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Kelly Clarkson - Breakaway CD
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Kelly Clarkson was the first American Idol winner and the first vocalist to achieve success, but her 2003 debut, Thankful, didn't completely define her outside of the parameters of the show. While the dance-pop and adult contemporary ballads on that record were fresher than the music on AmIdol, Clarkson still hadn't escaped the show's shadow entirely: since it was a hit so close to her time on TV, it was easy to pigeonhole her as simply a creation of television, not a popular singer in her own right. So, her second album, Breakaway, released late in 2004, was a pivotal moment for her, a chance to prove that she was not a one-hit wonder, a chance to prove that she could have a real, vibrant career. Happily, Breakaway delivers on that promise. This time around, the dance-pop elements have been almost entirely stripped away, and the record instead is a rock-influenced, MOR pop affair, not entirely dissimilar to Ashlee Simpson's Autobiography, only a little bit smoother and not as heavy on guitars. Since Clarkson is a better singer than Simpson -- not only does she possess more chops, but she has more on-record charisma -- she can sell the material even when the slow tempos in the middle of record drag its momentum; she prevents the songs from sounding too samey. While there may be one too many ballads here, they often are very good and sometimes are excellent, like the light, layered, yearning title tune. Clarkson may be a fine ballad singer, but what gives Breakaway its spine are the driving, anthemic pop tunes like "Since U Been Gone," "Walk Away," and "You Found Me." These are the numbers that sound simultaneously mainstream and youthful, which is a hard trick to pull off, and they are the tracks that illustrate that Kelly Clarkson is a rare thing in the 2000s: a pop singer who's neither hip nor square, just solidly and enjoyably in the mainstream. After a bunch of rather blah mainstream pop albums, including a glut of half-baked AmIdol projects, this is a nice, low-key relief.
Recording information: Blue Iron Gate Studio, Santa Monica, CA; Decibel studios, Stockholm, Sweden; Dr. Luke's New York, New York, NY; Dr. Luke's, New York, NY; Henson Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA; Maratone Studios, Stockholm, Sweden; NRG Recording, North Hollywood, CA; Westlake Audio, CA; Whitecoat Sound, Malibu, CA; Whitecoat Souns, Malibu, CA.
Photographers: James White ; Tony Duran .
Personnel: Kelly Clarkson (vocals); Kelly Clarkson; Max Martin , Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald (various instruments); John Shanks (guitar, keyboards, bass guitar); Clif Magness (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano, keyboards, bass guitar, programming); Jason Halbert (piano); Marty O'Brien (bass guitar); Randy Cooke, Randy Cook, Mark Colbert, Kenny Aronoff (drums); Jason Lader (programming); Ben Moody, Raine Maida, Phil X. (guitar); David Hodges (piano, programming); Josh Freese, Shawn Pelton, Jeff Rothschild, Olle Dahlstedt (drums).
Audio Mixers: John Shanks; Jeff Rothschild; Serban Ghenea; Brad Gilderman.
Rolling Stone (p.160) - 3 stars out of 5 - "[The] style works for Clarkson: She comes off more Avril than Ashlee..."
Kelly Clarkson - Breakaway Songs
| 1 | Breakaway | 3:56 | $1.29 | |
| 2 | Since U Been Gone | 3:08 | $1.29 | |
| 3 | Behind These Hazel Eyes | 3:16 | $1.29 | |
| 4 | Because of You | 3:39 | $1.29 | |
| 5 | Gone | 3:25 | $1.29 | |
| 6 | Addicted | 3:55 | $1.29 | |
| 7 | Where Is Your Heart | 4:38 | $1.29 | |
| 8 | Walk Away | 3:07 | $1.29 | |
| 9 | You Found Me | 3:39 | $1.29 | |
| 10 | I Hate Myself For Losing You | 3:20 | $1.29 | |
| 11 | Hear Me | 3:53 | $1.29 | |
| 12 | Beautiful Disaster | 4:34 | $1.29 | |
Breakaway Music Review
Average Rating: (4.5 out of 5 stars)   List All 122 Reviews Fabulous
Kelly, this is amazing. Your voice is so perfect & hardcore! Best tracks would have to be: 'Behind These Hazel Eyes', 'Gone', 'Walk Away' & 'Sine U Been Gone'.
Brilliant piece of good pop rock!:]
Keep up the good work!
Submitted by Leah (Ireland)
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 Great!
Great!
i like kelly clrakson she is so cute and lovely ,and i like all her albums especially break away ,and i love to listen the song break away always and never get sick of it . (well done)
Submitted by bashera_rahimi (pittsburg ,Ca, USA)
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Good
Good product.
Submitted by plthreatt27 (Starkville, MS, USA) 
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No KELLY DESERVES TO BE ON TOP..GREAT!!!
THIS ALBUM IS GREAT. KELLY CLARKSON IS A TALENTED SINGER WITH SO MUCH LIFE AND SOUL. SHE SINGS WONDERFUL AND MAKES THOSE WHO LISTEN TO HER SONGS, FEEL THE WORDS... SHE IS TRULY AN AMERICAN IDOL..
Submitted by FLORDEROSA1993 (Casselberry, FL.)
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Me and like my family love this cd! Me and my cousins use to rock to it in the car!Kelly Clarkson rocks and simon cowell is a stupid head!
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