Posted January 13, 200718 yr http://billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_di...t_id=1003532010 January 12, 2007, 10:20 AM ET Ken Tucker, Nashville With her Arista debut, "Some Hearts," recently having been certified quintuple platinum for U.S. shipments of 5 million copies, Carrie Underwood will get busy on her next album after the Feb. 11 Grammys. "We're getting songs together and writing stuff in the next couple of weeks, because I didn't really want to jump into anything until we knew what direction we were going in," she tells Billboard in an exclusive interview on newsstands today (Jan. 12). Asked if she planned to take a more active role in the songwriting on the new album, Underwood said, "I would like to. I'm very realistic about the whole situation. I know that some [artists] think they are really awesome writers and they are not -- I'm the opposite. I just want to go in and try, and if nothing more, I go in with the writers and they get a sense of what I would like to sing about. I'm looking forward to being more involved, but I'm very realistic that I might not be any good." Underwood, who was quickly embraced by country fans after winning "American Idol" in May 2005, said she's in no hurry to dabble in other styles. "If there were a great collaboration going on, I would definitely be interested, but I really, really like being a part of country music -- and hopefully they like having me -- so I don't have any intentions of trying anything else," she said. This year provided formative concert experience for Underwood when she opened for Kenny Chesney and then Brad Paisley. "There were these really excited fans already in front of me that were already excited to be there," she recalled. "I didn't have to prove anything. I just had to get up there and do my thing and get more comfortable onstage and, of course, learn from the masters." In between studio time, Underwood plans to play "a few dates" this summer "to keep everybody busy and to keep me fresh in people's minds. But other than that, your guess is as good as mine."
January 13, 200718 yr She co-wrote 'Checotah' didn't she? I thought that was one of the best tracks on the album so I'm all for her writing more of her own songs!!!
January 14, 200718 yr I hope the album is just as amazing as Some Hearts, its pure amazing... And to be honest, in the US she has almost outsold Kelly's Breakaway with her debut... pretty good if you ask me.
January 14, 200718 yr I hope the album is just as amazing as Some Hearts, its pure amazing... And to be honest, in the US she has almost outsold Kelly's Breakaway with her debut... pretty good if you ask me. Almost is the key word there ^_^ and it wouldn't be able to do aswel across the world due it being country music.... was a some hearts video made for when it was out in OZ?
January 14, 200718 yr I hope the album is just as amazing as Some Hearts, its pure amazing... And to be honest, in the US she has almost outsold Kelly's Breakaway with her debut... pretty good if you ask me. I couldn't agree more
January 14, 200718 yr I LOVE Carrie Underwood, she is amazing! Hope the new album will be better than Some Hearts, but good luck with that, 'cus Some Hearts is amazing!! Can't wait to buy it! :dance:
January 14, 200718 yr Ooh i'll look forward to that one. I love her debut album 'Some Hearts', she's done really well since winning American Idol.
January 14, 200718 yr Almost is the key word there ^_^ and it wouldn't be able to do aswel across the world due it being country music.... was a some hearts video made for when it was out in OZ? Nope, because when Some Hearts was released to US radio, it was released to Pop/AC stations at the same time Jesus Take The Wheel was released to Country and Christian Outlets. Jesus Take The Wheel did phemonenally well, whereas Some Hearts was ignored and considered a bit too 90's for the current US pop scene, thus resulting in no video for Some Hearts. The album is released in Australia/Canada and actually in the UK, but there has been no promotion and no singles for it which is a shame...
January 21, 200718 yr I agree that Checotah is one of the best on the album, so I'd love to hear more stuff from Carrie's pen .. that said, the rest of the album is amazing aswell, so she selects great songs aswell. It's great aswell that she's realistic about writing ... she's so genuine! I really wish they'd kick her off over here, she could do very well!
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