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  • Issued : 02 Dec 2004

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Genre : Rock & Pop Catalogue Number : 82876644912
Format : CD Label : Rca
Issued : 02 Dec 2004 Item sourced from : USA
Number of Discs : 1

Breakaway

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  • CD   HOL Edition   ¥1,391   Reissue CD (HOL Import)   Released: 26 Jan 2006  
  • CD   AUS Edition   ¥1,778   Reissue CD (AUS Import)   Released: 20 Oct 2005  
  • CD   Japan Edition   ¥2,200   Reissue Limited Edition CD   Released: 21 Dec 2005  

HMV Review

Kelly Clarkson was the first American Idol winner and the first vocalist to achieve success, but her 2003 debut, Thankful, didn't completely define her outside of the parameters of the show. While the dance-pop and adult contemporary ballads on that record were fresher than the music on AmIdol, Clarkson still hadn't escaped the show's shadow entirely: since it was a hit so close to her time on TV, it was easy to pigeonhole her as simply a creation of television, not a popular singer in her own right. So, her second album, Breakaway, released late in 2004, was a pivotal moment for her, a chance to prove that she was not a one-hit wonder, a chance to prove that she could have a real, vibrant career. Happily, Breakaway delivers on that promise. This time around, the dance-pop elements have been almost entirely stripped away, and the record instead is a rock-influenced, MOR pop affair, not entirely dissimilar to Ashlee Simpson's Autobiography, only a little bit smoother and not as heavy on guitars. Since Clarkson is a better singer than Simpson -- not only does she possess more chops, but she has more on-record charisma -- she can sell the material even when the slow tempos in the middle of record drag its momentum; she prevents the songs from sounding too samey. While there may be one too many ballads here, they often are very good and sometimes are excellent, like the light, layered, yearning title tune. Clarkson may be a fine ballad singer, but what gives Breakaway its spine are the driving, anthemic pop tunes like Since U Been Gone, Walk Away, and You Found Me. These are the numbers that sound simultaneously mainstream and youthful, which is a hard trick to pull off, and they are the tracks that illustrate that Kelly Clarkson is a rare thing in the 2000s: a pop singer who's neither hip nor square, just solidly and enjoyably in the mainstream. After a bunch of rather blah mainstream pop albums, including a glut of half-baked AmIdol projects, this is a nice, low-key relief. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi

Credits

Ben Moody(Guitar),  Clif Magness(Bass),  Clif Magness(Guitar (Acoustic)),  Clif Magness(Guitar (Bass)),  Clif Magness(Guitar (Electric)),  Clif Magness(Keyboards),  Clif Magness(Piano),  David Hodges(Piano),  Jason Halbert(Piano),  Jason Lader(Bass),  Jeff Rothschild(Drums),  John Shanks(Bass),  John Shanks(Guitar),  John Shanks(Guitar (Bass)),  John Shanks(Keyboards),  Josh Freese(Drums),  Kelly Clarkson(Vocals),  Kenny Aronoff(Drums),  Mark Colbert(Drums),  Marty O'Brien(Bass),  Marty O'Brien(Guitar (Bass)),  Olle Dahlstedt(Drums),  Paul Bushnell(Bass),  Phil X.(Guitar),  Raine Maida(Guitar),  Randy Cook(Drums),  Randy Cooke(Drums),  Shawn Pelton(Drums),  Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald(Various),  Max Martin(Various),  Ben Moody(Producer),  Brian E. Garcia(Engineer),  Cameron Webb(Engineer),  Chantal Kreviazuk(Producer),  Clif Magness(Engineer),  Clif Magness(Producer),  Clive Davis(Producer),  Dan Certa(Engineer),  David Hodges(Producer),  Jeff Rothschild(Engineer),  John Shanks(Producer),  Kara DioGuardi(Producer),  Kevin Guarnieri(Engineer),  Lars Fox(Engineer),  Lasse Marten(Engineer),  Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald(Engineer),  Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald(Producer),  Mark Valentine(Engineer),  Max Martin(Engineer),  Max Martin(Producer),  Raine Maida(Engineer),  Raine Maida(Producer),  Aaron Lepley(Assistant Engineer),  Avril Lavigne(Composer),  Ben Moody(Composer),  Brad Gilderman(Mixing),  Brett Kilroe(Art Direction),  Bridget Benenate(Composer),  Chantal Kreviazuk(Composer),  Chantal Kreviazuk(String Arrangements),  Clif Magness(Composer),  Clif Magness(Programming),  Clive Davis(Executive Producer),  David Camobell(String Arrangements),  David Hodges(Composer),  David Hodges(Programming),  David Hodges(String Arrangements),  David Paul Campbell(String Arrangements),  Glenn Pittman(Assistant Engineer),  James White(Photography),  Jason Lader(Programming),  Jason Rankins(Assistant Engineer),  Jeff Rothschild(Mixing),  Jimmy Harry(Composer),  Joe Yannece(Mastering),  Johan "Brorsan" Brorsson(Assistant Engineer),  John Shanks(Composer),  John Shanks(Mixing),  Jon Berkowitz(Assistant Engineer),  Kara DioGuardi(Composer),  Kelly Clarkson(Composer),  Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald(Composer),  Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald(Instrumentation),  Mark Kiczula(Assistant Engineer),  Matthew Gerrard(Composer),  Matthew Wilder(Composer),  Max Martin(Instrumentation),  Raine Maida(Composer),  Raine Maida(String Arrangements),  Rebekah Jordan(Composer),  Renson Mateo(Assistant Engineer),  Robin C. Hendrickson(Art Direction),  Serban Ghenea(Mixing),  Sergio Chavez(Assistant Engineer),  Shari Sutcliffe(Production Coordination),  Shep Solomon(Composer),  Tim Roberts(Assistant Engineer),  Tim Roberts(Mixing Assistant),  Tony Duran(Photography),  Cameron Webb(Digital Editing),  Jason Rankins(Assistant),  Johan "Brorsan" Brorsson(Assistant),  Johan "Brorsan" Brorsson(Digital Editing),  John Hanes(Digital Editing),  Shari Sutcliffe(Contractor),  Tim Roberts(Assistant),  Ben Moody(Audio Production),  Cameron Webb(String Engineer),  Chantal Kreviazuk(Audio Production),  David Hodges(Audio Production),  Jason Halbert(Piano Arrangement),  Mark Robertson(String Quartet),  Max Martin(Audio Production),  Raine Maida(Audio Production),  Shalini Vijayan(String Quartet),  Shanti Randall(String Quartet),  Stephen Ferrera(A&R),  Victor Lawrence(String Quartet)

Songs

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    1
    Breakaway
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    2
    Since U Been Gone
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    3
    Behind These Hazel Eyes
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    4
    Because Of You
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    5
    Gone
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    6
    Addicted
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    7
    Where Is Your Heart
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    8
    Walk Away
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    9
    You Found Me
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    10
    I Hate Myself For Losing You
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    11
    Hear Me
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    12
    Beautiful Disaster (live)

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  • ★★★★☆ 

    ポイポイ  |  不明  |  不明  |  20/June/2011

    ジャケットが詐欺写真で有名なケリークラークソン そんな彼女の2ndアルバム。 ロックサウンドにポップなメロディー。 キャッチーな曲が多く馴染みやすい。 そして抜群の歌唱力。日本であまり知名度がないのが悲しい。 後半ややパワーダウンするのが難点。

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  • ★★★★★ 

    なりりんご  |  神奈川県  |  不明  |  25/March/2011

    とても良いです。私は、この作品が彼女の最高傑作だと思っています。1.2.3の流れでまずおおっ!となり、4で彼女の歌唱力の高さを再確認。8で元気を取り戻し、テンポよく終盤に入ります。何より聴いていて心地よいし、飽きない。流石ケリーです。今流行りのティーン・セレブ・アイドルの100倍は良いとおもいます。必聴!

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  • ★★★★★ 

    iris  |  所在地  |  不明  |  30/March/2010

    BeautifulDisaster(LiveVersion)-JustBeutiful-久々に心動かされた曲。歌詞が特にいいです。他の曲の歌詞もリアルで興味深い。。全部チェックしてしまいました。個人的には彼女の歌唱力が映えるこういうタイプの曲が好き。本当にいい曲です。。

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