Kellie Pickler - "Don't You Know You're Beautiful"

[kevin59]

Listen to song

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[crazylove]

thanks!!!!!!
i love the song, Kellie is great!

[freelancer2]

KELLIE PICKLER SWEETENS ACM AWARDS WITH

"DON'T YOU KNOW YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL"


LAS VEGAS, NV -- To the backdrop of a national television audience and a packed house at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, BNA Records artist Kellie Pickler debuted "Don't You Know You're Beautiful," the first single from her forthcoming sophomore album.

Wildly received, the positive "girls' anthem" impact was immediate. Online chat rooms and fan sites began buzzing following her performance.

Although the song was not set to ship to radio until the end of the month, BNA is responding to the demand, and "Don't You Know You're Beautiful" will be available to radio Monday afternoon via the MPE delivery system. Additionally, the label is burning "white label" copies of the song to overnight a physical copy to radio, as well.

A recent triple-winner at the fan-voted CMT Music Awards, Kellie is thrilled to have new music to offer radio and fans, and after putting the finishing touches on her new album and performing at the CMA Music Festival, Kellie will spend the summer taking her new music on the road. Look for her sophomore album to be released in early fall.

myspace/kelliepickler

[shaq91]

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[crazylove]

Kellie posted something very beautiful at her myspace, if country music is about honesty...this girl is a star

ACMs<NEW SINGLE...
Hello everyone!!

GOOD morning to all of you that are like me and are just now waking up! I'm still in Vegas, getting ready to fly back to Nashville. So the ACMs were last night and in case you missed it......

It was my very first time performing on the ACMs and I was able to perform a BRAND NEW song! I am in love with my new single "Don't You Know Your Beautiful" I really hope you all love it as much as I do. I believe in this song because it beholds a very powerful message. I think we all suffer from low self esteem from time to time and we all have our own insecurities....which can really bring a person down. In todays society we (including myself) often compare ourself to that person or model on the front of the magazine and we all want those expensive clothes that are displayed on the inside...I think that is just human nature. I will be the first to tell you "ALL OF THAT IS NOT REAL" you would NOT believe the touching up photographers can do to pictures. By the time they are done airbrushing those pictures and touching them up....the photos barely looks like the person. It's what we call "photo shop" photographers can make you thinner/heavier, give you whatever eye color you want, enhance and change anything in the photo....we live in a very superficial world. ALL of that stuff does NOT matter! It is NOT important!

HERE'S WHAT IS IMPORTANT.....

Beauty comes in ALL different shapes and sizes and in EVERY color there is. So, when you look in the mirror tell yourself that you are beautiful and BELIEVE it. LOVE YOURSELF, BE YOURSELF, and NEVER change who you are for ANYONE! Be thankful for every breath you take because somewhere in the world someone else is taking their last. NEVER get caught up in the "worldly things" or the "superficial things" because all of that can and will eventually be taken away. BUT, the "beauty" on the inside will always remain! People will remember the kindness of someone's heart forever! So having said that....I will close in saying that I love you all and will forever cherish your kindness to me. Thank you all so much for all of your support, prayers, love, and accepting my flaws. I love you.....and never forget to hold your head up high because "DON'T YOU KNOW YOUR BEAUTIFUL!"

xoxo pickler

ps: make it a goal today to tell at least 3 other people that they are beautiful....you'll make their day!

[drock89]

You can't honestly tell me BNA didn't expect there to be "demand" after the ACMs.

[Kyla]

I added the lyrics and the link to her myspace where you can listen to the song to my original post.

[rowdawg21]

May 19, 2008 15:00:35 GMT -5 drock89 said:

You can't honestly tell me BNA didn't expect there to be "demand" after the ACMs.

lol...This is almost as bad as the Craig Morgan "Love Remembers" singles being "left behind" at radio stations. What a coincidence (read: not) that Craig and Kellie are both on BNA.

But seriously, it was the right move to get this single out today, and I'd be surprised if it wasn't their plan all along. It would have been idiotic to delay sending the song out for another 2-3 weeks.

As for the song itself, it's nothing amazing, but it's good enough. I think she sounds good on it, and it's probably my second favorite single of hers behind "I Wonder." The only problem I have is that she's telling these girls that they're beautiful, yet Kellie herself has made some certain...alterations to her body. That's a minor thing though, and it doesn't ruin the song for me at all.

[freelancer2]

Well I, for one, love the song! I think it's going to make a splash at radio.. it's got such a positive message. Her studio recording voice has gotten a ton better also.

[Eloqueen™]

May 19, 2008 17:26:19 GMT -5 freelancer2 said:

Well I, for one, love the song! I think it's going to make a splash at radio.. it's got such a positive message. Her studio recording voice has gotten a ton better also.

I agree! I hope this next record does big things for her. I also hope that this at least goes top 10!

[Kyla]

May 19, 2008 17:14:11 GMT -5 rowdawg21 said:

May 19, 2008 15:00:35 GMT -5 drock89 said:

You can't honestly tell me BNA didn't expect there to be "demand" after the ACMs.

lol...This is almost as bad as the Craig Morgan "Love Remembers" singles being "left behind" at radio stations. What a coincidence (read: not) that Craig and Kellie are both on BNA.

But seriously, it was the right move to get this single out today, and I'd be surprised if it wasn't their plan all along. It would have been idiotic to delay sending the song out for another 2-3 weeks.

How would it help anything for them to do that?

It wasn't all that long ago that they decided this would be the single. And when they did, most fans weren't that thrilled about it. It was largely the least favorite of the 5 songs she's been performing in concerts. They also didn't find out until recently that she would be performing at the ACM's. She was one of the last to be chosen to perform, and I don't believe it was until after she won those CMT Awards.

I don't see why they would say it won't be out for 2 more weeks if they planned on releasing it now. I don't see how that does anything but hurt her. Sugarland, for example also debuted a new single last night that was released to radio today. All their fans and radio were anticipating it. Everyone's watching them perform thinking "I can start requesting that tomorrow" or "I can start playing that tomorrow" They already have the video ready to go, which premiered today on GAC. And did a photoshoot for the album. They have their promotions for the single all ready to go. Kellie has none of that.
I'm sure they thought that releasing it today was a possibility. But I don't think it was planned this way all along.

And on another note, I'm liking Chris Lindsey so much better than her last producer, Blake Chancey.

[countryrules]

I love Kellie Pickler and I was really excited to see her perform, actually I bared the awards show last night up until she performed and then went to ABC's Housewives, i really find no flaw to Pickler, love the personality, she's great looking and is improving her vocals, I wish nothing but success to her and can't wait to get my hands on her second album !!!

[rowdawg21]

May 19, 2008 17:52:38 GMT -5 Kyla said:

How would it help anything for them to do that?

It builds up the hype for the song. After the performance last night, people are going to be calling radio stations and requesting the song regardless if it's already at radio or not. To wait 2-3 weeks to release the song after the excitement of the ACM performance is gone just doesn't make sense. Also, they have plenty of time to promote the single/album. Kellie's song isn't going to fly up the chart like Sugarland's will, so that's really not a factor. The best promotion this song could get at this point is an ACM performance, which it got.

[Kyla]

May 19, 2008 21:05:11 GMT -5 rowdawg21 said:

May 19, 2008 17:52:38 GMT -5 Kyla said:

How would it help anything for them to do that?

It builds up the hype for the song. After the performance last night, people are going to be calling radio stations and requesting the song regardless if it's already at radio or not. To wait 2-3 weeks to release the song after the excitement of the ACM performance is gone just doesn't make sense. Also, they have plenty of time to promote the single/album. Kellie's song isn't going to fly up the chart like Sugarland's will, so that's really not a factor. The best promotion this song could get at this point is an ACM performance, which it got.

Yes, but I'm saying it wasn't planned this way. The release date was chosen before they knew she would be performing at the ACM Awards. I don't see how it would help her for them to pretend like it won't be out until June. And the fact that they aren't prepared yet (no video, no single cover, no promotions) is proof of that.

[43dudleyvillas]

May 19, 2008 21:43:49 GMT -5 Kyla said:

Yes, but I'm saying it wasn't planned this way. The release date was chosen before they knew she would be performing at the ACM Awards. I don't see how it would help her for them to pretend like it won't be out until June.

I'm with ShaniaGotchaGood and rowdawg21. If indeed BNA's original plan was to release this single in June, I would guess they at least internally moved up the planned release date once Kellie's ACM performance slot was booked. And because a new Kellie single isn't likely to shoot up the charts at warp speed, it makes sense to wait to introduce the video later, in the hopes of improving callout and awareness later in the single's chart run.

What's the advantage of not announcing that the single's release to radio had been moved up until after the ACM Awards performance? It's the ability to hype the single the way they're hyping it now -- by claiming the single is being released early because of the response to the song. Sugarland is a core artist for this format and didn't need that hype -- programmer awareness is enough for radio to jump on its new single. Kellie, while generating three top-20 hits off her debut album, needs programmers to believe that she has that listener response behind her. This is especially true because programmers tend to not want to take a chance on female country artists unless they believe the artist already has an audience behind her. So I see this move as strategic, just as the BNA move was for Craig Morgan.

As for the song...I'm surprised they're going with this for the lead single. I'll say upfront that I can take or leave Kellie as an artist -- I think she is a much improved singer since her AI days and I think she has a very engaging personality, but the timbre of her voice is too tinny for my taste (especially in the high end of her range) and she tends to make odd phrasing choices that I don't care for. I think a major factor that held back Small Town Girl and its singles is that, outside of TTNCaMM, Kellie's voice sounded so tinny on the recordings (her subsequent live performances were better) -- she was a rookie recording artist, after all, and it's tough adjusting to the studio setting.

So I had reasonably high expectations for this forthcoming album of hers, because she is an improved singer and because I figured she and the A&R crew at BNA have a finer idea of what works for her as an artist. Basically, I'm interested in this one as an artist development story.

Having now heard "Don't You Know You're Beautiful," I'm puzzled as to why it was chosen as the lead single for Kellie's sophomore album. It's not a bad song, but I don't think it really plays to Kellie's strengths. I understand that she connects to the message. But I think Kellie resonates most widely when she is either pouring her heart out (as she does in "I Wonder") or when she is playing up her particular sense of humor (which is what I think works about TTNCaMM). "Don't You Know You're Beautiful" is a sweet but bland and generic would-be inspirational song. Nothing about it declares "Kellie Pickler" to me.

As for the recording, I have a kneejerk reaction to hearing AutoTune, and it's right there in the first verse. It's not that Kellie necessarily needs it, I think it's being used for effect and I just really wish it weren't. The vocal sounds too processed and I'm also surprised at the overall poppiness of the production, especially after I'm pretty sure Kellie went on record saying that the album would be more traditional country. I don't think this production plays to Kellie's strengths, either.

The upshot is that I was expecting a song with more personality, that translates the attention/goodwill that Kellie has generated because of her personality outside of music into the music she sings. I'm sure there will be some of that on her album, but I think it would have been smart to lead with something that did that. Not that this song is horrible, it just doesn't make the statement I was expecting.

[Kyla]

May 19, 2008 22:38:20 GMT -5 43dudleyvillas said:

What's the advantage of not announcing that the single's release to radio had been moved up until after the ACM Awards performance? It's the ability to hype the single the way they're hyping it now -- by claiming the single is being released early because of the response to the song. Sugarland is a core artist for this format and didn't need that hype -- programmer awareness is enough for radio to jump on its new single. Kellie, while generating three top-20 hits off her debut album, needs programmers to believe that she has that listener response behind her. This is especially true because programmers tend to not want to take a chance on female country artists unless they believe the artist already has an audience behind her. So I see this move as strategic, just as the BNA move was for Craig Morgan.

That was a very good explanation. Thank you.

Nothing about it declares "Kellie Pickler" to me. I'm pretty sure Kellie went on record saying that the album would be more traditional country.

Nope. In fact, I think this will be more pop than the last album. Especially considering the producer change. I don't think there will be songs like TTNCAMM or "One of the Guys".

What she has said though is that she hates being labeled as the comedian. That there is more to her than her sad story and being the funny girl. And she wants to show the darker, more serious sides to her. She wants to talk about things she was afraid to talk about on her first album. She's said the new album will surprise a lot of people.

And I'm not sure if you listened to all of STG but there were songs on there similar to this, style-wise and lyric-wise. So I don't see how you could think a song like this isn't her kind of song.

Not that this song is horrible, it just doesn't make the statement I was expecting.

No doubt, this is FAR from the best song off the album. In fact, out of the 5 songs I've heard so far. This was the one I liked and listened to the least. Which is why all of us fans were surprised this was chosen as the first single.

But at the same time, I don't think any of the other new songs would make for a good lead-off single. Especially with it being summer, and this is really the only "happy" song of the 5.

If you care enough about it to do so, you can watch the videos from other new songs she has performed. They're posted in her album thread.

[crazylove]

May 19, 2008 22:38:20 GMT -5 43dudleyvillas said:

May 19, 2008 21:43:49 GMT -5 Kyla said:

Yes, but I'm saying it wasn't planned this way. The release date was chosen before they knew she would be performing at the ACM Awards. I don't see how it would help her for them to pretend like it won't be out until June.

I'm with ShaniaGotchaGood and rowdawg21. If indeed BNA's original plan was to release this single in June, I would guess they at least internally moved up the planned release date once Kellie's ACM performance slot was booked. And because a new Kellie single isn't likely to shoot up the charts at warp speed, it makes sense to wait to introduce the video later, in the hopes of improving callout and awareness later in the single's chart run.

What's the advantage of not announcing that the single's release to radio had been moved up until after the ACM Awards performance? It's the ability to hype the single the way they're hyping it now -- by claiming the single is being released early because of the response to the song. Sugarland is a core artist for this format and didn't need that hype -- programmer awareness is enough for radio to jump on its new single. Kellie, while generating three top-20 hits off her debut album, needs programmers to believe that she has that listener response behind her. This is especially true because programmers tend to not want to take a chance on female country artists unless they believe the artist already has an audience behind her. So I see this move as strategic, just as the BNA move was for Craig Morgan.

As for the song...I'm surprised they're going with this for the lead single. I'll say upfront that I can take or leave Kellie as an artist -- I think she is a much improved singer since her AI days and I think she has a very engaging personality, but the timbre of her voice is too tinny for my taste (especially in the high end of her range) and she tends to make odd phrasing choices that I don't care for. I think a major factor that held back Small Town Girl and its singles is that, outside of TTNCaMM, Kellie's voice sounded so tinny on the recordings (her subsequent live performances were better) -- she was a rookie recording artist, after all, and it's tough adjusting to the studio setting.

So I had reasonably high expectations for this forthcoming album of hers, because she is an improved singer and because I figured she and the A&R crew at BNA have a finer idea of what works for her as an artist. Basically, I'm interested in this one as an artist development story.

Having now heard "Don't You Know You're Beautiful," I'm puzzled as to why it was chosen as the lead single for Kellie's sophomore album. It's not a bad song, but I don't think it really plays to Kellie's strengths. I understand that she connects to the message. But I think Kellie resonates most widely when she is either pouring her heart out (as she does in "I Wonder") or when she is playing up her particular sense of humor (which is what I think works about TTNCaMM). "Don't You Know You're Beautiful" is a sweet but bland and generic would-be inspirational song. Nothing about it declares "Kellie Pickler" to me.

As for the recording, I have a kneejerk reaction to hearing AutoTune, and it's right there in the first verse. It's not that Kellie necessarily needs it, I think it's being used for effect and I just really wish it weren't. The vocal sounds too processed and I'm also surprised at the overall poppiness of the production, especially after I'm pretty sure Kellie went on record saying that the album would be more traditional country. I don't think this production plays to Kellie's strengths, either.

The upshot is that I was expecting a song with more personality, that translates the attention/goodwill that Kellie has generated because of her personality outside of music into the music she sings. I'm sure there will be some of that on her album, but I think it would have been smart to lead with something that did that. Not that this song is horrible, it just doesn't make the statement I was expecting.

you aren't treating Kellie fair, i never posted here before but i do read the post and your posts about Kellie it's always like that, you are expecting too much from a singer that you are not even a fan and care.
i know you are giving your critic but i'm reading this forum for time enough to know when Kellie is the subject you are not reliable.
i don't see nothing bland about the song, after reading her myspace blog you can tell that she speaking from her heart so don't judge her if you don't know her enough.

[Kyla]

Reading the press release again, they said the SHIP date has changed not the RELEASE date. Which according to Allaccess is still set for June 9th. If that date is the same, it changes the whole conversation we've been having, doesn't it?

And anyone care to explain the difference between the two? And why both aren't always the same day?

[countryrules]

I've been listening to the song in her page and the message is so positive and needed really-... I don't need anybody else to say it's good for me to like it...the song is the kind "I" would expect from Kellie, the girl has soo much personality and her vocals sound sweet. She's sold the song to me and like I already said I can't wait to get my hands on the album...I don't see why it is important the date of release, shouldn't people just enjoy the song or not listen to it????
Anyway, that's what I think, nobody asked me but I had to say it, that one line chorus is too catchy and I wish the young ladies would take it into heart.

[kw9461]

After listening to this, I'm a bit torn on this song. I've been really waiting on Kellie to release something really great after the promise she showed me with Red High Heels (lyrically not a great song, but she has a pretty voice and seems to have a good grasp on "how" to sing, unlike some females). I think this song is a very good effort for her (not great, but good enough), and I think it might just make the top 15. I think she has the potential to be the next Martina McBride (I know that's a little lofty, but you get the gist). Conversely, I don't actually like the song. It doesn't really appeal to me, and the chorus is too repetitive (a pet peeve of mine). I still think the format could benefit from a singer like Kellie, so I'm not rooting for it to fail though.

[Diablo Cody™]

^^Didn't all 3 of her singles "just" make the Top 15?

Anyway, I like this.

[zaclord]

"I Wonder" #14
"Red High Heels" #15
"Things That Never Cross A Man's Mind" #16

[kim8]

I like this song but I don't think it is all that great. I just heard the radio verison and it didn't help me like the song any better than when she performed it live. I love Kellie, but I like all 3 of her released singles from STG better. There were some way better songs on that CD that could have been released. Hope this grows on me more.

[zaclord]

68 KELLIE PICKLER Don't You Know You'r... 2008 19/BNA 33 0 33 0.285

decent start. plus it doesnt go for adds for 2 more weeks

[43dudleyvillas]

May 19, 2008 23:04:43 GMT -5 Kyla said:

Nope. In fact, I think this will be more pop than the last album. Especially considering the producer change. I don't think there will be songs like TTNCAMM or "One of the Guys".

OK, just so it's clear that I wasn't completely making up the "more traditional" bit, it came from this Kellie interview with the Buffalo News, dated 20 January 2008. If that link doesn't work, it is available via the site's archives. The quote isn't a direct one, but the writer ascribes the following to Kellie:

Pickler’s first CD, “Small Town Girl,” went gold and produced three successful singles: “I Wonder,” “Red High Heels” and “Things That Never Cross a Man’s Mind.”

The next one, she says, she wants to be less produced and more traditional – closer to her idols. She’s currently working on songs. While no date has been set, a fall release might be possible, she said.

Italicization is mine. I saw this article on another board where I post...it's the only thing I had read about the album, which is why the production on this single came as a surprise to me.

TTNCaMM is actually the only song on Kellie's debut that I like (I did appreciate the emotion of several of Kellie's live performances of IW). It's the song that I think brought out her most natural and fluid phrasing, so I was hoping that her sophomore album would build on that sound for her.

May 19, 2008 23:04:43 GMT -5 Kyla said:

And I'm not sure if you listened to all of STG but there were songs on there similar to this, style-wise and lyric-wise. So I don't see how you could think a song like this isn't her kind of song.

I haven't listened to Kellie's debut since it came out, but what I remember about it is that I didn't think the country-pop fare on the album (which wasn't the whole album, but a significant portion of it) worked very well. Specifically, I remember thinking that the country-pop style didn't really suit Kellie's natural phrasing tendencies and prevented her from rendering truly distinctive and effective interpretive performances. Maybe that was another by-product of being a rookie recording artist and it changed in her live performances...I don't know.

In a similar vein, when I say that I don't think the new single declares "Kellie" to me, I mean that I don't think there is anything about the song that is distinctively Kellie -- I can name any number of artists who could sing this song, whose phrasing choices would be similar (or more compelling) and who might even sound more natural singing it. That's not to say that the song doesn't fit Kellie -- my point is there is a difference between a song that fits an artist and a song that is indelibly marked by an artist that, in turn, marks an artist. DYKYB may be the former, but it's not the latter (again, in my view). I had expected the single would be a stronger reflection of what sets Kellie apart in this market.

Hey, look, I could be completely off-base and this could become more of a signature song for Kellie than I expect and her biggest hit to date. I'm just armchair quarterbacking, after all.

As for the difference between the date the song is released (or shipped) to radio and its official impact date...the former is when the song is actually made available for airplay, through digital and physical means. So this past Monday was when BNA made DYKYB available for airplay such that any radio station could play it in response to requests, programmer interest, etc. The impact or adds date is a focal point that the label provides radio stations as a signal for when the label will engage in more active promotion of the single (to get it added to station playlists) and more generally when stations can expect there to be a bandwagon to join. There are many radio stations that won't play a song until its official adds date, but plenty that do.

[countryqueen]

I LOVE THIS SONG!!!! its not as good as red high heels or I wonder, but it still rocks!

[Kyla]

I haven't listened to Kellie's debut since it came out, but what I remember about it is that I didn't think the country-pop fare on the album (which wasn't the whole album, but a significant portion of it) worked very well. Specifically, I remember thinking that the country-pop style didn't really suit Kellie's natural phrasing tendencies and prevented her from rendering truly distinctive and effective interpretive performances. Maybe that was another by-product of being a rookie recording artist and it changed in her live performances...I don't know.

You have to remember the whole album was written, recorded and released in about 3 months. All done while Kellie was on the American Idol tour. The songs she co-wrote (RHH, I Wonder, etc.) were written over the phone with people she had never met. And her producer, Blake Chancey flew to whatever city she was touring in that week to record songs. You can't expect the best to come out of that situation. I don't think they knew what the "Kellie" sound was. And I think it shows. The songs are kind of all over the place. And they didn't fit her voice very well at all. Like RHH, and that song was actually written for her. The biggest thing I think is that Chancey was the completely wrong choice as producer for her. I don't know what they did when they were recording, but she actually sounds MUCH better live than she did on that album. So, I think you'd have to blame the producer there for not bringing that voice out of her when they were in the studio. Thankfully, BNA chose a new producer this time, Chris Lindsey.

In a similar vein, when I say that I don't think the new single declares "Kellie" to me, I mean that I don't think there is anything about the song that is distinctively Kellie -- I can name any number of artists who could sing this song, whose phrasing choices would be similar (or more compelling) and who might even sound more natural singing it. That's not to say that the song doesn't fit Kellie -- my point is there is a difference between a song that fits an artist and a song that is indelibly marked by an artist that, in turn, marks an artist. DYKYB may be the former, but it's not the latter (again, in my view). I had expected the single would be a stronger reflection of what sets Kellie apart in this market.

Hey, look, I could be completely off-base and this could become more of a signature song for Kellie than I expect and her biggest hit to date. I'm just armchair quarterbacking, after all.

I understand what you're saying. But being someone who's followed Kellie since Day 1, these new songs are what I expected to hear on the 1st album. She's kept everything I loved off STG-- the tongue-in-cheek humor and her complete pour-her-heart-out honesty. But it's done in more of a "Kellie-style". TTNCAMM, while a good song, and a funny song--nothing about it says "Kellie" to me. Not lyrically and especially not musically. I think you'll see what I mean when you hear some of the other songs off the new album.

DYKYB isn't the best example of this. Since it seems you haven't listened to the other new songs, here are brief descriptions:


"Rocks Instead of Rice"- It's about crashing an ex-boyfriend's wedding. This is EXACTLY what I meant by the new album showcasing more of the Kellie-kind of funny. And at the same time, there's a little bit of truth in it--- she really does have an ex that's getting married. I'm not sure if she had a hand in writing it or if she just chose it for this reason. I'm sure this will be the next single and should be her first huge hit.

"Best Days of Your Life"- She wrote this with Taylor Swift while they were on the Paisley tour together last summer. It's about the same ex-boyfriend that I mentioned above. They had broken up a few months before because he cheated on her. She still wasn't over him yet when she found out that he was having a baby (and getting married) with the girl he cheated on her with. She was on the road at the time and really upset. So she went on Taylor's bus to talk about it with her and this song was born. Kellie's said before that every word in the song is true. She's also said writing this helped bring closure for her. It's very pop/rock. Not country at all, at least when she was performing. It'll be interesting to see how that changes in the studio version.

"One Last Time" - This she co-wrote with her current boyfriend, songwriter Kyle Jacobs (he co-wrote "More Than A Memory") and her songwriting team since STG--Aimee Mayo and Chris Lindsey(who's also her producer). It's a ballad with a big chorus, like "Didn't You Know How Much I Loved You" from STG. It's a break-up song about knowing that it's over but still wanting to be with that person "one last time". It fits her voice perfectly.

As for the difference between the date the song is released .....

Yeah, I remembered after I posted that. It's just been so long since Kellie's had a new single. The "ship date" and "release date" labels kind of threw me off. I know it better as the date it's made available to radio and the date it goes for adds. Which it appears, is still set for June 9th.

[kim8]

Oops, not sure what happened with the quote, but I meant to say:

Thanks for the info on the new songs! Can't wait to get the CD. I actually loved the whole STG CD.

[zaclord]

those new songs sound GREAT! i really can't wait for her new album!

[Eloqueen™]

May 24, 2008 15:50:37 GMT -5 @zaclord said:

those new songs sound GREAT! i really can't wait for her new album!