" There are actually 2 duets on the new record & I have at some point sang w/both of these artists before but not on record." She also revealed that she recorded two duet songs for the album, saying: Know It All") for the album on February 25, 2011. In February 2011, Kelly announced that she will record the final song (which is "Mr. The song was released as a single in November of 2010 and was later included in the deluxe versions of the album as a bonus track. In August 2010, Kelly recorded a song with country singer Jason Aldean entitled "Don't You Wanna Stay" for his fourth studio album "My Kinda Party." Some recording sessions took place at Chalice Recording Studios in Los Angeles, California and at Smoakstack and Starstruck Studios in Nashville, Tennessee. The recording sessions for "Stronger" took place at various recording studios around the world while Kelly was on the international leg of her All I Ever Wanted Tour. She really has an incredible voice and I’m excited to see what happens, I have high expectations for that album!" " I did a bunch of work with Kelly Clarkson last summer, it’s looking like that will make the album. Kelly also announced that she also recorded worked with several other musicians such as Toby Gad, Greg Kurstin, Josh Abraham, Steve Jordan and Rodney Jerkins.īonnie McKee revealed in an interview that she also contributed with Kelly for the album, stating: Jason Halbert (Kelly's musical director and her co-writer during the sessions for "My December") also added new material for the new album. Kelly began collaborating with Howard Benson and Claude Kelly, both of whom also produced songs from her previous album All I Ever Wanted. Kelly remarked that "Stronger" was her best album to record, stating: " Everything was really fluid, and everyone agreed on it and that's a first." " Usually on most albums, I'll fight and be like 'No, this has to be a single.' There's no real fighting on this. She's experienced stuff, so whatever she's going through right now: fun, good, the bad, the ugly - we want to put on that record."ĭuring an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Kelly remarked that unlike her previous records, most notably the controversial My December and her previous single " Already Gone," the recorded songs for "Stronger" didn't manage to spark a single conflict with her label RCA. " She's toured the world with that album. " Well, I wrote 'My Life Would Suck Without You' for the last album, so we're trying to take it up a level," adding: We're gonna have way too many songs to pick from." Later adding that she hoped to release it in early 2011.Ĭlaude Kelly (who had previously worked with Kelly) on "All I Ever Wanted") remarked: Clarkson tweeted "We've almost completed the album.
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On October 6, 2010, Clarkson hosted an impromptu session on the social networking site Twitter to update fans regarding the status of the album. "It always ends up being something completely different." It's almost like Garbage-meets-pop-meets-Muse. " There's still some like singer/songwriter stuff, but there's. In an interview with MTV on December of 2009, Kelly said: I love working, but at the end of the day you've got to take care of yourself." I came down with 'walking pneumonia' for the second time in a year. That's when it finally all caught up with me. Everyone was making a lot of money, so everyone was pushing the train. I learnt well under pressure, but, like, four years passed by and I hit rock bottom, Breakaway just exploded everywhere. " Because my career went from zero to 100, there was no 'growing'. She had a hectic schedule following the release of her sophomore album Breakaway, admitted that her music career had a bad effect on her health, saying: Kelly took a six-month break from her music career in 2010. She remarked she would focus on recording for her upcoming album instead. However, low ticket sales and scheduling conflicts led her and Norah Jones to cancel their upcoming performances. On March 4, 2010, Kelly was announced to perform on the revived Lilith Fair music festival. In an interview with the "Chart Show TV," Kelly revealed that she wanted to do something different for the album, she remarked: " Luckily, my label wanted me to do it as well." During an interview with MTV News in November 2009, Kelly stated that while performing on the "All I Ever Wanted Tour," she would also be in the process of writing new material for her fifth studio album which she hoped for a late 2010 release.