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Post by K. on Aug 25, 2009 15:02:41 GMT -5
I think it's ok. Not a bad song, by any means, but I don't think anything about it stands out.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2009 15:20:00 GMT -5
I'm disappointed in the first single. It's not bad, but it's just "all right" to me. I think one thing that irritates me is that the song has a breezy, upbeat, happy tone, which doesn't really match the lyrics. There's a real disconnect here for me.
On a superficial level, I hate the short blond hair in most pictures or videos I've seen, although I love the album cover. That's very pretty.
All that said, I'm still looking forward to her new album. And she does sound great on the single. I'm hoping other tracks are more to my liking.
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Post by SHOOTER on Aug 25, 2009 15:32:18 GMT -5
I love her vocals on Had It All and the album cover is beautiful.
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Post by JayBoozer on Aug 25, 2009 17:00:26 GMT -5
I think this song fits in to the "I'm Yours" and "Love Song" mold... There aren't any other songs like that right now so this may do well because it's fitting that niche.
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Post by Gray. on Aug 25, 2009 17:54:51 GMT -5
besides the one on the album cover, her hair looks terrible on all the photos. Yeah I'm really not feeling it. I want her dark brown locks back.
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Post by neally on Aug 25, 2009 17:55:03 GMT -5
I'm disappointed in the first single. It's not bad, but it's just "all right" to me. I think one thing that irritates me is that the song has a breezy, upbeat, happy tone, which doesn't really match the lyrics. There's a real disconnect here for me. Exactly my thoughts. The upbeat melody and tone does not fit well with the more regretful, nostalgic lyrics. That being said, I think her vocals sound great and her she looks beautiful as always.
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Post by Kishi KCM on Aug 25, 2009 17:58:52 GMT -5
Had It All is a nice song.
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Post by uplink2 on Aug 25, 2009 19:50:55 GMT -5
I'm disappointed in the first single. It's not bad, but it's just "all right" to me. I think one thing that irritates me is that the song has a breezy, upbeat, happy tone, which doesn't really match the lyrics. There's a real disconnect here for me. Exactly my thoughts. The upbeat melody and tone does not fit well with the more regretful, nostalgic lyrics. That being said, I think her vocals sound great and her she looks beautiful as always. I love songs like that. Tears of a Clown anyone? Ain't That Peculiar? Actually a lot of Motown songs have regretful lyrics but great uptempo melodies. He Thinks He'll Keep Her by Mary Chapin Carpenter is another. That is what can make a great song stand out. In this case I love the upbeat vibe with the lyrics. It brings the song to a different place..
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Post by yaoer on Aug 25, 2009 19:53:41 GMT -5
i really wanna listen to Had It All,pls pm the link to me,thax!
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Post by shaq91 on Aug 25, 2009 20:02:27 GMT -5
i really wanna listen to Had It All,pls pm the link to me,thax! why dont u go and buy it??
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Post by uplink2 on Aug 25, 2009 20:08:40 GMT -5
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Post by K. on Aug 25, 2009 20:14:06 GMT -5
I think this song would sound a lot better with a more stripped arrangement.
I also wish she would have gone up on the last "give it awaaaaaaa-aaaaayyy". But that's just nit-picking. ;)
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Post by hotdecember16 on Aug 25, 2009 20:15:21 GMT -5
#155 US itunes
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Post by yaoer on Aug 25, 2009 20:28:14 GMT -5
i really wanna listen to Had It All,pls pm the link to me,thax! why dont u go and buy it?? cos i'm not live in USA..........
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Post by Gray. on Aug 25, 2009 20:33:13 GMT -5
#42 on iTunes Pop!
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Post by Glambertize on Aug 25, 2009 20:38:34 GMT -5
Great song, Kath! I really liked it!
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Post by yaoer on Aug 26, 2009 3:29:22 GMT -5
#39 on iTunes Pop!
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Post by JamaicaFunk² on Aug 26, 2009 8:18:44 GMT -5
So there's nothing to be seen of an adds date for this song?? Is this really her first single then? Put the darn song on radio.
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Post by uplink2 on Aug 26, 2009 8:47:26 GMT -5
No not officially yet. The song has been sent to Mediabase for encoding and actually had its first registered spin yesterday on an AC station somewhere. God I miss having those station lists. I have been trying to get a response from Verve on an adds date and formats but nothing so far.
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Post by SPRΞΞ on Aug 26, 2009 10:17:37 GMT -5
hmm...well it should be sent to Hot AC stations, i think. It would fit perfectly into that market.
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Post by uplink2 on Aug 26, 2009 11:06:36 GMT -5
I agree. Maybe they will follow the Colbie Caillat path of getting the song doing well on HAC and then release it to Pop.
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Post by uplink2 on Aug 26, 2009 18:24:44 GMT -5
I finally got a response on adds dates from Verve:
So Sept 14 to HAC and AC!. I think this shows my earlier posting might just be correct and they are following the Colbie Caillat route of going strong on HAC and then move it to Pop!
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Post by picklerclarkson on Aug 26, 2009 18:27:21 GMT -5
It should be able to do well on Hot AC, AC and Pop.
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Post by rellybois on Aug 26, 2009 22:21:03 GMT -5
I actually think that Kara's vocals are better for this song. Kat sounds too cutesy and cheery about the whole thing, which really creates a disconnect with the song. Kara's vocals are a little more strained and passionate. Even that blonde girl on Youtube does a better job.
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Post by I Wish on Aug 27, 2009 4:05:16 GMT -5
Here’s the track list for Katharine McPhee’s sophomore album. It features songs written by herself, Kara DioGuardi, Jason Reeves, Ingrid Michaelson, and Rachael Yamagata.
1. It’s Not Right 2. Had It All 3. Keep Drivin’ 4. Last Letter 5. Surrender 6. Terrified (with Jason Reeves) 7. How 8. Say Goodbye 9. Faultline 10. Anybody’s Heart 11. Lifetime 12. Unbroken 13. Brand New Key
Deluxe Edition DVD: 1. Making of Unbroken 2. track by track video commentary 3. making of the “Had It All” music video 4. photo album.
SOURCE: Tommy2
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Post by Eloqueen™ on Aug 27, 2009 4:54:29 GMT -5
Yeah this song really requires a raw/husky voice to successfully translate and sadly Katharine's voice just isn't a match. Her vocals are much cleaner and smoother; she's better suited for pure pop/slightly R&B material IMO.
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Post by vinyl on Aug 27, 2009 5:30:16 GMT -5
I'm guessing "Say Goodbye" is the CSI song.
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Post by K. on Aug 27, 2009 7:00:14 GMT -5
Yeah this song really requires a raw/husky voice to successfully translate and sadly Katharine's voice just isn't a match. Her vocals are much cleaner and smoother; she's better suited for pure pop/slightly R&B material IMO. I agree with you. Kara and the girl who has covered it on Youtube both have very smokey voices and I think the song works a lot better for them. Kat almost seems to be singing more about the butterflies than having "(lost) it all"
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Post by uplink2 on Aug 27, 2009 9:44:35 GMT -5
Wonder what the "Bonus Tracks" will be.
On the Kara raspy thing, I prefer Kat's beautiful tone on the song than Kara's. Plus Kara is absolutely repulsive to watch when she sings. Her movements give me the total creeps. To me that's fake emotion. Just because you move and scream when you sing doesn't mean its sincere. Many times its a way of hiding the fact that you are not a great singer (Taylor Hicks anyone?). Kat has an unmistakable natural beauty to her voice and her emotion is real. I would much rather listen to that.
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Post by Jack on Aug 27, 2009 10:02:13 GMT -5
I've seen a lot of Katharine fans claim the same thing...
Clarity = Beauty Rasp/Roughness = The devil
Very silly.
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