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There's already an unofficial Carrie/Randy duet that's been out for awhile, and I think that's similar to how the new one will sound. I don't see anything wrong with it, but then again, I don't look all around the fucking world to find faults w/ Carrie lol. :)

no..you just look all around the world for faults regarding Kelly, even though you "claim" to be such a big fan

face it dictator, Carrie is always following right behind Kelly when it comes to how to mold her career in the music industry. and I say good for her... she's smart to do it....Kelly has managed to keep herself relevant for over 7 years now, when many of the critics predicted she'd be a flash in the pan and gone within a year of winning Idol.

I think she'll come in just over 250K when all is said and done. She had some pretty great promo this week and every performance was really good.

She has promo coming this week too with her appearance of Leno on 3/19, her next single IDNHU being shown on GMA 3/20/09 and then on Ellen 3/24/09. I think the label is positioning her to possibly stay on top of the charts for 2 or more weeks...

Dictatorship wrote:

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Oh, envy, I was just wondering since My Disaster had awful reviews, yet it still managed to outsell Yelly's next comeback lol... U2's album was released FIVE years after it's previous album. I'd say that around 04-05 was the last time that album sales really were "good."

um DICtarder My December had mixed reviews actually....not awful.....and she was coming off the Breakaway era so of course her sales were better not to mention sales in general weren't completely in the tank. It seems you take every fucking opportunity to criticize Kelly and put down her success and yet you CLAIM to be this big fan. Face it, you're a hater just like shitter, robbin, grumpy and foggy. You just think you're hiding it... you're not.

really? 04/05 was the last time sales were "good"? hmmmmm I wonder how Taylor Swift has sold almost 3 million albums in less than 15 weeks then? The truth is, some artists can still sell just as well as before.... Kelly has NEVER been a big opening week artist.... so the sales for this era are right in line with all her previous releases and you trying to make it seem otherwise is pretty funny....

Kelly Clarkson returns with more than we could have 'Wanted'

Friday, March 13, 2009 7:44 AM EDT

By Patrick Ferrucci, Register Entertainment Editor

Kelly Clarkson - "All I Ever Wanted" (RCA): The original American Idol Kelly Clarkson made headlines in 2007 when she very publicly told longtime label boss Clive Owen to mind his own business and stop trying to carefully craft her image. It was a big moment in the career of a performer who has so thoroughly stepped away from Simon Cowell and company's shadow. That record, "My December," was messy, goth-driven rock album with some great moments and a slew of missteps.

"All I Ever Wanted," the 26-year-old Clarkson's fourth solo record, rights all the wrongs of the somewhat commercially disappointing "December" - it barely went platinum. It takes the anger and uniqueness of "December" and adds a little fun, a little of the brattiness that infuses the singular pop gem that was "Since U Been Gone," the singer's trademark hit from her 2004 sophomore disc "Breakaway."

The 14-track collection opens with its lead single, the jagged and chugging "My Life Would Suck Without You," a sequel of sorts to "Since U Been Gone," which was also co-written by Britney Spears helmer Max Martin. The tune's stark verses pulsate with electronic percussion before the whole thing devolves into saccharine metal. That anthemic chorus will stick in your head for days on end.

Over the course of the many songs, there are some missteps, most notably three of the four tunes co-written by OneRepublic frontman Ryan Tedder. The songwriter makes R&B-based rock tunes that not even the most accomplished of performers could pull off. Why the man has a career writing songs for people outside of his middling and unappetizing band is impossible to answer. But take out the four Tedder songs - only "Impossible" is even slightly listenable - and Clarkson would have an even better and more assured 10-song statement with "All I Wanted."

As it is, the record is Clarkson's best, a sometimes disjointed and almost always enjoyable listen. "I Do Not Hook Up," co-written by Katy Perry and new "American Idol" co-host Kara DioGuardi, is a fiery and empowering anthem for young females; "I Want You" is sugary gold, a brash power pop anthem that could have been on a Fountains of Wayne disc; the sadly titled "Whyyawannabringmedown" dabbles in punk in a big way and even a pseudo ballad like "Long Shot," co-written by Perry and song doctor Glen Ballard, soars on the back of Clarkson's genuinely great voice. If only all "AI" contestants could do what Clarkson has accomplished and step away from the drab, bland and faceless dribble that so many release, the world would be a better place.

http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2009/03/14/entertainment/doc49ba46f91d271841510406.txt