All I Ever Wanted (album)
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All I Ever Wanted is the fourth studio album by American pop rock singer-songwriter Kelly Clarkson, released on March 6, 2009 in Australia and Germany, March 9, 2009 in the United Kingdom and New Zealand, March 10, 2009 in Canada, Mexico and the United States, and on March 13, 2009 in Italy.[1][2] It was her second album to debut at #1 on the Billboard Hot 200, making it Clarkson's second non-consecutive number-one album. All I Ever Wanted has been certified Gold in Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom. The original title of the album was to be Masquerade but Clarkson changed it because she felt that there were albums with similar themes currently on the charts, such as P!nk's Funhouse and Britney Spears' Circus.[3] All I Ever Wanted has sold 711,000 copies in the U.S[4] and over 1.2 million copies worldwide.[citation needed]
Production
Background
Clarkson worked with producer and OneRepublic front man, Ryan Tedder. Tedder told Digital Spy that the album's songs feature "big choruses" and "heavy drum programming", and he mentioned that the songs are influenced by the band Garbage, while one song, "Save You", features an experimental bridge that was inspired by Mozart.[5] Kelly has also stated in an interview with PopEater that one song co-written with Tedder, "If I Can't Have You" is "like Eurythmics meets The Killers" and described the track "Cry" as "a waltz" saying it was heavily influenced by country music and calling it the most personal song on the album, adding that it's about betrayal.[6] Ryan Tedder sings background vocals in the song[7], "Already Gone".[8] A demo version of "Ready" was leaked on the internet along with three other songs Clarkson co-wrote with Aben Eubanks several months before the album's release.
"I Do Not Hook Up" and "Long Shot" were originally recorded by Katy Perry for her unreleased album, (A) Katy Perry, and "Whyyawannabringmedown" and "All I Ever Wanted" were written by Sam Watters (formerly of the band Color Me Badd), Louis Biancaniello, and the band Aranda, in which they recorded the original demos. Watters and Biancaniello also produced "I Want You" and the bonus track "The Day We Fell Apart". "Save You" is a demo from the now-disbanded Boston group Gone 'Til November, fronted by singer-songwriter Aimée Proal, who co-wrote the song with Ryan Tedder. "If No One Will Listen"[9] is a cover from Keri Noble's 2004 album Fearless.[10]
Promotion
Tours
- All I Ever Wanted Summer Fair Mini-Tour
Main article All I Ever Wanted Summer Fair Mini-Tour
A 23 Date mini-tour to promote the All I Ever Wanted Album. All dates are at Fairs around the United States..
- All I Ever Wanted Tour
Main article All I Ever Wanted Tour
A 32 date tour for North America (US and Canada).[11]
Singles
- "My Life Would Suck Without You"
The album's first single, "My Life Would Suck Without You", was transmitted digitally to radio stations on January 13, 2009 at 6:00 pm EST for immediate airplay. On January 28, 2009, Billboard announced that the single went from #97 to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, making the biggest leap to the top in the chart's history.[12]
- "I Do Not Hook Up"
"I Do Not Hook Up" is the second single of the album.[13] It was released to U.S. radio on April 14, 2009.[14][15] The music video was directed by Bryan Barber and was shot in March 2009. It was released on April 20, 2009 on MTV.[16] It has peaked at #20 on the Billboard Hot 100, #12 on the Billboard Pop 100, #13 on the Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks,and #8 on the Billboard Mainstream Top 40.
- "Already Gone"
"Already Gone" is the third single. Officially released in U.S. on August 11, 2009[17] and on September 7, 2009 in the UK.[18] The song debuted at #70 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Canadian Hot 100[19] early in 2009 following the release of the album, then re-entered the chart following its release as a single; it has so far climbed to #27. The single cover was released on July 8, 2009.[20] On the issue dated 13 July 2009, the song debuted at #70 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart.[21] It has so far peaked at number 12.[22] The music video was released on July 27, 2009.[23]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "My Life Would Suck Without You" | Lukasz "Dr Luke" Gottwald, Claude Kelly, Max Martin | Dr. Luke, M. Martin | 3:33 |
2. | "I Do Not Hook Up" | Katy Perry, Kara DioGuardi, Greg Wells | Howard Benson | 3:22 |
3. | "Cry" | Kelly Clarkson, Jason Halbert, Mark Lee Townsend | H. Benson | 3:34 |
4. | "Don't Let Me Stop You" | Andreas "Quiz" Romdhane, Josef Larossi, Claude Kelly | H. Benson | 3:20 |
5. | "All I Ever Wanted" | Sam Watters, Louis Biancaniello, Dameon Aranda | L. Biancaniello, S. Watters | 3:59 |
6. | "Already Gone" | K. Clarkson, Ryan Tedder | R. Tedder | 4:41 |
7. | "If I Can't Have You" | K. Clarkson, R. Tedder | R. Tedder | 3:39 |
8. | "Save You" | R. Tedder, Aimée Proal | R. Tedder | 4:03 |
9. | "Whyyawannabringmedown" | S. Watters, L. Biancaniello, D. Aranda | L. Biancaniello, S. Watters | 2:42 |
10. | "Long Shot" | K. Perry, Glen Ballard, Matt Thiessen | H. Benson | 3:36 |
11. | "Impossible" | K. Clarkson, R. Tedder | R. Tedder | 3:23 |
12. | "Ready" | K. Clarkson, Aben Eubanks, J. Halbert | H. Benson | 3:05 |
13. | "I Want You" | K. Clarkson, Joakim Åhlund | L. Biancaniello, S. Watters | 3:31 |
14. | "If No One Will Listen" | Keri Noble | K. Clarkson | 4:03 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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15. | "Tip of My Tongue" (Deluxe Edition Bonus Track) | K. Clarkson, R. Tedder | R. Tedder | 4:18 |
16. | "The Day We Fell Apart" (Deluxe Edition Bonus Track) | S. Watters, L. Biancaniello, Dre & Vidal (Andre Harris & Vidal Davis), Harry Zelnick, Alexander Chiger | Dre & Vidal, L. Biancaniello, S. Watters | 4:03 |
17. | "Can We Go Back" (iTunes Pre-Order/Japanese edition Bonus Track[24]) | Shanna Crooks, Andrew Creighton Dodd, Adam Watts | H. Benson | 2:52 |
Enhanced CD
Deluxe Edition DVD
# | Title | Length |
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1. | Making of the Video | 7:35 |
2. | Making of the Album | 6:46 |
3. | My Life Would Suck Without You (Music Video) | 3:33 |
4. | Photo Gallery | 3:00 |
Critical reception
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Initial critical response to All I Ever Wanted was generally positive reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received a score of 70, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[26]
- Houston Chronicle stated: "Pop Perfection."
- NPR stated: "Her most enjoyable album so far."
- Times and Transcript stated: "Clarkson's new album explosive...4 out of 5 stars."
- Access Hollywood states: "The near perfect pop album is listenable from start to finish."
- Los Angeles Times said that All I Ever Wanted is a masterful rapprochement with the mainstream, full of cheerfully ear-snagging tunes, inventive production, exhilarating vocals and enough inherent Kelly-ness to put aside fears that her label bosses implanted blond electrodes in her brain to make her behave".
- Entertainment Weekly said that "She just tries it all, co-writing six of All I Ever Wanted's 14 tracks-- and stumbles only rarely".
- The New York Times said that "The most immediate parts of All I Ever Wanted read a bit like Kelly Clarkson karaoke: back are the Swedish writers and producers and their laser-guided arrangements, with dynamics that are particularly well suited to her voice, broad, nimble and gale-force strong".
- The Washington Post stated: "This is one of those rare pop albums that should resonate with the mainstream while also generating critical heat".
- Allmusic Guide said that "This is a rare talent and while it's not perfect, largely due to those dreary Tedder tunes, much of All I Ever Wanted does justice to Clarkson's considerable skills".
- PopMatters said that "Though All I Ever Wanted is not a classic pop album by any means, it’s most assuredly a fun one--flaws and all".
- Hartford Courant said that "The good songs are great, but the empty bluster on some of the others overshadows the spunky personality that made Clarkson a draw in the first place".
- Rolling Stone said that "Clarkson's sense of grievance, inflated to gargantuan size by her huge voice, can be wearying over 14 songs, particularly when the music sags".
- Slant Magazine stated: "Taken in isolation and out of the context of the album as a whole--say, on the radio--nearly all of these songs work well enough, despite the production choices that don't always play to Clarkson's strengths and which draw too much attention to themselves".
- Billboard said that "Clarkson's always had the best throaty yell in the business. But now she's becoming a masterful interpreter too".
- The Boston Globe said that " On her fourth album, All I Ever Wanted, Clarkson the songwriter - she co-wrote six of 14 here - is learning to strike the age-old pop music balance that her hired hands perfected in the past. She's expressing emotional truth while crafting something that sounds good on the radio".
- Digital Spy said that "It's easy to portray All I Ever Wanted as a bit of a sell-out - a return to a tried and tested formula after an album that cost Clarkson her multi-platinum sales figures, her status as an arena-filling live act and even her manager. Then again, playing devil's advocate for a second, could it not be that Clarkson is merely returning to what she does best after working through a few artistic difficulties on My December? Either way, there's no denying the brutal effectiveness of most of these songs and, whatever she may really be thinking, the brilliant way that Kelly Clarkson sings them".
- Vibe Magazine stated: "With no real stand out single, All I Ever Wanted will be a hit with Clarkson die-hards, but is unlikely to influence any Top 40 outsiders".
Chart and sales
All I Ever Wanted debuted on the Billboard 200 at #1 with sales of 255,000 copies. This marks the second time Clarkson topped this particular chart after her debut set Thankful, which began with 297,000 in 2003.[27] In its second week on the Billboard 200, the album sold 90,000 copies, remaining at #1.[28][29] In its third week, the album fell to #5, selling 52,000 copies. All I Ever Wanted is also doing well internationally. It debuted at #2 on the Australia Aria Charts, selling 10,000 copies. In the U.K. the album sold 40,000 copies and an additional 15,000 copies in Canada. It also debuted at #6 on the New Zealand RIANZ album chart, becoming Clarkson's highest debut there to date.[citation needed]
Chart (2009) | Peak position |
Sales figures | Certification (thresholds) |
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Australian Albums Chart[30] | 2 | 69,000[31] | Gold[31] |
Austrian Albums Chart[32] | 4 | ||
Belgian (Flanders) Albums Chart [33] | 6 | ||
Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart [34] | 45 | ||
Canadian Albums Chart[35] | 2 | 75,000 | Gold |
Dutch Albums Chart | 6 | ||
European Top 100 Albums[36] | 3 | ||
Finnish Albums Chart[37] | 32 | ||
German Albums Chart | 4 | ||
Greek Albums Chart[38] | 19 | ||
Hungarian Albums Chart[39] | 30 | ||
Irish Albums Chart[40] | 4 | ||
Italian Albums Chart[41] | 48 | ||
Mexican Albums Chart[42] | 28 | ||
New Zealand Albums Chart[43] | 6 | ||
Japanese Albums Chart | 34 | 30,000 | |
Polish Albums Chart[44] | 32 | ||
South African Albums Chart[45] | 3 | ||
Spanish Albums Chart[46] | 40 | ||
Swiss Albums Chart[32] | 7 | ||
UK Albums Chart[47] | 3 | 215,000 | Gold[48] |
U.S. Billboard 200 | 1 | 711,000[4] |
Release history
Region | Date |
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Ireland | March 3, 2009 |
Germany[49] | March 6, 2009 |
Australia[50] | |
United Kingdom[51] | March 9, 2009 |
Hong Kong[52] | |
Poland[53] | |
New Zealand | |
Canada[2] | March 10, 2009 |
Mexico[54] | |
Netherlands[55] | |
United States[2] | |
Philippines | |
Taiwan | |
Brazil [56] | March 11, 2009 |
Sweden | |
Italy[57][58] | March 13, 2009 |
Singapore | |
Japan[24] | March 25, 2009 |
Japan (Deluxe Edition)[59] | May 13, 2009 |
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