBool AS "sub_query.colBool"`)
+	assertProjectionSerialize(t, boolColumn, `sub_query.colBool AS "sub_query.colBool"`)
 
 	boolColumn2 := table1ColBool.From(subQuery)
 	assertClauseSerialize(t, boolColumn2, `sub_query."table1.colBool"`)
 	assertClauseSerialize(t, boolColumn2.EQ(Bool(true)), `(sub_query."table1.colBool" = $1)`, true)
-	assertProjectionSerialize(t, boolColumn2.defaultAliasProjection(), `sub_query."table1.colBool" AS "sub_query.table1.colBool"`)
+	assertProjectionSerialize(t, boolColumn2, `sub_query."table1.colBool" AS "sub_query.table1.colBool"`)
 }
 
 func TestNewIntColumn(t *testing.T) {
 	intColumn := IntegerColumn("colInt").From(subQuery)
 	assertClauseSerialize(t, intColumn, "sub_query.colInt")
 	assertClauseSerialize(t, intColumn.EQ(Int(12)), "(sub_query.colInt = $1)", int64(12))
-	assertProjectionSerialize(t, intColumn.defaultAliasProjection(), `sub_query.colInt AS "sub_query.colInt"`)
+	assertProjectionSerialize(t, intColumn, `sub_query.colInt AS "sub_query.colInt"`)
 
 	intColumn2 := table1ColInt.From(subQuery)
 	assertClauseSerialize(t, intColumn2, `sub_query."table1.colInt"`)
 	assertClauseSerialize(t, intColumn2.EQ(Int(14)), `(sub_query."table1.colInt" = $1)`, int64(14))
-	assertProjectionSerialize(t, intColumn2.defaultAliasProjection(), `sub_query."table1.colInt" AS "sub_query.table1.colInt"`)
+	assertProjectionSerialize(t, intColumn2, `sub_query."table1.colInt" AS "sub_query.table1.colInt"`)
 
 }
 
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@ func TestNewFloatColumnColumn(t *testing.T) {
 	floatColumn := FloatColumn("colFloat").From(subQuery)
 	assertClauseSerialize(t, floatColumn, "sub_query.colFloat")
 	assertClauseSerialize(t, floatColumn.EQ(Float(1.11)), "(sub_query.colFloat = $1)", float64(1.11))
-	assertProjectionSerialize(t, floatColumn.defaultAliasProjection(), `sub_query.colFloat AS "sub_query.colFloat"`)
+	assertProjectionSerialize(t, floatColumn, `sub_query.colFloat AS "sub_query.colFloat"`)
 
 	floatColumn2 := table1ColFloat.From(subQuery)
 	assertClauseSerialize(t, floatColumn2, `sub_query."table1.colFloat"`)
 	assertClauseSerialize(t, floatColumn2.EQ(Float(2.22)), `(sub_query."table1.colFloat" = $1)`, float64(2.22))
-	assertProjectionSerialize(t, floatColumn2.defaultAliasProjection(), `sub_query."table1.colFloat" AS "sub_query.table1.colFloat"`)
+	assertProjectionSerialize(t, floatColumn2, `sub_query."table1.colFloat" AS "sub_query.table1.colFloat"`)
 
 }
diff --git a/sqlbuilder/insert_statement.go b/sqlbuilder/insert_statement.go
index efbef19..24f9964 100644
--- a/sqlbuilder/insert_statement.go
+++ b/sqlbuilder/insert_statement.go
@@ -106,7 +106,8 @@ func (i *insertStatementImpl) VALUES_MAPPING(data interface{}) InsertStatement {
 }
 
 func (i *insertStatementImpl) RETURNING(projections ...projection) InsertStatement {
-	i.returning = defaultProjectionAliasing(projections)
+	//i.returning = defaultProjectionAliasing(projections)
+	i.returning = projections
 
 	return i
 }
@@ -206,7 +207,7 @@ func (s *insertStatementImpl) Sql() (sql string, args []interface{}, err error)
 		queryData.nextLine()
 		queryData.writeString("RETURNING")
 
-		err = queryData.writeProjection(insert_statement, s.returning)
+		err = queryData.writeProjections(insert_statement, s.returning)
 
 		if err != nil {
 			return
diff --git a/sqlbuilder/projection.go b/sqlbuilder/projection.go
index d111c9f..f64746c 100644
--- a/sqlbuilder/projection.go
+++ b/sqlbuilder/projection.go
@@ -11,27 +11,13 @@ type ColumnList []Column
 func (cl ColumnList) isProjectionType() {}
 
 func (cl ColumnList) serializeForProjection(statement statementType, out *queryData) error {
-	for i, column := range cl {
-		err := column.serializeForProjection(statement, out)
+	projections := columnListToProjectionList(cl)
 
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
+	err := serializeProjectionList(statement, projections, out)
 
-		if i != len(cl)-1 {
-			out.writeString(", ")
-		}
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
+
 	return nil
 }
-
-func (cl ColumnList) DefaultAlias() []projection {
-	newColumnList := []projection{}
-
-	for _, column := range cl {
-		newColumn := column.defaultAliasProjection()
-		newColumnList = append(newColumnList, newColumn)
-	}
-
-	return newColumnList
-}
diff --git a/sqlbuilder/select_statement.go b/sqlbuilder/select_statement.go
index d236bf8..34088f7 100644
--- a/sqlbuilder/select_statement.go
+++ b/sqlbuilder/select_statement.go
@@ -49,26 +49,10 @@ type selectStatementImpl struct {
 	forUpdate bool
 }
 
-func defaultProjectionAliasing(projections []projection) []projection {
-	aliasedProjections := []projection{}
-
-	for _, projection := range projections {
-		if column, ok := projection.(Column); ok {
-			aliasedProjections = append(aliasedProjections, column.defaultAliasProjection())
-		} else if columnList, ok := projection.(ColumnList); ok {
-			aliasedProjections = append(aliasedProjections, columnList.DefaultAlias()...)
-		} else {
-			aliasedProjections = append(aliasedProjections, projection)
-		}
-	}
-
-	return aliasedProjections
-}
-
 func newSelectStatement(table ReadableTable, projections []projection) SelectStatement {
 	newSelect := &selectStatementImpl{
 		table:       table,
-		projections: defaultProjectionAliasing(projections),
+		projections: projections,
 		limit:       -1,
 		offset:      -1,
 		forUpdate:   false,
@@ -117,11 +101,11 @@ func (s *selectStatementImpl) serializeImpl(out *queryData) error {
 		out.writeString("DISTINCT")
 	}
 
-	if s.projections == nil || len(s.projections) == 0 {
-		return errors.New("No column selected for projection.")
+	if len(s.projections) == 0 {
+		return errors.New("no column selected for projection")
 	}
 
-	err := out.writeProjection(select_statement, s.projections)
+	err := out.writeProjections(select_statement, s.projections)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/sqlbuilder/update_statement.go b/sqlbuilder/update_statement.go
index c0f6c08..d148a75 100644
--- a/sqlbuilder/update_statement.go
+++ b/sqlbuilder/update_statement.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func (u *updateStatementImpl) WHERE(expression BoolExpression) UpdateStatement {
 }
 
 func (u *updateStatementImpl) RETURNING(projections ...projection) UpdateStatement {
-	u.returning = defaultProjectionAliasing(projections)
+	u.returning = projections
 	return u
 }
 
diff --git a/sqlbuilder/utils.go b/sqlbuilder/utils.go
index ee2745e..cd11681 100644
--- a/sqlbuilder/utils.go
+++ b/sqlbuilder/utils.go
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func serializeProjectionList(statement statementType, projections []projection,
 		}
 
 		if col == nil {
-			return errors.New("projection Expression is nil.")
+			return errors.New("projection Expression is nil")
 		}
 
 		if err := col.serializeForProjection(statement, out); err != nil {
@@ -118,15 +118,15 @@ func isNil(v interface{}) bool {
 	return v == nil || (reflect.ValueOf(v).Kind() == reflect.Ptr && reflect.ValueOf(v).IsNil())
 }
 
-//func stringExpressionListToExpressionList(stringExpressions []StringExpression) []Expression{
-//	var ret []Expression
-//
-//	for _, strExp := range stringExpressions {
-//		ret = append(ret, strExp)
-//	}
-//
-//	return ret
-//}
+func columnListToProjectionList(columns []Column) []projection {
+	var ret []projection
+
+	for _, column := range columns {
+		ret = append(ret, column)
+	}
+
+	return ret
+}
 
 func Query(statement Statement, db execution.Db, destination interface{}) error {
 	query, args, err := statement.Sql()