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12/27/2006 5:50 PM Alert 

Wow, some of you are serious. There have been a couple of requests (not sure if they're from the same person, but I'll assume not) for the complete writer credits on Katharine's album, so I'm happy to oblige. (However, if this subject does not particularly tantalize you, this may read like a very dull post ... which would not be much use as a scratching post -- never mind, time to walk the blog, I guess.)

OK, that's out of my system. Here's the listing as it appears on the press materials:

1. Love Story (Nate Hills, James Washington, Corte Ellis) (the names in parentheses are the writers; following is the producer) Produced by Danja

2. Over It (Josh Alexander, Billy Steinberg, Ruth-Anne Cunningham) Produced by Josh Alexander, Billy Steinberg

3. Open Toes (Nate Hills, James Washington, The Clutch; Balewa Muhammad & Candice Nelson, Katharine McPhee) Produced by Danja. (That one's a bit confusing, as The Clutch appears to be a musical collective that Hills, for one, is a member of, but I'm just reproducing the info faithfully.)

4. Home (Kara DioGuardi) Produced by Marti Frederiksen & Kara DioGuardi

5. Not Ur Girl (Nate Hills, James Washington, Corte Ellis, Katharine McPhee) Produced by Danja

6. Each Other (Nate Hills, James Washingotn, Corte Ellis) Produced by Danja

7. Dangerous (Nate Hills, James Washington, Corte Ellis) Produced by Danja

8. Ordinary World (Walter Afanasieff, Emanuel Kiriakou, Lindy Robbins) Produced by Walter Afanasieff & Emanuel Kiriakou. (Definitely not the Duran Duran song.)

9. Do What You Do (Harvey Mason Jr., Damon Thomas, James Fauntleroy II, Makeba Riddick, Rob Knox) Produced by The Underdogs

10. Better Off Alone (Austin Carroll, Susan Marshall) Produced by Emanuel Kiriakou

11. Neglected (Nate Hills, James Washington, Kara DioGuardi, Balewa Muhammad, Katharine McPhee) Produced by Danja

12. Everywhere I Go (Babyface, Ernest "Bishop Young Don" Dixon) Produced by Babyface.
"I think it was the summertime when I laid eyes on you. I didn't even know your name...The boy you never wanted just steals your heart..."--Kat McPhee, Love Story

"4 walls and no you. The silence in this room is so loud...wow"--Kat McPhee, I Lost You

"I didn't see the crash that burnt the bridge, didn't see the missile that sank my loveship down..."--Kat McPhee, Dangerous

"Wanting you to be wanting me, no that ain't no way to be...You never were a friend of mine..."--Kat McPhee, Over It

"No more lonely nights to hurt me, no more tears left to spare, no more reasons to be unhappy. You threw them all up in the air..."--Kat McPhee, Each Other

"Your pedicure, white-tipped French. Your legs don't make no sense...Shoes like these make me hate flats..."--Kat McPhee, Open Toes
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12/27/2006 6:00 PM Alert 
Thanks Jazzy! I think a lot of people here at KMF will appreciate this. Very impressive list of credits and producers.
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8. Ordinary World (Walter Afanasieff, Emanuel Kiriakou, Lindy Robbins) Produced by Walter Afanasieff & Emanuel Kiriakou. (Definitely not the Duran Duran song.)

12. Everywhere I Go (Babyface, Ernest "Bishop Young Don" Dixon) Produced by Babyface.

These 2 songs really peak my interests, based souly on the writers/producers....(Walter A and Babyface). I especially can't wait to hear them....
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12/27/2006 6:07 PM Alert 
awsome of course our girl will give all the credit to the ppl who have helped.... Even herself


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12/27/2006 7:35 PM Alert 
I can't wait to hear all of Love Story!
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12/27/2006 7:56 PM Alert 
Wow! No wonder this album is gonna be big..
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12/27/2006 9:30 PM Alert 
Thanks- That really is an impressive list, and I'm glad she was involved in the writing of some of the songs--!
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12/27/2006 10:45 PM Alert 
So what happened to Ryan Leslie?
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Posted By angelpiegirl on 12/27/2006 10:45 PM
So what happened to Ryan Leslie?
The song/songs that he produced must not have made the final cut for the album.
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12/28/2006 1:51 AM Alert 
USA Today is suddenly becoming Santa Claus to the Kat Pack community--so no coal in their stockings this year. And thanks always to you, Jas, for finding these things. I'm wondering if RCA has some kind of in with USA Today to get this much attention for a song listing. I've never seen an article in a major publication like that goes into so much detail about an upcoming artist's track listings.

Well, I became curious when reading the info for this: Better Off Alone (Austin Carroll, Susan Marshall) Produced by Emanuel Kiriakou

Just when you think Katharine may have co-written something, she apparently didn't. But when I saw that Emanuel Kiriakou name, I thought I'd heard about it somewhere. So I Googled his name and found out he's a fairly respected songwriter/musician/producer (his music was featured in the 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding' soundtrack) who's been working with Walter A. lately. That explains why he's getting a chance to produce a track for the one and only Kat. Apparently he's sort of getting some producing mentorship from Walter A. Boy, will he be glad he produced a track (actually two) on Kat's debut album...because when it's a huge smash, he can put that at the top of his resume. Here's the guy's website--even though he doesn't mention doing any producing work on Kat's album:

www.emanonline.com/

Interesting, too, that Kat has a co-writing credit on 'Open Toes' (that's news to me)--but none on 'Love Story.' It seems some stories we heard about her co-writing some songs wasn't true...or this reporter just doesn't have all information available. Didn't we hear that Kat co-wrote 'Love Story' (writing the lyrics) and that she was excited about it? Now, it appears she had no input. Well, if Kat co-wrote 'Open Toes'--no wonder she wanted that as her first single. If it's a hit, she can get more compensation for having her name as songwriter. And she'll get money for decades to come whenever one of the songs that has her name on it gets played on the radio.

It'd be interesting to hear from Kat eventually just how much creative input she had on the songs she co-wrote. Because her name is mentioned last, I'd wager to guess that she maybe only wrote a few lines of the lyrics. Or, maybe she wrote all the lyrics and the other credits are for the music only. Songwriting collaborations involving that many people usually makes the songs a hodgepodge of different creative ideas so it's almost impossible to tell who did what unless you're told. Those lyrics in 'Love Story' sound like something Kat had some input on though.

Yes, Danja stands to benefit considerably from the success of the album too. His hand is all over the album, though not surprising when you hear the grooves. I'm surprised he had anything to do with 'Dangerous', however. I'm even surprised it made the cut. And I'm thinking Ryan Leslie produced 'ILY', which might explain why it didn't make the cut on the album.

Lastly--kudos to Austin Carroll and Susan Marshall for writing a good bluesy song for Kat...whoever you are. We're looking forward to hearing it in its entirety next week. Plus, I'm thinking maybe those songwriters were some of the minor (or major) unknowns who sent songs into A&R. Perhaps it was one of the songs from the initial batch chosen by RCA that Kat didn't reject.
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12/28/2006 1:58 AM Alert 
Posted By angelpiegirl on 12/27/2006 10:45 PM
So what happened to Ryan Leslie?



Good question.  His two songs got cut apparently.  We know she was doing something with him.  She sent us a note from the recording studio he works at in New York.

So the wrap up is this.  Producers:  Danja 6, Emanuel Kiriakou 2 (with Walter A on 1), The Underdogs 2, Josh Alexander & Bill Steinberg 1, Marti Frederiksen & Kara DioGuardi 1, Babyface 1.

No wonder she took up residence in Virginia Beach for awhile.  Half the album is a Danja production.  Well he did say he wanted to "branch out" in that Rolling Stone article.

It's interesting to me that Nate Hills is Nate Hills in writing credits but he's Danja in producing credits.  Does he turn into a different person when he's producing?

So looking at these credits it does seem to confirm that the songs alternate between uptempo and midtempo/ballads throughout the CD.  Danja songs 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 11.  Underdogs 9.  And #6 is Each Other which is midtempo R&B.  Interesting.

I don't understand how five people write a song.  How does that work?  I can see maybe two people doing it.  And I guess you have to write both music & lyrics.  But...there's only one song written solo.  "Home" by Kara DioGuardi.

It took five people to write Open Toes?  Heh.
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12/28/2006 2:02 AM Alert 

"I Lost You" was written & produced by The Underdogs.  And all of this information is on usatoday.com in their section called "Idol Chatter" by Ken Barnes.  It isn't in the actual newspaper.
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12/28/2006 1:53 PM Alert 
The list of songs aren't even official yet. So it's not for certain that that is the list. Katharine said herself she doubts Dangerous and Lost You will be on the cd. That it was just exclusives for the fans and that's it.

So just keep that in mind. We'll know eventually, they'll have it up on Amazon.

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12/28/2006 2:47 PM Alert 
Well Jennie these were printed on USA Today.com supposedly from the RCA promotional packet so I think it is probably pretty authentic.
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12/28/2006 4:59 PM Alert 
NOOOO! kat must put 'I Lost You' on the cd. It is a fab song. It's my favourite of the tracks I've heard so far. It would also be the song most likely to keep AI fans happy and appeal to a whole new audience. I think songs like Dangerous, Open Toes etc. leave her open for comparisons to other stars and consequently criticisms.
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12/28/2006 5:08 PM Alert 
The final track listing is not ultimately up to Katharine to decide. Clive Davis is the producer of the CD and the executives are instrumental in the ultimate decision. Katharine, of course, has her input. "I Lost You" was rejected for Whitney's album and apparently also for Kat's. Musically, Dangerous is a powerful track and it shouldn't be lumped with "Open Toes", a lyrical disaster.
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12/28/2006 6:26 PM Alert 
I was curious who Kara DioGuardi was so I went on her site and noticed Kat's name was spelled "Catharine"!! Never fear...I sent an e-mail pointing out the error of their ways!! Well, at least someone finally got the A in her name...LOL!
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This album is going to be the best one!! I can't wait to hear the songs!!
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Posted By jenniexAI on 12/28/2006 1:53 PM
The list of songs aren't even official yet. So it's not for certain that that is the list. Katharine said herself she doubts Dangerous and Lost You will be on the cd. That it was just exclusives for the fans and that's it.

So just keep that in mind. We'll know eventually, they'll have it up on Amazon.

,Jennie



I think what her publicist sent out to media outlets would be safe to consider as official since it's the material they are providing the media for background on the album and Katharine herself.  She didn't say that she knew for sure that ILY and D weren't going to be on the album.  She said she thought that they wouldn't be.  She didn't say anything definite.
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Posted By sjwolves on 12/29/2006 1:54 AM
Posted By jenniexAI on 12/28/2006 1:53 PM
The list of songs aren't even official yet. So it's not for certain that that is the list. Katharine said herself she doubts Dangerous and Lost You will be on the cd. That it was just exclusives for the fans and that's it.

So just keep that in mind. We'll know eventually, they'll have it up on Amazon.

,Jennie



I think what her publicist sent out to media outlets would be safe to consider as official since it's the material they are providing the media for background on the album and Katharine herself.  She didn't say that she knew for sure that ILY and D weren't going to be on the album.  She said she thought that they wouldn't be.  She didn't say anything definite.



We still don't know for certain fact though right? How do we know they gave them that information? For a fact how do we know. I can see I lost you being on there, but Dangerous is a btrack, the chorus isn't her, that's why it's hard to see that it would be on the Album. I love that song though so it works for me.
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