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01/25/2007 11:37 PM Alert 

If you have two ears and a heart you have to love this album.  I had pretty high expectations for Katharine's album, and it far exceeded anything I could have hoped for for a debut album.  The writing and production are top notch, and most importantly, Katharine's ~ A M A Z I N G ~ voice is featured front and center.  The diversity of the tracks is awesome.  Fun dance tracks and beautiful ballads flow together in unison from start to finish.  There is not one weak track on this entire album.  How often can you say that?  Those of you who are abstaining or could not get access to the tracks, you are in for something really special.  I don't think I can overstate this fact.  Go ahead and get your hopes up.  You will not be dissapointed.

Katharine, if you happen upon this, I am so, so proud of you.  You have proven yourself to be a truly great artist.  No matter where your career takes you, I pray that you continue to record music.  Every note from you is a gift I will cherish forever.

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01/25/2007 11:46 PM Alert 
There is indeed something for everyone. I was one of those "hard sells," but by this time I've got to say there are songs on this album I'll be humming forever. There are so many ballads that are just, well, they're goosebumpy. That's not a word. But they are. The dance tracks serve their own purpose, but I was just blown away by Home, Neglected, Better Off Alone, and Ordinary World. I don't know how you'd characterize Neglected, but it will stick in your head forever, hypnotize you, and drive you pleasantly crazy. Whoever used the phrase "grammy worthy" may have been prescient.

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01/25/2007 11:52 PM Alert 
You just described how I feel about this album Mark... I already expected it to be good, but it's even better than I thought it would be... for those people who haven't heard.. we're serious when we say there's not even ONE song that is not great! This is really a great album, I couldn't be prouder of our girl... she did an outstanding job... Gotta love her and what she did. AMAZING.
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01/26/2007 12:06 AM Alert 
Right there with you all. It is without question the best debut CD from any performer associated with AI. Even better than Some Hearts which I adore. But there were some "filler" tracks on Some Hearts, here there are none. Every song stands on it's own. She has taken a CD and given us the breadth and depth of her talent. I have always said she was the most diverse talent in AI history and she has proven that in spades.
But maybe we need to drop the whole AI thing from now on. She has grown so far past that now. This CD will stand up against anybodies CD out there today. You know how we love seeing her all glammed up at the awards shows, well I have a feeling we are going to be seeing her quite a few times walking up a set of stairs in front of a big audience in a theartre and walking off with some pretty nice glass, and gold hardware!

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01/26/2007 12:36 AM Alert 

How can I put my feeling into words.... Katharine Mcphee you are "____" ( I will leave this blank because there is not a word to describe her right now). Its almost too holy to speak it.... haha.. Kind of silly I know but there is no word in the dictionary to describe her right now........

Her album (wicked album).... I love all 12 songs..... Never in my life have I enjoyed every song on an album.... Truthfully, this is the first ever!....... I've own hundreds of CD's and always hated buying the whole CD when I only like one or two songs...   Katharine and her phenomenal voice...created a master piece.....  not a single boring song......    WOW!

I come here almost on a daily basis and read many posts... I like the way you all list your top 5 songs... Of course you list them based on the short clips that you have heard....  Oh how it will all change... Your favorite you thought was good... you have not heard nothing yet.... I know some of you didn't like Open toes... but listen to the whole song and you will shift your favorites.... Many of you will shift your favorites all over the place.... and guess what it will almost be impossible to choose your most favorite because whatever you are feeling one day fits a certain song in the album.... The next day your favorite will change..... according to your mood....

Right now " Neglected" is a mysterious and most spellbounding song I have heard in a long long time... Its haunting and most delicious.... Her vocals are yummy... Ear candy is how I want to describe it... Its very delicious in everyway.... When you hear it you will know what I am talking about....

I percieve her album will produce multple hits... more than half of them... perhaps up to 9... Not kidding they are so good......

4 days and counting and I can't wait to hear the high quality CD....the streaming songs that I heard were only about a 40% quality.....

 

The party is almost here and its going to be a fiesta on Tueaday... " oh and by the way ... everyone is invited".... haha

 

 

I love you Katharine Mpchee and I am so so proud of you. You were my American Idol before the show ended and you will always be my idol till the day that I pass on.... God bless you and take care!

 

 

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01/26/2007 12:43 AM Alert 
yes! i'd have to agree that Kat's exceeded the high expectations, whether fan or not. for me, even before, i was very very excited to see how her debut album would turn out. i mean, i'm very happy for her and all that she's accomplished in such a short time post Idol. i gotta say as a fan, i WILL love her music, and WILL love ANYTHING and EVERYTHING that will be generated by her, thus i WILL adore the album coz whatever she does, i will support 1000%. having said that, hearing the album, i'd say even the non-fans, haters, critics, everyone will say that this album is one of the best debut albums in a long time. hearing her voice soar in most of the songs is indeed, giving us goosebumps, and it's amazing to foresee what is to come for our Kat - awards, sold out tickets, 10 million more new fans, the whole world loving her music. it's not overreacting for me, im sooo sooo sooo proud to have noticed such a talent early on, im giving myself a pat on the back for supporting an up and coming music legend early on (give yourseves one, too!)...

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01/26/2007 12:48 AM Alert 
Posted By groucho on 01/25/2007 11:46 PM
There is indeed something for everyone. I was one of those "hard sells," but by this time I've got to say there are songs on this album I'll be humming forever. There are so many ballads that are just, well, they're goosebumpy. That's not a word. But they are. The dance tracks serve their own purpose, but I was just blown away by Home, Neglected, Better Off Alone, and Ordinary World. I don't know how you'd characterize Neglected, but it will stick in your head forever, hypnotize you, and drive you pleasantly crazy. Whoever used the phrase "grammy worthy" may have been prescient.


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01/26/2007 1:27 AM Alert 
Posted By Bigshady on 01/25/2007 11:37 PM

If you have two ears and a heart you have to love this album.  I had pretty high expectations for Katharine's album, and it far exceeded anything I could have hoped for for a debut album.  The writing and production are top notch, and most importantly, Katharine's ~ A M A Z I N G ~ voice is featured front and center.  The diversity of the tracks is awesome....






At first I was concerned that  "Over It" represented the over all tone of Katharine's debut album.
Not so.  This is way more than a worthy debut album.  Katharine, you are amazing.

We are definitely working together -- working on a record together. She sings so magnificently, it's just amazing -David Foster-


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01/26/2007 7:45 AM Alert 
I agree with everyone's take. The songs are awesome. The beautiful thing is the girl can sing her butt off and she is still so damn HOT.
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01/26/2007 8:10 AM Alert 
I believe this album will be a Classic in years to come

Some people come into our lives and quickly go.Others stay for a while and leave footprints on our hearts and we are never the same. That my friends is Katharine McPhee
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01/26/2007 1:57 PM Alert 
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01/26/2007 3:22 PM Alert 
This album is totally amazing I can't stop listening to it.
It's even better then I thought it would be.
My favorite songs are Ordinary world, Neglected, Home, Everywhere I Go basically all the Ballad/Slowie songs(I'm a sucker for the slowie's) but I do love do what you do, love story and not ur girl cuz there so upbeat and the I don't know how explain it but the beats and melodies are just so coooooool, I was a bit Iffy about open Toes when I first heard it cuz Lyricly it aint the best song but it's such a fun and dancey song I can't help but love it now. Every song on this album is just absolutley amazing and I love them all.
Bit dissapointed that I Lost You didn't make it though...Maybe it might be a bonus track on the CD though it definitley should be on it cuz I just love that song.

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01/26/2007 4:20 PM Alert 
Mark, you are so right!
I'm still so blown away that I can't make any rational judgements.

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01/26/2007 5:28 PM Alert 
Still trying to obstain from listening to the full album. Reading all these great reviews are making it really, really hard....just a few more days.......

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01/26/2007 5:31 PM Alert 
Oh, the temptation Wyo! I receieved word from Sony that they shipped the cd yesterday, so I may be getting it on Monday, which makes this whole abstinence business a whole lot better!

"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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01/26/2007 7:05 PM Alert 
Posted By NothlitHawk777 on 01/26/2007 5:31 PM
Oh, the temptation Wyo! I receieved word from Sony that they shipped the cd yesterday, so I may be getting it on Monday, which makes this whole abstinence business a whole lot better!

You're alot stronger than I am Jazzy!

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01/26/2007 7:14 PM Alert 
i'm very impressed but since i am obviously biased i am keeping my fingers crossed that the rest of the world will feel the same. i think her vocals, production and the music's general style and diversity are great.


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01/26/2007 7:56 PM Alert 
Is her album out already??

My new book, A New Beginning, is on online stores!! Buy it today at iuniverse.com, Amazon.com, or Barnes&noble.com!!!

Jordin Sparks is the next American Idol!!! Vote for Jordin!!!

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01/26/2007 9:09 PM Alert 
Posted By wyo_for_kat on 01/26/2007 5:28 PM
Still trying to obstain from listening to the full album. Reading all these great reviews are making it really, really hard....just a few more days.......


Go Wyo!!!!

ALL YOU HATERS AND BASHERS, TAKE HEED!!!

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01/26/2007 10:32 PM Alert 
I just found it!!! I love that song Home!! I havn't heard the others yet. I'm going to listen to Ordinary World and then I'm going to go to bed because I'm so so tired. I'm going to listen to the others tomorrow!!! From what I've heard so far, I'm even more excited about her album coming out!!!

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01/26/2007 11:20 PM Alert 
I can't believe how much of an early Mariah Carey feel it has to it, especially her vocals in Not Ur Girl.
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01/27/2007 4:46 AM Alert 
Posted By Minnie on 01/26/2007 1:27 AM
Posted By Bigshady on 01/25/2007 11:37 PM

If you have two ears and a heart you have to love this album.  I had pretty high expectations for Katharine's album, and it far exceeded anything I could have hoped for for a debut album.  The writing and production are top notch, and most importantly, Katharine's ~ A M A Z I N G ~ voice is featured front and center.  The diversity of the tracks is awesome....






At first I was concerned that  "Over It" represented the over all tone of Katharine's debut album.
Not so.  This is way more than a worthy debut album.  Katharine, you are amazing.



That's a good point Minnie.  Because on the face of it when we got the snippets of Over It, Each Other and Open Toes it was kinda like this.  Especially before we heard the full versions...it seems like they were saving the best parts of all of these songs...

My first impressions were this.   Over It is a very good pop song.  But it isn't extraordinary.  Each Other is nice but not remarkable.  And the first half of Open Toes is catchy and fun but we all had reservations about the lyrics.  Especially when the sound quality on those Promosquad samples wasn't great either.

But now after hearing those in full plus the rest of them...I agree with the title of the thread.  Just blown away.  Because in reality, it took me a few turns to warm to the ILY/D single disc.  So that worried me a little.  But the stuff on the CD...it's just fantastic.  And all over the place.

You've got the four fantastic ballads/slowish songs (BOA, OW, Home and Neglected)...a few more Poppish songs (Over It & Everywhere I Go...although EIG isn't really Pop...not sure how to classify it), a couple of "old school" pop songs in Love Story & Not Ur Girl.  A straight R&B number (Each Other).  A funky, dance, club song in 'Do What You Do'.  And two uptempo dance tracks in Open Toes & Dangerous.

As others have said.  It exceeded my expectations.

 


"I saw Katharine McPhee when there were about 12 contestants left on American Idol. She blew me away. I loved her grace, her style, her poise, her voice and her hair! I wanted her to be the face of Sexy Hair because she represented everything that I had in my head for the brand: youth, beauty, talent, class, a young sophistication, and sexiness." -- Jim Morrison, CEO of Sexy Hair Products.
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