The difference is not that the material is so unique but that the singer is so accomplished that she can keep interesting a set of songs that another singer might make sound derivative. Though comparisons will inevitably (and have been) drawn with other heavyweights of the pop-rock genre- Avril Lavigne, Ashlee Simpson, Sheryl Crowe- however Clarkson’s voice is inherently superior to all of these artists: the latter pair’s gravelly crooning bears little real resemblance to Kelly’s clean jazz/blues-informed timbre the comparisons to Avril are far more relevant, and her influence (or rather her example) can be heard throughout the album, but the Canadian’s pleasant vocals exhibit neither the variety nor the charisma shown here.Īside from the strong songwriting on offer, that’s what really sets this album apart from the competition: while most pop albums suffer from a certain type of redundancy brought about by a large amount of rather similar material, Breakaway is conspicuous in the absence of any real ‘filler,’ a difficult feat to accomplish across a 45-minute pop album. Luke and Max Martin, composer of ‘.Baby One More Time’ among others.Īs is to be expected, the album is firmly centered on Clarkson’s booming blues-diva voice. Also into the fold are Swedish pop legends (what would a pop album be without Swedes?) Dr. rockers Our Lady Peace and Chantal Kreviazuk. Clarkson even enlisted some of that album’s writers and producers for the project- pop’s most in-demand songwriter Kara DioGuardi, producer John Shanks, ex-Evanescence guitarist Ben Moody and the Canadian husband-and-wife duo, Raine Maida of alt. And it was a song deemed unsuitable for the aformentioned’s Under the Skin album that set her on her way: ‘Breakaway’ was initially intended as a stop-gap single while the new album was being recorded, but its huge success prompted its inclusion on the album and, later, gave the album its title. Now free from her Idol contract, Kelly set her sights on a more rock-oriented direction, in the vein of Avril Lavigne. The film is considered by many to be one of the worst films ever, second only to ‘Anus Magillicutty’ on IMDb’s “Bottom 100 Worst Films.” Such is the context in which Breakaway was made. Then there was ‘From Justin to Kelly,’ which I haven’t seen but hate nonetheless, in which she co-starred with fellow Idolator and Smokey Robinson-look-alike Justin Guarini. Then it all went a little pear-shaped Subsequent singles ‘Low’ and ‘The Trouble with Love Is’ were relative failures and rumours of her imminent demise became rife. With two red-hot singles to her name, the Idol-winning ballad ‘A Moment Like This’ and the massive dance-pop hit ‘Miss Independent,’ her profile (and her “profile” has been as much a source of discussion as her vocal talents) had already afforded her success in the UK and Australia aswell as North America. “I love singing Breakaway when my voice is (tired), because it’s so easy, because all my other songs are like (doing vocal acrobatics),” she shared with the Today show.After winning the first American Idol, former telemarketer and sometimes Sabrina the Teenage Witch extra Kelly Clarkson's career in music seemed assured. However, there are some times when it suits Kelly to belt out the 14-year-old track, particularly when her vocals aren’t in tip top condition. As a vocalist, I think it’s more of like, the storyteller waltz.” “But I appreciate the song, I love the song, and I love when people sing it with me, but Breakaway is kinda like, the most ‘meh’. “It’s not that it’s a bad song, it’s just that it’s not an exciting song as a vocalist,” she explained. The original American Idol champion scored a hit with the song from The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement soundtrack, after co-writer Avril Lavigne passed on the tune for her debut album, Let Go, but Clarkson confesses it’s one of her least favourites to sing live because it isn’t creatively challenging. Pop star Kelly Clarkson drops her 2004 single Breakaway from her setlist whenever possible, because it’s not vocally “exciting” to perform.
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