Kelly Clarkson Album News--Tracklisting/Producers/Single Info. (MTV News) - Eternal Allegiance

Rumour79 · 04-08-2003, 05:34 PM

I don't know if this has been posted...but I thought it was post worthy:

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/147...headlines=true

There's a reason Kelly Clarkson's new single, "Miss Independent," sounds like a Christina Aguilera song. She co-wrote it.

Producer Rhett Lawrence (98°) and Aguilera worked on the song for her Stripped, but they never finished it. So when Lawrence entered a studio with Clarkson, whose voice has garnered comparisons to Christina's, he found just the person to finish it.

After Clarkson's chart-topping success in September with "A Moment Like This" (see " 'American Idol' Kelly Clarkson Crushes Singles Chart Competition"), fans predicted the first single from her debut would be another ballad. However, after weeks of contemplating, the singer and her handlers (including "Idol" creator Simon Fuller) decided on the funky up-tempo "Miss Independent" just two weeks before Thankful's April 15 release date.

Clarkson will premiere the song on "American Idol" on Wednesday, according to her RCA Records spokesperson.

"Miss Independent" is one of three songs on Clarkson's album that she co-wrote, the others being "You Thought Wrong" and "Thankful," both collaborations with Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds and the Underdogs (Justin Timberlake). The former also features a guest appearance from fellow "American Idol" finalist Tamyra Gray.

Diane Warren, the prolific songwriter of Aerosmith's "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" and Toni Braxton's "Un-Break My Heart," among others, also contributed a song, "Some Kind of Miracle."

Other producers on the album include Clif Magness (Avril Lavigne), Stephen Ferrera (Heather Hedley), Sam Watters (Jessica Simpson), Evan Rogers and Carl Sturken (Aguilera, 'NSYNC), and Matthew Wilder (No Doubt), who sang a hit of his own with 1983's "Break My Stride" (see "Pink, Drowning Pool Turn To One-Hit Wonders For Studio Aid").

Thankful will also include new mixes of "A Moment Like This" and "Before Your Love," two of the songs that helped the former cocktail waitress from Burleson, Texas, win "American Idol" last summer (see "Kelly Clarkson Promises Blues, Ballads, Hip-Hop On Debut LP").

Clarkson, who will appear at Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards on Saturday, may be following Aguilera's footsteps musically, but she will beat the pop star to the big screen when "From Justin to Kelly" opens June 13. Justin Guarini, the runner-up of the first "American Idol" competition, co-stars in the movie and duets with Clarkson on several songs on the soundtrack (see "Kelly Clarkson Dispels Dating Rumors, Clears Up Movie Plot")

Thankful track list, according to RCA:
"The Trouble With Love Is"
"Miss Independent"
"Low"
"Some Kind of Miracle"
"What's Up Lonely"
"Just Missed the Train"
"Beautiful Disaster"
"You Thought Wrong" f/ Tamyra Gray
"Thankful"
"Anytime"
"A Moment Like This" (new mix)
"Before Your Love" (new mix)

—Corey Moss

alex2020 · 04-08-2003, 06:32 PM

You Thought Wrong
-wasn't the repoted being a Britney song?

Wdnesday · 04-08-2003, 06:50 PM

I think that the "Miss Independent" might be an attempt to make her first single look like a statement that she can make it in spite of American Idol. I hope I'm wrong. She seems talented, but the songs she sang after the show weren't great. We'll see.

deliriou5_girl · 04-08-2003, 07:08 PM

looking forward to it

thanks for posting.

Errick · 04-08-2003, 07:16 PM

Off Topic: Your fucking theme Kawen is the best. I am very impressed with your work as of late. "Come Undone"...<3. Did you know there's a new song on his US release of the CD? It's called "Get A Little High"...correct me if I'm wrong.

On Topic: WOO! KELLY NEWS! I can't wait to get her CD.

Wdnesday · 04-08-2003, 07:49 PM

....There's a new song on the US release??? Holy Crap... why didn't I know?!

And thanks. The theme had a (not very good) matching avatar before I found monkey boy.

WhoAmI_ea · 04-08-2003, 08:34 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Wdnesday
I think that the "Miss Independent" might be an attempt to make her first single look like a statement that she can make it in spite of American Idol. I hope I'm wrong. She seems talented, but the songs she sang after the show weren't great. We'll see.

I just downloaded the song and I can tell what you mean in a way, it's hard to say.

Well if she wants to break away from american idol showing up on this season like 4 times, that lame ass movie, and soundtrack is really a step back!

I don't know if she can make it, I like this new song, but it should be intresting to see what happens with her. It would be ashame to see her fail, because she IS really talented.

Dirty Drink · 04-09-2003, 01:54 PM

i'm happy she's been so successful!

WhoAmI_ea · 04-09-2003, 02:03 PM

I also just heard (or i've heard it before and don't remember it) Anytime and I love it! I'm deffinatly gonna buy her album this coming tuesday!

Slave4Ever · 04-10-2003, 01:35 AM

Yeah I've already hear that You Thought Wrong track. I think it could appear on Britney's new album.

Thank you for posting.