Unbroken | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | January 5, 2010 | |||
Recorded | 2008–2009 | |||
Studio | The Village Recorder ( Los Angeles, California); The Bank (Burbank, California); Cookie Jar Recording (Studio City, California); JHL Sound (Pacific Palisades, California). | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 47:15 | |||
Label | Verve Forecast | |||
Producer | John Alagía, Martin Bishop, Daniel Lloyd, Katherine McPhee, Boots Ottested | |||
Katharine McPhee chronology | ||||
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Singles from Unbroken | ||||
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Unbroken is the second studio album from American Idol season five runner-up Katharine McPhee. The album was released on January 5, 2010, by Verve Forecast Records, her first album on the label. [1] It debuted at number 27 on the Billboard 200, selling 15,000 copies in its first week. [2] As of January 2011, the album has sold 45,000 copies in the US. [3]
After McPhee was dropped from RCA Records, she was signed to Verve Forecast Records, part of the Verve Music Group under Universal Music Group. [4] Verve Music Group president/CEO Bruce Resnikoff told Billboard, "The album she is working on will show many new sides to her talents as an interpreter and a songwriter, and show everyone just how special she is."
For her debut album, McPhee co-wrote three songs. She has had much more involvement in the writing process of this album, with writing credits on six of the songs. [5]
After months of recording, the album process was completed on August 21. [6] When asked to describe the album, McPhee has been quoted as saying that an "organic," "edgy," and more "adult" sound will be prominent on the album. [7] [8]
Inspired by the new label and new album, McPhee traded in her long brunette hair for a short blonde do and made it part of the promotion for the album, with an exclusive "First Look" in People Magazine. [9]
Behind the scenes videos from recording at the Village have been posted on McPhee's MySpace.
The album was set for release on October 6, 2009, but in September, it got pushed back to January 5, 2010, due to scheduling conflicts (McPhee confirmed the new date and explanation in a video on her website). [10]
"Had It All" was released as the first and only radio single from the album. It was released on McPhee's MySpace page and to iTunes for purchase on August 25, 2009, and to AC and Hot AC radio on September 21. It peaked at number 22 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart. The official music video premiered on the music video site Vevo on October 13, 2009. "Had It All" has sold 29,000 downloads to date in the United States. [11]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "It's Not Right" | Lucie Silvas, Gary Go | John Alagia | 3:54 |
2. | " Had It All" | Kara DioGuardi, Mitch Allan, David Hodges | Alagia | 3:06 |
3. | "Keep Drivin" | Katharine McPhee, Chris Tompkins, Rachael Yamagata | Alagia | 3:57 |
4. | "Last Letter" | McPhee, Barry Dean, Luke Laird | McPhee, Martin, Bishop, Daniel Lloyd | 3:20 |
5. | "Surrender" | McPhee, Ingrid Michaelson, Marshall Altman | Alagia | 3:42 |
6. | " Terrified" (featuring Jason Reeves) | DioGuardi, Jason Reeves | Alagia | 3:56 |
7. | "How" | Silvas, busbee, Alex James | Alagia | 3:32 |
8. | "Say Goodbye" | Troy Verges, Aimee Mayo, Chris Lindsey, Hillary Lindsey | Alagia | 3:46 |
9. | "Faultline" | Silvas, Shridhar Solanki, Rachel Thibodeau | Alagia | 4:14 |
10. | "Anybody's Heart" | McPhee, Dean, Laird | Alagia | 3:21 |
11. | "Lifetime" | McPhee, Boots Ottestad | Ottestad | 3:11 |
12. | "Unbroken" | McPhee, Paula Cole | Alagia | 4:17 |
13. | " Brand New Key" | Melanie Safka | Alagia | 2:59 |
Total length: | 48:17 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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14. | "Takes a Lot of Love" | Richard Harris | 4:15 |
15. | " Help Me" | Joni Mitchell | 3:28 |
16. | " I'll Be Home for Christmas" | Kim Gannon, Walter Kent | 3:18 |
17. | " Had It All music video" |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Had It All music video" | |
2. | "Making of album" | |
3. | "Making of HIA Music Video" | |
4. | "Behind the scenes of album photoshoot" | |
5. | "Photo Gallery/Montage" | |
6. | "Track by Track commentary by McPhee" |
Production and Technical
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 58/100 [18] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [19] |
Billboard Magazine | (favorable) [20] |
The Boston Globe | (favorable) [21] |
Entertainment Weekly | C+ [22] |
People | |
Times Union | (favorable) [23] |
Philadelphia Inquirer | |
Tampa Bay Times | C [24] |
Unbroken received generally mixed reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received a score of 58, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [18]
Chart (2010) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200 [25] | 27 |
Unbroken | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | January 5, 2010 | |||
Recorded | 2008–2009 | |||
Studio | The Village Recorder ( Los Angeles, California); The Bank (Burbank, California); Cookie Jar Recording (Studio City, California); JHL Sound (Pacific Palisades, California). | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 47:15 | |||
Label | Verve Forecast | |||
Producer | John Alagía, Martin Bishop, Daniel Lloyd, Katherine McPhee, Boots Ottested | |||
Katharine McPhee chronology | ||||
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Singles from Unbroken | ||||
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Unbroken is the second studio album from American Idol season five runner-up Katharine McPhee. The album was released on January 5, 2010, by Verve Forecast Records, her first album on the label. [1] It debuted at number 27 on the Billboard 200, selling 15,000 copies in its first week. [2] As of January 2011, the album has sold 45,000 copies in the US. [3]
After McPhee was dropped from RCA Records, she was signed to Verve Forecast Records, part of the Verve Music Group under Universal Music Group. [4] Verve Music Group president/CEO Bruce Resnikoff told Billboard, "The album she is working on will show many new sides to her talents as an interpreter and a songwriter, and show everyone just how special she is."
For her debut album, McPhee co-wrote three songs. She has had much more involvement in the writing process of this album, with writing credits on six of the songs. [5]
After months of recording, the album process was completed on August 21. [6] When asked to describe the album, McPhee has been quoted as saying that an "organic," "edgy," and more "adult" sound will be prominent on the album. [7] [8]
Inspired by the new label and new album, McPhee traded in her long brunette hair for a short blonde do and made it part of the promotion for the album, with an exclusive "First Look" in People Magazine. [9]
Behind the scenes videos from recording at the Village have been posted on McPhee's MySpace.
The album was set for release on October 6, 2009, but in September, it got pushed back to January 5, 2010, due to scheduling conflicts (McPhee confirmed the new date and explanation in a video on her website). [10]
"Had It All" was released as the first and only radio single from the album. It was released on McPhee's MySpace page and to iTunes for purchase on August 25, 2009, and to AC and Hot AC radio on September 21. It peaked at number 22 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart. The official music video premiered on the music video site Vevo on October 13, 2009. "Had It All" has sold 29,000 downloads to date in the United States. [11]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "It's Not Right" | Lucie Silvas, Gary Go | John Alagia | 3:54 |
2. | " Had It All" | Kara DioGuardi, Mitch Allan, David Hodges | Alagia | 3:06 |
3. | "Keep Drivin" | Katharine McPhee, Chris Tompkins, Rachael Yamagata | Alagia | 3:57 |
4. | "Last Letter" | McPhee, Barry Dean, Luke Laird | McPhee, Martin, Bishop, Daniel Lloyd | 3:20 |
5. | "Surrender" | McPhee, Ingrid Michaelson, Marshall Altman | Alagia | 3:42 |
6. | " Terrified" (featuring Jason Reeves) | DioGuardi, Jason Reeves | Alagia | 3:56 |
7. | "How" | Silvas, busbee, Alex James | Alagia | 3:32 |
8. | "Say Goodbye" | Troy Verges, Aimee Mayo, Chris Lindsey, Hillary Lindsey | Alagia | 3:46 |
9. | "Faultline" | Silvas, Shridhar Solanki, Rachel Thibodeau | Alagia | 4:14 |
10. | "Anybody's Heart" | McPhee, Dean, Laird | Alagia | 3:21 |
11. | "Lifetime" | McPhee, Boots Ottestad | Ottestad | 3:11 |
12. | "Unbroken" | McPhee, Paula Cole | Alagia | 4:17 |
13. | " Brand New Key" | Melanie Safka | Alagia | 2:59 |
Total length: | 48:17 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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14. | "Takes a Lot of Love" | Richard Harris | 4:15 |
15. | " Help Me" | Joni Mitchell | 3:28 |
16. | " I'll Be Home for Christmas" | Kim Gannon, Walter Kent | 3:18 |
17. | " Had It All music video" |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Had It All music video" | |
2. | "Making of album" | |
3. | "Making of HIA Music Video" | |
4. | "Behind the scenes of album photoshoot" | |
5. | "Photo Gallery/Montage" | |
6. | "Track by Track commentary by McPhee" |
Production and Technical
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 58/100 [18] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [19] |
Billboard Magazine | (favorable) [20] |
The Boston Globe | (favorable) [21] |
Entertainment Weekly | C+ [22] |
People | |
Times Union | (favorable) [23] |
Philadelphia Inquirer | |
Tampa Bay Times | C [24] |
Unbroken received generally mixed reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received a score of 58, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [18]
Chart (2010) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200 [25] | 27 |