Katharine McPhee "Over It"

[Black Jesus]

This song was supposed to be released for adds on AC stations on Tuesday (January 16th). I love this song!

[musicmessiah]

I have to admit, I think American Idols all put out better music than the tradional cookie cutter pop stars the record industry and radio give to us.

Kat's song is smokin!

[कामसूत्र]

Billboard review:

Over It
KATHARINE McPHEE
Label: RCA

"American Idol" season five runner-up Katharine McPhee is arguably the most striking of the high-profile finalists who have gone on to release major-label albums, and there is little doubt that she possesses formidable chops. But the question dogging anyone who studied the singer throughout the season is whether McPhee possesses the internal depth to imbed her soul into original songs, since she seldom demonstrated—in her eyes—any understanding of joy or pain in any lyric she sang. The mystery remains in debut single "Over It," a lightweight, urban-lite ditty that sounds as if it were lifted from the JoJo catalog. McPhee's vocals are thin and layered to the point that there's little unveiling of her personality (it's also suspicious that there are three female background vocalists contributing). Hopefully, her upcoming full-length disc (Jan. 30) contains more substantial material so that we may discover the woman inside—for instance, the skyscraping ballads that made her a favorite in the first place. At this point, "Over It" offers no favors for long-term potential. —Chuck Taylor

[austin849]

I LOVE HER CD!!!

[exquisite]

musicmessiah said:

I have to admit, I think American Idols all put out better music than the tradional cookie cutter pop stars the record industry and radio give to us.

Kat's song is smokin!

Agree completely with this.

[doodlebug]

For the most part I totally agree. I don't really care where a near artist comes from if they are good and sing good music. At least one thing you don't have to wonder about for the most part with AI, is whether it's the person singing or a total colloboration of electronics in a studio. With AI people you definitely know it is them, then you can decide whether you like them or not. You won't be fooled later. And they have given us some really good singers, who have great range, great control, a variety of genres they can do. That 's more than you get with a lot of other artists.

[Mikey]

While I loved Kat on AI, her album feels like a sell-out. It is interchangable with so many of the other pop tarts, nothing distinguishes it as Kat. OTR and the Cherry Tree song were both better than any of the stuff on this album. I hope Kat isn't becoming more "celebrity" and "image" than singer. She's got a great voice. Hate to hear it wasted.