26-10-2011, 11:54
Damn! I surprise myself sometimes
never heard a Kelly album
must be in a poppy mood this morning
and I don't even have any poppy
love the first single off of here (the clip)
and a couple of others come close
nothing I can say is bad
another guilty pleasure I guess
1.9
from the album - Mr. Know It All
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0C_oNMH0GTk
released Oct 25th, 2011
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Bio
The winner of Fox TV's first American Idol competition during the summer of 2002, Kelly Clarkson went from an
anonymous talent to a nationally known singer in a matter of months, performing for an audience of millions. One of
the show's most naturally gifted singers, the affable Texan then went on to enjoy a successful pop career, with
only Carrie Underwood rivaling her as American Idol's most commercial export.
Clarkson was born in Fort Worth and raised in Burleson, Texas, and her vocal talents were discovered in seventh
grade, when a music teacher heard her voice and urged Clarkson to join the school choir. After high school, she
opted to skip college and went to Hollywood to make her name; she appeared as an extra on an episode of Sabrina,
the Teenage Witch, but no other opportunities materialized. Upon returning to Burleson, Clarkson worked at a movie
theater, promoted Red Bull energy drinks, and ultimately worked as a cocktail waitress at a comedy club before
entering the American Idol contest.
One of 10,000 aspiring singers, Clarkson distinguished herself not only with her big, surprisingly mature voice,
but also with her down-to-earth charm and sense of humor; at one of her auditions, she switched places with judge
Randy Jackson, who did an impromptu version of R. Kelly's "I Believe I Can Fly." Over the course of the 13-week
show, her consistently strong performances of songs like "Respect," "Natural Woman," "Stuff Like That There," and
"Without You" earned Clarkson enough audience votes to claim one of the contest's two finalist positions. After
singing "A Moment Like This" and "Before Your Love," both of which were written for the show, Clarkson won the
American Idol contest with 58 percent of the audience's votes. In addition to the show's prize of one million
dollars and a recording contract with RCA, Clarkson secured a deal with Creative Artists Agency and several
bookings, including the national American Idol tour and a performance of the national anthem at the September 11
commemoration at Washington, D.C.'s Lincoln Memorial.
Despite her newfound fame, Clarkson opted to remain in Texas rather than move to New York or Los Angeles. Her first
single, "A Moment Like This," was released just two weeks after she won the contest and quickly earned platinum
sales. Clarkson's debut full-length, Thankful, was released in spring of 2003, just in time to coincide with the
second season of American Idol (and right before the American Idol movie, From Justin to Kelly). Breakaway followed
in late 2004 and was a huge success, selling over five million copies (making it the third best-selling album of
2005) and spawning the hit singles "Because of You," "Behind These Hazel Eyes," and the enormously popular "Since U
Been Gone." That song and Breakaway earned Grammys for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and Best Pop Vocal Album,
respectively, at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards in early 2006. Clarkson continued her busy touring schedule into the
summer and announced plans for her third album.
Clarkson released My December, the studio follow-up to Breakaway, in 2007. Notable as Clarkson's first foray into
songwriting, My December featured a darker, more rock-oriented edge than its predecessor and even featured a guest
appearance by punk icon bassist Mike Watt. However, label exec Clive Davis openly disapproved of the album's
direction, claiming that it lacked the commercial appeal of Breakaway. A public feud ensued, and Clarkson was dealt
another blow when poor ticket sales resulted in the cancellation of her upcoming tour. The leadoff single "Never
Again" nevertheless became a Top Ten pop hit, and My December climbed its way to platinum status by the year's end.
Kelly Clarkson returned to the top of the charts in early 2009, when the sugary single "My Life Would Suck Without
You" set a record for the largest leap to number one. Composed by songwriting vets Max Martin, Lukasz Gottwald, and
Claude Kelly, the song also set the stage for her fourth album, All I Ever Wanted, whose pop-minded material was
mostly produced by OneRepublic's Ryan Tedder. While touring in support of All I Ever Wanted, Clarkson announced
that she had began work on material for her follow-up. Eventually, she collaborated with a handful of writers and
producers, including Claude Kelly and Howard Benson as well as Jason Halbert, Rodney Jerkins, and others. In 2011
Clarkson released the resulting album, Stronger. Her fifth studio effort, the album featured the single "Mr. Know
It All."
Album Review
No longer needing to reassure her label and fickle fans in the wake of her wild detour My December, Kelly Clarkson
settles into her skin on Stronger. Using 2009âs All I Ever Wanted as a rough template, Clarkson is nevertheless
willing to dip back to the beginning of her career for skyscraping, crowd-pleasing power ballads, but sheâs
assuredly not retreating. Kelly lives in the modern world, and quite cannily so, at times co-opting Rihanna and
Katy Perry while also making room for a duet with country hunk Jason Aldean, all the while never seeming as if
sheâs desperately chasing different demographics. Nevertheless, Stronger certainly has something for anybody who
has ever loved Kelly: she belts out the show-stopper âStanding in Front of You,â then turns around for a blast of
furious pop-punk in âI Forgive Youâ; she even dips her toe into brooding My December territory on âThe War Is
Over,â then pushes into the brilliantly dense pop of âLet Me Downâ; and she cheerfully gets tough on the girl power
anthems âEinsteinâ and âDonât Be a Girl About Itâ (the latter only on the deluxe edition). Certainly, part of the
variety is down to the multitude of producers and writers on Stronger, but the albumâs success is entirely due to
Kelly Clarkson, whose personality and professionalism turn it into her best album since her Breakaway breakthrough
in 2004.
Track Listing
1. Mr. Know It All
2. What Doesn't Kill You (Stronger)
3. Dark Side
4. Honestly
5. You Love Me
6. Einstein
7. Standing in Front of You
8. I Forgive You
9. Hello
10. The War Is Over
11. Let Me Down
12. You Can't Win
13. Breaking Your Own Heart
never heard a Kelly album
must be in a poppy mood this morning
and I don't even have any poppy
love the first single off of here (the clip)
and a couple of others come close
nothing I can say is bad
another guilty pleasure I guess
1.9
from the album - Mr. Know It All
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0C_oNMH0GTk
released Oct 25th, 2011
from all music
Bio
The winner of Fox TV's first American Idol competition during the summer of 2002, Kelly Clarkson went from an
anonymous talent to a nationally known singer in a matter of months, performing for an audience of millions. One of
the show's most naturally gifted singers, the affable Texan then went on to enjoy a successful pop career, with
only Carrie Underwood rivaling her as American Idol's most commercial export.
Clarkson was born in Fort Worth and raised in Burleson, Texas, and her vocal talents were discovered in seventh
grade, when a music teacher heard her voice and urged Clarkson to join the school choir. After high school, she
opted to skip college and went to Hollywood to make her name; she appeared as an extra on an episode of Sabrina,
the Teenage Witch, but no other opportunities materialized. Upon returning to Burleson, Clarkson worked at a movie
theater, promoted Red Bull energy drinks, and ultimately worked as a cocktail waitress at a comedy club before
entering the American Idol contest.
One of 10,000 aspiring singers, Clarkson distinguished herself not only with her big, surprisingly mature voice,
but also with her down-to-earth charm and sense of humor; at one of her auditions, she switched places with judge
Randy Jackson, who did an impromptu version of R. Kelly's "I Believe I Can Fly." Over the course of the 13-week
show, her consistently strong performances of songs like "Respect," "Natural Woman," "Stuff Like That There," and
"Without You" earned Clarkson enough audience votes to claim one of the contest's two finalist positions. After
singing "A Moment Like This" and "Before Your Love," both of which were written for the show, Clarkson won the
American Idol contest with 58 percent of the audience's votes. In addition to the show's prize of one million
dollars and a recording contract with RCA, Clarkson secured a deal with Creative Artists Agency and several
bookings, including the national American Idol tour and a performance of the national anthem at the September 11
commemoration at Washington, D.C.'s Lincoln Memorial.
Despite her newfound fame, Clarkson opted to remain in Texas rather than move to New York or Los Angeles. Her first
single, "A Moment Like This," was released just two weeks after she won the contest and quickly earned platinum
sales. Clarkson's debut full-length, Thankful, was released in spring of 2003, just in time to coincide with the
second season of American Idol (and right before the American Idol movie, From Justin to Kelly). Breakaway followed
in late 2004 and was a huge success, selling over five million copies (making it the third best-selling album of
2005) and spawning the hit singles "Because of You," "Behind These Hazel Eyes," and the enormously popular "Since U
Been Gone." That song and Breakaway earned Grammys for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and Best Pop Vocal Album,
respectively, at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards in early 2006. Clarkson continued her busy touring schedule into the
summer and announced plans for her third album.
Clarkson released My December, the studio follow-up to Breakaway, in 2007. Notable as Clarkson's first foray into
songwriting, My December featured a darker, more rock-oriented edge than its predecessor and even featured a guest
appearance by punk icon bassist Mike Watt. However, label exec Clive Davis openly disapproved of the album's
direction, claiming that it lacked the commercial appeal of Breakaway. A public feud ensued, and Clarkson was dealt
another blow when poor ticket sales resulted in the cancellation of her upcoming tour. The leadoff single "Never
Again" nevertheless became a Top Ten pop hit, and My December climbed its way to platinum status by the year's end.
Kelly Clarkson returned to the top of the charts in early 2009, when the sugary single "My Life Would Suck Without
You" set a record for the largest leap to number one. Composed by songwriting vets Max Martin, Lukasz Gottwald, and
Claude Kelly, the song also set the stage for her fourth album, All I Ever Wanted, whose pop-minded material was
mostly produced by OneRepublic's Ryan Tedder. While touring in support of All I Ever Wanted, Clarkson announced
that she had began work on material for her follow-up. Eventually, she collaborated with a handful of writers and
producers, including Claude Kelly and Howard Benson as well as Jason Halbert, Rodney Jerkins, and others. In 2011
Clarkson released the resulting album, Stronger. Her fifth studio effort, the album featured the single "Mr. Know
It All."
Album Review
No longer needing to reassure her label and fickle fans in the wake of her wild detour My December, Kelly Clarkson
settles into her skin on Stronger. Using 2009âs All I Ever Wanted as a rough template, Clarkson is nevertheless
willing to dip back to the beginning of her career for skyscraping, crowd-pleasing power ballads, but sheâs
assuredly not retreating. Kelly lives in the modern world, and quite cannily so, at times co-opting Rihanna and
Katy Perry while also making room for a duet with country hunk Jason Aldean, all the while never seeming as if
sheâs desperately chasing different demographics. Nevertheless, Stronger certainly has something for anybody who
has ever loved Kelly: she belts out the show-stopper âStanding in Front of You,â then turns around for a blast of
furious pop-punk in âI Forgive Youâ; she even dips her toe into brooding My December territory on âThe War Is
Over,â then pushes into the brilliantly dense pop of âLet Me Downâ; and she cheerfully gets tough on the girl power
anthems âEinsteinâ and âDonât Be a Girl About Itâ (the latter only on the deluxe edition). Certainly, part of the
variety is down to the multitude of producers and writers on Stronger, but the albumâs success is entirely due to
Kelly Clarkson, whose personality and professionalism turn it into her best album since her Breakaway breakthrough
in 2004.
Track Listing
1. Mr. Know It All
2. What Doesn't Kill You (Stronger)
3. Dark Side
4. Honestly
5. You Love Me
6. Einstein
7. Standing in Front of You
8. I Forgive You
9. Hello
10. The War Is Over
11. Let Me Down
12. You Can't Win
13. Breaking Your Own Heart
