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However, some critics noted the album’s lack of cohesion. It was very much a product of its time—shiny, over-compressed, and stuffed with guest producers. It didn’t have the singular artistic vision of her later work, but that was the point. All I Ever Wanted was a that worked brilliantly. Kelly Clarkson - All I Ever Wanted -Album - 200...
Clarkson, ever the pragmatist, agreed to a compromise. She would give the label the big, shiny pop record they craved, but on her own vocal terms. She enlisted a team of hitmakers, including Dr. Luke (who had just produced Katy Perry’s One of the Boys ), Max Martin (the Swedish master behind Britney and Backstreet Boys), Ryan Tedder (OneRepublic frontman), and Howard Benson (a rock producer known for My Chemical Romance and Daughtry). , characterized by "big choruses" and heavy drum programming
Written by Katy Perry and Kara DioGuardi, this track was actually a leftover from Perry’s One of the Boys sessions. Clarkson makes it entirely her own. It’s a rebellious, guitar-driven anthem about refusing to settle for casual flings. The bridge, where she growls “No, I don’t do that,” showcases her unique ability to blend punk attitude with pop sensibility. It didn’t have the singular artistic vision of
Kelly Clarkson – All I Ever Wanted / RCA Audio CD 2009 / 88697480722
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and Dr. Luke : The duo behind her signature hit "Since U Been Gone".