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My impression is that most of us loved Kat's debut album, at least those of us who still support her, even though it did not sell as we would have hoped. A lot of people prefer songs like BOA, OW and Home, while my favorites are Neglected, EIG, NUG, EO (and ILY ). For someone like me it would be bitter sweet if Katharine released an entire album of BOA's and OW's that went on to sell millions. I would be happy for Katharine, and of course I would still support her, but I don't know if I'd love that album like I do the first.
Obviously we all hope for both great sales that ensure a long career in recording and hence more music for us, and for that music to be the type you think Katharine should be singing (read: the type of music you like), but if you have to choose...
I too enjoy Katharine's debut album very much and am disappointed it didn't reach high success for her. Hey, she's only in the early stages of a life time career. I can't wait to get her sophomore album, hopefully, under David Foster's guidance. It's a "no brainer" that I would choose an album that I personally love, especially Kat's!!!
I find it hard, if not impossible, to vote for either choice Mark.
Here's why:
It would be incredibly selfish of me to want Kat to make an album I personally love if it isn't the best style, genre or content to best suit her unique talents or fulfill her artisticly.
And it would be an incredible waste of those talents to make an album solely in persuit of commercial success.
I want her to make an album that allows her to express herself artisticly and make full use of her unique gifts while still enjoying enough commercial success to continue her career as a recording artist.
Whether or not I personally love this album is moot, though I can't imagine an album satisfying these requirements that I would not like. Actually, I'm quite sure I would love it!
That statment is totally faulty. I support Kat just as much as anyone, but was not a fan of her first album. Just because I like the artist, doesn't mean I automatically am going to like the material they choose. The first album was a compromise at best, and for that reason it didn't do well. If you are going to call yourself an artist, you have to have passion in the material you choose. You can't worry about it's popularity. Neither choice is appropriate, because Kat should just pick material that she loves. If she loves it, it will mean a stellar performace, and in turn, we her fans, will probably love it as well.
BTW Mark, even though I love slow ballads and standards, my favorite tracks are exactly the same as yours! Kat's heart and soul were more into those songs. Sure, BOA and OW were flawlessly sung, but they were sterile in comparison to the emotion of Neglected and I Lost You. For that, I lay the blame squarely on the producer of those tracks, because we know darn well what the artist is ultimately capable of.
I support Kat's singing career, even her movie career. But this is my straight up wish:
The truth is- I didn't go wild crazy over her debut album. I have reasons - her ballads in this album didn't even make it to my playlist, and I'm big with ballads. I put Over It and Love Story on my playlist just because I support her singles so she could sell. But if you ask me which Kat song I like best, I will tell you it's "Someone to Watch Over Me", and it's a cover, not even her own song.
For Kat's second album, I wish she sings more straight up songs, with less runs and melismas. Sorry, but I have loved and liked Kat's voice in straight up singing -- full vocal thr