| Personnel: Katharine McPhee (vocals); Boots Ottestad (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, drums, percussion, music box). Recording information: Cookie Jar Recordings, Studio City, CA; JHL SOund, Pacific Palisades, CA; The Bank, Hollywood, CA; The Village, Los Angeles, CA. Photographer: Ellen Von Unwerth. After a minor setback in a one-and-out stint at RCA Records, 2006 AMERICAN IDOL runner-up returns with her 2009 sophomore release on the fabled (mostly for jazz) Verve imprint. Leadoff single "Had It All," hints at a darker, more intricate side to the talented singer, with fringes of angst and Beatle-esque hooks around her ever-powerful vocal belt. Katharine McPhee ditches dance-pop and her long brunette locks for her second album, Unbroken, upgrading to AAA crossover pop and a short blonde crop. The sudden departure was necessary, driven by the general disregard for her 2007 debut, which in typical post-American Idol fashion, chased after big hit singles at the expense of her show persona. On Idol, McPhee... |
