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Post by Stephen on Sept 13, 2009 17:58:48 GMT -5
She looks kind of depressed in that video. I don't think she likes the new release date.
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Post by vsw on Sept 13, 2009 18:22:08 GMT -5
Why did they fuck her over again? They had been promoting the hell of it and the release date was all over the media outlets. January 5th is the WORST DAY EVER to release an album. She's being dropped. Fuck you, Verve!
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Post by Cha Cha on Sept 13, 2009 18:50:05 GMT -5
And she fucked up her hair in the process. Shame.
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Post by uplink2 on Sept 14, 2009 10:33:27 GMT -5
Adds date for Had It All has been moved to Sept 21st.
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Post by StarSprinkles on Sept 14, 2009 10:38:56 GMT -5
Holy crap she looks like she's about to cry in that video. Her hair does look terrible too :( WTF are they doing? January is the absolute worst month to release in the entire year. Sales always plummet that month. Methinks they couldn't get all the TV promo they wanted in Nov/Dec since so many other singers (and Idol alum) are releasing then, so they pushed it back to Jan.
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Post by uplink2 on Sept 14, 2009 10:43:47 GMT -5
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Post by uplink2 on Sept 14, 2009 14:23:05 GMT -5
I just got this from Verve's publicity VP.
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Post by shaq91 on Sept 14, 2009 20:41:37 GMT -5
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Post by K. on Sept 14, 2009 21:02:18 GMT -5
Sooooooooooooooooooooo pretty. This is exactly what kind of music she should always make.
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Post by Black Jesus on Sept 14, 2009 21:30:22 GMT -5
OMG one of the prettiest songs I have ever heard. Holy crap! SO much better than 'Had It All'!!
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Post by shaq91 on Sept 14, 2009 22:08:01 GMT -5
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Post by uplink2 on Sept 14, 2009 22:58:31 GMT -5
Simply brilliant! After a pretty trying last couple of days as a Kat fan, what a perfect way to bring peace to my heart! This young woman is one very special talent! Probably her best ballad yet!
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Post by mamaloveme on Sept 15, 2009 0:24:47 GMT -5
can't they give up the christmas sale???
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Post by Deleted on Sept 15, 2009 0:54:50 GMT -5
Sooooooooooooooooooooo pretty. This is exactly what kind of music she should always make. Agree completely. It suits her perfectly.
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Post by hotdecember16 on Sept 15, 2009 2:44:27 GMT -5
Oh my god! Love her new song
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Post by vinyl on Sept 15, 2009 5:31:55 GMT -5
That song is beautiful.
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Post by speaksoftly on Sept 15, 2009 13:04:48 GMT -5
I know the album was pushed back, but was the Had It All video ever released before the album got pushed back?
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Post by vsw on Sept 15, 2009 13:49:59 GMT -5
No. The song hasn't even gone to adds yet. So we should have the video by mid October. :)
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Post by vsw on Sept 15, 2009 13:51:36 GMT -5
And Say Goodbye is at #48 right now in Pop itunes and 237 overall.
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Post by shaq91 on Sept 15, 2009 15:46:04 GMT -5
And Say Goodbye is at #48 right now in Pop itunes and 237 overall. It went up since then ;) 162. Say Goodbye - Katharine McPhee
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Post by K. on Sept 15, 2009 17:25:49 GMT -5
The single cover for this one is kind of weird lol.
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Post by Eloqueen™ on Sept 15, 2009 17:27:03 GMT -5
Say Goodbye suits her voice much better and is also a much better song than Had It All.
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Post by K. on Sept 15, 2009 17:31:07 GMT -5
She sounds best with as little back-production as possible.
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Post by shaq91 on Sept 15, 2009 17:47:27 GMT -5
iTunes Top Songs 129. Say Goodbye - Katharine McPhee
OMG!!! It out peaked Had It All already!!!! Everybody buy it and gift it!!! Let's get it in the top 100!!!!!
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Post by shaq91 on Sept 15, 2009 21:20:27 GMT -5
If anybody wants the song gifted to them on iTunes to help the sales please pm me your email address!
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Post by SHOOTER on Sept 15, 2009 23:18:34 GMT -5
Beautiful record.
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Post by blurple on Sept 15, 2009 23:57:32 GMT -5
Say Goodbye is BEAUTIFUL. Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful. Amazing.
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Post by shaq91 on Sept 18, 2009 16:26:14 GMT -5
Katharine McPhee Dishes On Going Blonde It’s been over a month since Katharine McPhee gave PEOPLE an exclusive sneak peek at her new platinum look on her album cover. Yet she still managed to wait until Fashion Week to reveal the look on the red carpet. Katharine spoke with PEOPLE backstage at the Tommy Hilfiger show in Manhattan’s Bryant Park tents about what prompted her to trade her signature sexy brunette style for being a blonde-bobbed bombshell. “I have a record coming out in January called Unbroken,” she explains, “and I’ve been working on it for the last year and it’s been a big artistic development. It sort of felt like I was shedding skin, so I was literally shedding layers of hair.” stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com/2009/09/18/katharine-mcphee-dishes-on-going-blonde/
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Post by blurple on Sept 18, 2009 19:28:05 GMT -5
The blonde hair AGED her a lot. I miss the glamorous and gorgeous brunette Kat. And oh, I'm officially obsessed with Say Goodbye. I've been playing it non-stop since this morning.
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Post by uplink2 on Sept 20, 2009 9:32:59 GMT -5
New Bio on Verve Music Site www.vervemusicgroup.com/katharinemcphee/bio/KATHARINE MCPHEE Katharine McPhee warmly laughs as she confesses she’s been in “artistic hiding” for the last few years. “It took me a long time to figure out where I wanted to go and be as an artist,” she says. “I needed time to learn who I was as a musician.” Once she discovered the answer, however, her path was sure and swift. On Unbroken, her Verve Records debut, listeners will discover a glorious side of McPhee previously untapped. Poignant, vital lyrics swell over full, lush melodies. McPhee’s supple, clear voice, resonating with emotion and confidence, caresses each note on this collection of soon-to- be pop classics. Fans first met McPhee on Season Five of American Idol. The runner-up could seemingly sing any style of music, but especially mesmerized millions with her heart-stirring rendition of “Over the Rainbow.” Her first solo album, which debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard Top 200 in early 2007, only hinted at the extent of her talent—not only as a singer but as a songwriter—that Unbroken reveals. Unlike that first effort, McPhee co-wrote the majority of the songs on Unbroken, collaborating with fellow singer/songwriters Paula Cole, Ingrid Michaelson and Rachael Yamagata. “This record is definitely more personal to me,” McPhee says. “I have more stories to tell. It’s more of an artistic look at me as a person. Coming from a reality show, it’s hard to know the depth of somebody. This record gave me that opportunity to show that. That’s what Verve wanted from me: to make a record I was proud of. It was a huge blessing to give me that.” Her vocals also display a new vulnerability and maturity that make Unbroken compelling listening. “I think I finally learned to breathe,” McPhee says, both literally and figuratively. “I’m grounded in my own body; my voice was grounded. Having a big voice, I had to realize that singing high notes didn’t equal artistry. This is more about how I can interpret a song, the nuances of singing.” While sounding utterly contemporary, McPhee also drew from the tremendous voices that have guided her throughout her life ranging from Nina Simone to Sarah McLachlan. “I wanted some older influences on here,” she says. “My mom is a cabaret singer; I grew up with the Great American Songbook. That’s why I know all the standards, but I always had a want and a need for pop music.” McPhee began work on Unbroken in 2008. At the urging on Universal Music Group chairman Doug Morris, she traveled to Nashville several times to write with some of Music City’s top songwriters. “It was a really great place for me to grow as a songwriter; see how it’s done,” she says. What emerged were tales of resilience, of being bowed but not broken by life’s experiences. “There are a lot of dark stories. I see a lot of sadness in the world,” she says with a shrug. “I don’t always have a rosy picture of the world. That comes out in my music more than I would like it to.” “How” faces taking charge in a suffocatingly dark time. “The lyric was just so meaningful in so many ways,” McPhee says. “I had to be in a position where I said, ‘This is my life’.” The devastating, string-laced ballad “Say Goodbye,” received its premiere when McPhee appeared on CSI: New York. Written about the pain that precedes an inevitable break up, “Say Goodbye,” is “the slit your wrist song,” McPhee says. (CSI: New York isn’t her only acting credit; McPhee has appeared on Ugly Betty, also co-starred in the 2008 hit The House Bunny and has a lead role in the upcoming feature film You May Not Kiss the Bride). McPhee makes the driving first single, “Had It All,” written by Kara Dioguardi, Mitch Allan and David Hodges, completely her own. The tune’s upbeat melodies contrast the often downbeat lyrics of someone who appears to have lost it all: “The song represents a lot of stuff in some of our lives, looking back to the past,” she says. “We can feel like we maybe made mistakes, but it all works out.” But McPhee is far from a gloom merchant. “Lifeline” is decidedly upbeat. “Surrender,” co-written with Michaelson, is ultimately a self-affirming call to love yourself as much as others do. The breathtaking title track, written with Cole, features one of McPhee’s most stirring performances about coming through troubling times scarred but stronger. McPhee paired with producer John Alagia, best known for his work with John Mayer, Dave Matthews Band and Jason Mraz, to record Unbroken in studios throughout Los Angeles. “Part of John’s charm was that he’s just such a blast to hang out with,” she says. “His contribution was really bringing in the right musicians and taking the vision to the right level.” Along with her musical rebirth comes a stunning physical change: McPhee recently transformed from a long-haired brunette to a sultry blonde. “I’ve never done anything crazy like this,” she says. “I didn’t think I would cut my hair off or go this blonde, but I’m going through changes. Searching for lyrics and meaning in the record just sort of forced me to examine inside and out.” And yet come through to the other side, as McPhee does, Unbroken.
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