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My December is the third studio album by American pop/rock singer-songwriter Kelly Clarkson. The album will be released on June 22, 2007 in Germany and Italy, June 23,2007 in Australia, June 25, 2007 in UK and Poland and on June 26, 2007 in the United States and Canada. Clarkson confirmed the name of the album in her journal on her fanclub website on February 27, 2007. Clarkson has stated in interviews that she has co-written every track on the album.[8]

Track listing

  1. "Never Again" (Clarkson/Messer) - 3:36
  2. "One Minute" (Clarkson/Dioguardi/Maida) - 3:05
  3. "Hole" (Clarkson/Messer/Baker/Kahne) - 3:01
  4. "Sober" (Clarkson/Eubanks/McEntire/Messer) - 4:50
  5. "Don't Waste Your Time" (Clarkson/Messer) - 3:35
  6. "Judas" (Clarkson/Messer/Baker/Kahne) - 3:36
  7. "Haunted" (Clarkson/Messer/Halbert) - 3:18
  8. "Be Still" (Clarkson/Eubanks) - 3:24
  9. "Maybe" (Clarkson/Messer/Eubanks) - 4:22
  10. "How I Feel" (Clarkson/Messer/Baker/Kahne) - 3:40
  11. "Yeah" (Clarkson/Messer) - 2:42
  12. "Can I Have a Kiss" (Clarkson/Messer/Baker) - 3:29
  13. "Irvine" (Clarkson/Eubanks) - 4:15
  14. "Chivas" Hidden Track (Clarkson/Messer) - 3:31


Clips of "Can I Have A Kiss" and "Haunted" have been added to Promosquad on May 22, 2007, with both receiving favorable reviews from fans.

Clips of "Sober" and "Maybe" along with a slightly different clip of "Can I Have A Kiss" have been added to AOL Music on May 30, 2007.

Release Date

The release date has been confirmed as June 26, 2007. In numerous interviews, Clarkson stated that the release date for My December would be July 24. She stated this in interviews such as TRL. However, Clarkson was recently on Jimmy Kimmel Live and she confirmed that My December would be released on June 26 so that her fans could learn the songs before the tour started. Clarkson said that the original release date, July 24, did not make sense to her.

Rumored conflict with record label

Sources have reported that Clive Davis, the head of Sony-BMG, was apparently dissatisfied with the album. Davis reportedly wanted Clarkson to make significant changes to the album, with some rumors claiming that he even wanted to scrap the entire album, and have her record all new material. According to these sources, Clarkson reportedly refused to change any of the material, and ended up getting her way, causing tense feelings between her and Davis. These reports were initially denied by representatives for both RCA and Clive Davis, with Davis specifically stating that Clarkson is "one of the top four artists at Sony BMG" and wanted to ensure that she is treated as such.[9][10][11] However, Clarkson herself later confirmed the rumors during an interview with Showbiz Tonight. When asked if Clive actually wanted to hold the album from being released as scheduled, Clarkson responded, "There was talk of that happening. So, yeah."[12] Speaking to MTV, Clarkson added "This time everybody made a big deal about the label and I disagreeing with the record, but that's happened every record. This is just the only one people know about, so there's nothing new. I've never once compromised myself. I don't think you should; that's when you start to lose fans and credibility. I think you definitely need to keep doing what you love, because I'm the one that needs to sing it every night."[13]

Idol judge, Simon Cowell, even commented on the situation in a recent issue of Entertainment Weekly, coming to Clarkson's defense saying, "Kelly is not a puppet; she does not like to be told what to do. She could have gone the easy route, which is, you go with ['Since U Been Gone' producer] Max Martin -- it's a guaranteed success. She made it absolutely clear that she wanted to steer the musical direction on this record. You just gotta say, 'You know what? This girl has given us millions and millions of sales.' You've got to give her that opportunity. If it works out, fantastic. If she then decides she wants to do a pop album, every good writer and producer wants to work with her. Because Kelly will be here for 30 years. She has one of the best pop voices in the world right now. What she sold in the U.K., Europe, Asia had nothing to do with American Idol. It had everything to do with the fact that she made a great record and she's got an incredible voice. She's not a girl who got lucky in a talent competition; we got lucky to find her."[14]

Singles

"Never Again" is the first single off My December. Its release was announced on her website on April 4 2007. The track hit the airwaves on Friday, April 13, 2007, being officially debuted by Clarkson herself on Los Angeles based 102.7 KIIS-FM's radio show "On-Air with Ryan Seacrest." The video was shot in Los Angeles between April 10th-13th. The video premiered on TRL on May 1st, and has since hit #1 on the countdown four times.

Kelly Clarkson has stated that "One Minute" is most likely to be her second single. Clarkson has also said in an interview on May 12th 2007 on VH1 V-Spot that "Sober" will be a single. She has also mentioned that "Can I Have A Kiss" might be a single due to its great reception. Also, on radio Station 104.1 KRBE she has stated that she would like to release "Judas" as a single but does not know what the public reaction would be as the song is very real and personal.

Year Cover Single Album Chart Peaks
U.S. Hot 100 US Pop US Dig CAN Singles AUS Dig
2007 "Never Again" My December 8 5 2 12 12

My December Tour

Clarkson announced on her website that the My December Tour would start on July 11th 2007 in Portland, OR. The tour has 37 dates across the US and Canada.[15] Mat Kearney will open for her[16] and another possible special guest may accompany her.

Plans for a World Tour are yet to be announced.

References

  1. ^ http://www.sonybmg.de/artists2.php?artist=289072
  2. ^ http://www.cdbox.it/scripts/ris_ricerca_artista.asp?rfx=1&genere=&tip_ric=&tipo=SEMP&zona=cd&nome=CLARKSON+KELLY&ricerca=Artista&tot=11
  3. ^ http://www.sonybmg.com.au/news/details.do;.tomcat3?newsId=20030829004558
  4. ^ http://www.kellyclarksonuk.com/
  5. ^ http://www.merlin.com.pl/frontend/browse/product/4,515505.html
  6. ^ http://www.kellyclarkson.com/
  7. ^ http://www.rcarecords.com/
  8. ^ http://www.soulshine.ca/news/newsarticle.php?nid=4400
  9. ^ http://www.tmz.com/2007/05/08/kelly-to-clive-shove-it/ TMZ Retrieved on 05-08-07
  10. ^ http://news.aol.com/entertainment/music/articles/_a/rumors-surround-new-kelly-clarkson-album/20070510085309990001 AOL Retrieved on 5-11-06
  11. ^ http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/rumormill.cgi HitsDailyDouble Retrieved on 5-11-06
  12. ^ YouTube.com Showbiz Tonight
  13. ^ Todd Brown, "Ludacris Owns The Crowd, Kelly Clarkson Tackles Rumors, Will.I.Am Helps Fergie At Wango Tango", MTV News, May 13, 2007.
  14. ^ http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20038840_20038841_20038861,00.html
  15. ^ http://www.kellyclarkson.com/main.php?em982=127446_-1__0_~0_-1_4_2007_0_0&content=news
  16. ^ http://www.matkearney.com/
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