Piece by Piece Tracklist
Piece by Piece is the sixth album by Kelly Clarkson. It was released on March 3, 2015, and topped the Billboard 200, becoming her third album to do so. Lead single “Heartbeat Song” was released on January 12, 2015, and peaked at 21 on the Hot 100.
“Piece by Piece” Q&A
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When did work on the album first begin?
A couple of songs were recorded during my Maroon 5 tour a couple years ago. That was just because they came in and I was like, “Ooh, I wanna put these on hold.” I thought, “Man, if I put my vocal on them…” They were songs that I didn’t write, so I wanted to make sure the writers knew I was serious about them. So I did that, and then most of the record was recorded when I was pregnant, so it was… interesting, and challenging, but also very fun at the same time. It’s hard to explain, but when you’re pregnant, everything is enhanced. You just feel everything 100 percent more than normal, and so a lot of the vocals came off super passionate and intense. It was different to make a record like that — I liked it.
–via Spin (2015)
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How was the album different than her previous albums?
I’ve always been an artist that’s been attracted to empowering messages and production. I did know with this record — I was talking to Greg [Kurstin] and Jesse [Shatkin] and Jason [Halbert], the other producers. I was like, “I want each song to sound like its own soundtrack.” I love soundtracks and I love how you can tell, “Oh, this should be in a soundtrack!” You can picture the movie. I definitely wanted the orchestral elements going on and I definitely wanted the intense factor going on. I’ve always been that way — nothing really changed. I love empowering songs and anthems and I think that’s pretty clear. [Laughs.] I’m still the same chick.
–via Spin (2015)
