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09/21/2007 8:01 PM Alert 
Hello... i dont know if someone already posted this...


Singer Katharine Mchpee recently talked to MTV News about her current movie projects, she's shooting a comedy titled " "I Know What Boys Like" in L.A and will start working on a drama type one later this year. But! She also talked about music, she described how is her sophomore album will be like:

"I'll probably be making a much different record next time around," she reasoned. "Maybe more adult. I definitely have thoughts and ideas; maybe more like the female version of John Mayer ... I haven't put much thought into it, but the wheels are turning."


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09/21/2007 8:21 PM Alert 
Thanks CaRo!

Sounds like Kat is moving in a good direction.
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09/21/2007 8:26 PM Alert 
why adult though? i guess it goodbye to mtv & trl for sure. and hello to vh1 & AC radio station. why kat why? i dont want to hear celine dion & barbra streisand type of slow depressin music from kat, i want songs like LS & OT, no The Way We Were & Papa Can You Hear Me.
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Posted By bcollan on 09/21/2007 8:21 PM
Thanks CaRo!

Sounds like Kat is moving in a good direction.



Yup, I agree. Anybody knows when the next album will be released? Next year?
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Posted By margarethsuherman on 09/22/2007 2:47 AM
Posted By bcollan on 09/21/2007 8:21 PM
Thanks CaRo!

Sounds like Kat is moving in a good direction.



Yup, I agree. Anybody knows when the next album will be released? Next year?



I certainly wouldn't hold my breath.  It is pretty evident to me that Kat is putting music on the back burner for the time being..... and anyway, in this day and age with the cost of album production going into the stratosphere, most artists release albums in 3-4 year intervals.  I don't see her being an exception.
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09/22/2007 9:17 AM Alert 
I totally agree with GB about the time frame. I think we are being a bit impatient, but it sounds like she is going to release the type of album true to her strengths. Barbra Streisand and Celine Dion are not necessarily depressing, but she can't record something like OT again when it wasn't taken seriously or well-regarded the first time. She has to go with her native skills and extensive training. If she is serious about this, she may collaborate with David Foster and release a huge hit this time. How can we argue with that?
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09/22/2007 10:59 AM Alert 
not saying this because I am such a heavy Katharine fan, but over the next few years, you can look for her to become the most sought after celebrity in Hollywood. Movies, televison guest roles and billboard charts are just down the road for our girl
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09/22/2007 3:45 PM Alert 
Gee, you think Mary Jane was slow and depressing? I'd call it a great song. But then I'm the official poster person for the generation gap around here.
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Posted By Amanda on 09/22/2007 10:59 AM
not saying this because I am such a heavy Katharine fan, but over the next few years, you can look for her to become the most sought after celebrity in Hollywood. Movies, televison guest roles and billboard charts are just down the road for our girl



Well, it's great to be enthusiastic about Kat's career, but she really hasn't proven her meddle to me just yet.  I think she is slowly realizing that fame and fortune isn't just going to fall in her lap; it will take a lot of hard work.

At least it appears that she is going to give the next album, no matter how distant a project that may be, some serious thought.  Movies and television roles are sure to continue, but I take a wait and see attitude there.  She may turn into one of the greats and it may just be a passing attraction.
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09/22/2007 8:03 PM Alert 
but she wont appel to teens and wont have any big hits like she could have had with her album. i want uptemp songs as well as ballads, but not all boring slow songs. i want videos also. i dont want live recordings, and she will never make trl or any billboard hot 100 chart now adays, tats why im not happy at all.
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09/22/2007 8:28 PM Alert 
I am all for thinking positive here. It's healthy for Katharine's career because it will surely not decongest the good vibrations she is currently pursuing. IMO, all will turn out for the better in the not so distant future
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09/22/2007 9:31 PM Alert 
This comment by Katharine is interesting because she is clearly speaking extemporaneously  here and what comes out is "female version of john mayer meets celine dion" and that is diametrically opposed to the pop/R&B album that she produced the first time out.   

I think the time frame is more short term than  some others here appear to and I would be surprised if she doesn't have another album out in the next 12-15 months.   I'm thinking that it will be out prior to Christmas 2008.  Keep in mind that most  artists  who come out with one in a  3 or 4 year time frame are writing their own material and we have seen no indication that Katharine has an inclination toward being a lyricist. 

I just want her to keep making music and not quit the business for movies, although I suspect that if she is very successful in that pursuit then we may be looking at a very long time before her next album.  The recording industry is a very brutal cutthroat business,  I read an article in which Joss Stone (7.5+ million sales) said that if she knew what she was in store for she would have stayed as a pub singer.
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Posted By shaq91 on 09/22/2007 8:03 PM
but she wont appel to teens and wont have any big hits like she could have had with her album. i want uptemp songs as well as ballads, but not all boring slow songs. i want videos also. i dont want live recordings, and she will never make trl or any billboard hot 100 chart now adays, tats why im not happy at all.

Yes Shaq, I'm all for Kat being a pop star, and so is everyone else here. But the fact of the matter is that Kat has never really appealed to teens at all. Sure, some teens with a more sophisticated, eclectic taste in music appreciate her, but not the mainstream teens that are looking for a beat to dance to and a flashy personality and glitzy image to inspire them. They're definitely a hard-sell for Kat, and maybe she's realizing that she doesn't want to do what the other pop stars do that get all the teen attention.
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Posted By shaq91 on 09/21/2007 8:26 PM
why adult though? i guess it goodbye to mtv & trl for sure. and hello to vh1 & AC radio station. why kat why? i dont want to hear celine dion & barbra streisand type of slow depressin music from kat, i want songs like LS & OT, no The Way We Were & Papa Can You Hear Me.


With the way MTV and VH1 have de-emphasized music over the years, I'd be surprised if TRL were still on the schedule when Katharine's 2nd album is released, and Kat has a better chance of being featured on VH1 by becoming a contestant on "Flavor of Love" than by making an uptempo video.

I don't think her next album will be all slow and depressing music. Even ballad-heavy singers have to throw in some uptempo numbers. LOL about the Streisand comment though.
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09/23/2007 7:25 AM Alert 
I'm guessing Kat realizes she may want to go in the direction of material like Me and Mary Jane....songs she can interpret and that will allow her voice to soar! With the acoustic Rhapsody and Yahoo versions of the CD songs,one can really appreciate the beauty,purity and soulfulness of Kat's sound!Why do we think she reinterpreted her own songs??I think she needed to explore those tracks in their natural state;unencumbered by overproduction and that quest may be guiding her decisions for future musical endeavors!
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Posted By CRB on 09/22/2007 9:31 PM

I think the time frame is more short term than  some others here appear to and I would be surprised if she doesn't have another album out in the next 12-15 months.   I'm thinking that it will be out prior to Christmas 2008.  Keep in mind that most  artists  who come out with one in a  3 or 4 year time frame are writing their own material and we have seen no indication that Katharine has an inclination toward being a lyricist. 


Not going to happen...
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09/23/2007 10:06 AM Alert 
If Katharine does go to David Foster collaborations and IF she did go to the Celine Dion/Barbra Streisand-type album, she never would record all slow tracks. There would definitely be some uptempo stuff, or she and the producer would both get bored just laying down tracks.
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09/23/2007 10:46 AM Alert 
my guess is that if she collaborates with david foster that she might have babyface writing some songs for her.I don't think she will just drop the pop entirely yet as she has a gold hit(OVER IT) and possibly a gold album by years end.
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Posted By shaq91 on 09/21/2007 8:26 PM
why adult though? i guess it goodbye to mtv & trl for sure. and hello to vh1 & AC radio station. why kat why? i dont want to hear celine dion & barbra streisand type of slow depressin music from kat, i want songs like LS & OT, no The Way We Were & Papa Can You Hear Me.

You mean you've never heard Babs' breakneck rendition of 'Jingle Bells?' It's manically insane.

Quite an interesting interview from Kat on MTV this last week--and introspective thoughts from her that we'd expect she'd have at this stage of her music career. I don't know if anything said here influences her thoughts (I actually hope not so she can think more originally for herself)--but it's no real secret now that a lot of people think Kat should be more true to herself as an artist and what she does best. Maybe that line of thinking will conflict with an artist's perception of what they're supposed to be (or what they think the public really wants)...even though that shouldn't override being who you really are. I think she realizes now that she had a well-developed fanbase when coming out of the 'AI' chute last year. That fanbase was, yes, somewhat older (not necessarily elderly people) who are looking for new artists to sing classic material in new ways as many are doing now. A lot of people know that niche is super hot right now for artists who realize what they are. You don't see Jane Monheit, Michael Buble or Josh Groban forcing themselves to sing in a genre they know they won't excel in. They didn't give a damn and just plowed into what they did best. They just so happened to develop huge fanbases for that too.

Now, when Kat says "adult"--I can see that some teens around here automatically equate that with depressing and slow power ballads. I say that's all twisted thinking thanks to media force-feeding teenies that stigma. When using that word, she means songs that reflect more mature ideas rather than songs about wearing open-toed shoes, etc. Sure, those songs are fun--but you can't make a whole career out of singing songs with vapid lyrics. Basically, I think Kat made her point with this first album that she CAN do reasonably well with Top 40 material. It may have been her intention to do just one album like that and then move on to something else.

What I find ironic about Kat's Celine Dion comparison (and, yes, that IS a bit of a surprise considering the Dion power ballad material gets a bit of a from her at times)--is that Celine herself is apparently switching directions on her upcoming album. I don't know if any of you know that Celine Dion's putting out a new album in November, but it's up for pre-order already on Amazon. When I saw that, I thought to myself: "Is she going to revive the dormant power pop ballad and fall flat on her face because of its lack of popularity lately?" Then you read that she has an "all-new" sound she'll be using on this album that's more rock-oriented I think.

So here we have an interesting irony of Celine having to switch her musical style to stay marketable. At the same time, Kat may do something that provides something closer to what Celine may be abandoning. Nevertheless, when you add the John Mayer sound with it--you could get something unique. It obviously falls under the "Mary Jane" and "Me" sound...which Kat now realizes is magic for her. I think that might bridge that gap between her teens fans and the adult ones...or so I hope. It seems the arguments here between those two worlds both have misconceptions about things.

Well, if Kat uses a John Mayer sound--does that mean John wanting to do a duet with her...and trying to pass his phone number off again? Hopefully that was resolved and won't create an awkward moment in the studio.
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09/26/2007 2:07 AM Alert 
Oh God, so Celine Dion is going to be rock and roll's savior?

Actually, after being mildly disappointed initially, I'm now kind of glad that Kat's doing movies. The music world is in decline saleswise, and IMO a lot of the crowded competition in Kat's area are propped up by longevity (Britney, Christina, Beyonce), the popularity of their previous bands (Gwen Stefani, Fergie), or crossovers from other mediums (J Lo, Lindsay Lohan, and various Disney alumni). [Chris Daughtry, on the other hand, was lucky to be in a genre where people are genuinely longing for new stars, but faced few rivals with the talent and/or the critical mass to compete.] Kat's becoming a movie star will help continue her music career more than if she were just a singer, although singing will probably look like something she just does on the side compared to the acting.
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09/26/2007 6:08 AM Alert 
Good post, Greg. IMO, just for the fact that Katharine has (for now) decided to change direction, it definitely doesn't mean she will go with the slower, more depressing classics. I think she means she will be showcasing her vocals a lot more rather than repeating the sometimes overproduction of vocal layering and a mish mash that didn't go over well with the CD-buying public. In her debut album, she focused on a very young demographic and they didn't seem to embrace her. I, personally, am grateful that she is so versatile and can change genres successfully. Hopefully, Clive Davis' vision of a "Katharine McPhee sound" will come to fruition.
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Shaq91, I understand what your saying. I don't know what age generation you are but me being as a Teen, I love the Celine Dion and Barba Streisand Classics. I think those type of songs are phenomenal. To say they are boring and depressing is quite an understatement. I mean I like those uptempo songs too but to be honest I'd much prefer the ballads over those. If I want uptempo all I need to do is pop in one of my Techno CDs and I'm set.

To be honest, Even for this album the songs I listen to the most are "Home, Over It, Ordinary World, Better Off Alone,  Everywhere I go. All of the songs that really showcase Kat's voice to her potential. The way I see it, the slower a song is, the more beautiful it becomes because it allows you to really hear the voice from its core and observe what a glorious sound is coming from that core. "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" is a perfect example of this. I listened to the original and I think Kat puts more of the "IT" factor into her rendition of it.

And I could picture Kat doing amazing videos for the slower more adult songs. Videos like that would really allow you to see just who Kat is.

1 great video I saw of a slow song was from the Rock band "Evaneccence". However the song of the video was not a rock song at all, it was a great ballad type. The video in my opinion is amazing because the artist has a wonderful voice and you can really connect with what she is feeling as she sings the song.

Heres the link for those who are curious to hear it.

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09/26/2007 11:09 AM Alert 
As i said in an earlier post, I think she means that she will concentrate on her vocal stylings. Some of the record producers who are still around because of their success are purists; they recognize superior vocal ability and it becomes the focus of the tracks they are recording. I'm speaking of people like David Foster and Kenneth Edmunds (Babyface) who have produced some of the greatest vocal masterpieces of this age. I suppose that is classified as "adult" music, and, if so, Go For It, KAT!
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Posted By bcollan on 09/22/2007 9:38 PM
Posted By shaq91 on 09/22/2007 8:03 PM
but she wont appel to teens and wont have any big hits like she could have had with her album. i want uptemp songs as well as ballads, but not all boring slow songs. i want videos also. i dont want live recordings, and she will never make trl or any billboard hot 100 chart now adays, tats why im not happy at all.

Yes Shaq, I'm all for Kat being a pop star, and so is everyone else here. But the fact of the matter is that Kat has never really appealed to teens at all. Sure, some teens with a more sophisticated, eclectic taste in music appreciate her, but not the mainstream teens that are looking for a beat to dance to and a flashy personality and glitzy image to inspire them. They're definitely a hard-sell for Kat, and maybe she's realizing that she doesn't want to do what the other pop stars do that get all the teen attention.
BINGO! That's the distinct feeling I get, and bravo to Kat for that!
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This all seems very familar. I said from the first day her CD was released, that although Kat can sing current day pop just fine, she is ill-suited for that genre. I think the masses (and Kat) are coming to this conclusion as well. I just hope she doesn't give up on music in favor for movies and acting. From what I have seen so far, she is in a far better position to be a top-notch recording artist than an actor.
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Posted By GB3535 on 09/26/2007 3:51 PM
This all seems very familar. I said from the first day her CD was released, that although Kat can sing current day pop just fine, she is ill-suited for that genre. I think the masses (and Kat) are coming to this conclusion as well. I just hope she doesn't give up on music in favor for movies and acting. From what I have seen so far, she is in a far better position to be a top-notch recording artist than an actor.


I think the jury's out on Katharine's acting ability. In her guest spots on the LonelyGirl15 webisode and Ugly Betty, she was just kind of there and didn't have much to do. Kat could be brilliant or she could be terrible (well, probably not ). So I'm kind of with you on about the pop, but the acting thing is a mystery right now. Not that I could judge, anyway - I can tell what terrible acting is, but don't have a clue about what great acting is supposed to look like.
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