Kelly Clarkson Readies Greatest Hits CD, Releases Catch My Breath Video
Kelly Clarkson with Vince Gill (Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
Can you believe its been a decade sinceKelly ClarksonwonAmerican Idoland launched her career? Neither can she. As the singer steps into her 30s and celebrates 10 years of making music, she will releaseGreatest Hits Chapter Oneon Monday, November 19.
Much of the focus of the album will be her pop materialthat is, after all, what she built her career upon. However, she has been dabbling more and more in country music (evenmoving to Nashvillethis year). And two songs on Greatest Hits will showcase this side of her musical persona.
Perhaps the most obvious to make the cut is Dont You Wanna Stay, her duet withJason Aldeanthat won two ACM awards this year. The second, though, is a new so! ng called Dont Rushanother duet, this time featuringVince Gill.
Its sexy retro-country, Clarksonsaid of the latter songin a statement, and as soon I heard it, I put the song on hold. My goal as a singer is to capture the sentiment of a song and emote what the feeling is. Im in a relationship and super happy, and I dont think I would have been able to sing this song eight months ago. Love should be celebrated, and this is a great description of where Im at in my life.
Another new song on the album is Catch My Breath. Clarkson wrote the pop song specifically for this album, about putting her first greatest hits collection together. And shes just released a video for the song as well.
The video is an appropriately low-key production. Keeping it simple, we see only Clarkson in a black column gown byMartin Margiela, with key-hole cutouts on top plus a gold belt carefully matched to her ringed fingers and complimenting her hair color, with the wind blowing through her hair on a soundstage. As the video progresses, all four of the elements make an appearance: fire, water, water and Clarkson herself seems to stand in for earth.
She also appears in a black pantsuit and a white, yellow and brown faux fur short sleeved jacket, the latter looking very much like a Rachel Zoe styled item.
Her makeup features light lips and a smokey eye that isnt heavy. The focus seems to be her eyelashes they draw you in to give the impression that into the windows of her soul ! is exactl! y where Clarkson wants you to look.
This is the most glommed up weve seen Clarkson in a video in some time. The singer embraces a grown up look to mark a very grown up moment in her career, to great effect.
Catch My Breath, Dont Rush, and Dont You Wanna Stay all appear on Clarksons upcoming collectionGreatest Hits Chapter One, which is set to hit stores on Monday.
Greatest Hits Chapter Onetracklist:
1. Since U Been Gone2. My Life Would Suck Without You3. Miss Independent4. Stronger (What Doesnt Kill You)5. Behind These Hazel Eyes6. Because Of You7. Never Again8. Already Gone9. Mr. Know It All10. Breakaway11. Dont You Wanna Stay (with Jason Aldean)12. Walk Away13. Catch My Breath14. People Like Us15. Dont Rush (featuring Vince Gill)16. A Moment Like This17. Ill Be Home For Christmas
- Courtney E. Smith and Kurt Wolff, CBS Local