Katharine McPhee doesn't have a record deal what so ever at the moment at least to my knowledge. I certainlly don't think Kelly will suffer the same fate, but I don't think she will have fantastic first week sales without a hugely popular first single.

Agree. She'll need a very catchy 1st single next. SUBG was perfect, so was NA imo but it needs to be more poppy

Yeah Never Again was a good track, but it just wasn't right for the current top40 market. If you look at what type of songs are doing well at the moment [although I expect it to change by time Kelly is ready to release her first single] its songs that are slightly RnB influenced [Mariah, Usher, Leona, Jordin Sparks in the USA, and Estelle, Madonna, Duffy [Although Mercy isnt so much RnB more an obvious beat]]

True. We'll have to see..!

Indeed we will. Im very much anticipating this era!

I don't know what to think. I'm hoping its more of an acoustic album, like the demo's.

I really don't mind, as long as its something different to her past efforts!

I think ive posted this before, but some of her songs from her previous album is a link to the next album. e.g.:

Miss Independant (Gave Kelly a more Pop/Rock feel)------->Breakaway (the album was pure pop rock)

Addicted/Hear Me (Gave Kelly a more Rocky feel)---------->My December (Rock anyone?)

 

I think in terms of the MD era linking to the next era, im thinking that she will probs have a more Alt. Rock feel. More OneRepublic-y

I definately see the prediction of a OneR kind of album, I think this is also linked with Kelly writing with Ryan Tedder, frontman of OneR. However, your thesis on album movement, I would say MI is far more RnB orientated than possibly anything on Thankful, and that Breakaway kind of came out of nowhere. I expected a MD type of album, but Breakaway was more of a shock coming from Thankful.

i always found MI to be quite pop/rock-y. But i guess thats just me lol. I really want her to work with Ben Moody again. The work she done with him on Breakaway was :wub:

I like that idea ;)

Yeah the work she did with Ben Moody was fantastic, and I'd also like to see some future collab's with him...

Would be great.. he's very talented