On November 17, Kris Allen's debut CD will go on sale.
It will go up against other newly-released albums that week from artists such as John Mayer, Shakira, and Leona Lewis. A week later, it's time for Adam Lambert to kick off his post-American Idol career.
But if Allen is afraid of the competition, he isn't showing it. Here are a few excerpts from his recent interview with Entertainment Weekly:
On album collaborators: I worked with Kevin Rudolf the last couple days. Me and Joe King [from The Fray] are getting back together and working on some stuff we already had written, which will be really cool. And I’m working with his producer [Mike Flynn] on that song, as well as one other track.
On working with Chris Daughtry: Chris is great. He reached out to me early on, during the show, I think during top-4 week. He gave me his number and was telling me if I needed anything to just give him a call. He was a really, really nice guy, and he kind of knew what I was going through, and was just kind of rooting for me. And now we have the same manager, so that makes it easy.
On the recording process: The production element of things has been surprising to me. Before this, I’ve always thought: “This song has guitar, piano, and drums in it.” And you almost kind of have to put that element of production into things to make them pop out. So that’s been fun for me, to work with that stuff, to hear it and just love it. For the most part, yes, the album is very guitar-driven and very piano-driven, but you throw in a little sound or effect, and it [enhances everything].
Will you purchase Allen's album?
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October 8th, 2009 10:20 AM
It is so nice to see a good guy win!! That is very uncommon in the crappy liberal immoral world of celebs...Good thing America got to choose and not just the celeb sicko-machine
October 8th, 2009 10:47 AM
This has really jump started alot of people in the music industry im sure hes gonna do great!
October 8th, 2009 12:31 PM
he has the look and the voice. hes going to go far
October 8th, 2009 1:18 PM
Yay for Kris! We went to college together. I didn't have any classes with him, but we were there at the same time and that makes me cooler than you.
Side note: His good boy image is genuine. He really IS a good person
October 8th, 2009 2:00 PM
Look at his smile: so cute! :D
Don't know if I would buy the album.
October 8th, 2009 4:20 PM
I would buy it.
October 8th, 2009 4:33 PM
I bought it back in May. I bought the itunes Season Pass, which included some tour rehearsal footage, a video for Bright Lights, and the whole album will download on Nov. 17.
October 8th, 2009 6:11 PM
that is soo cool ! :D
October 8th, 2009 7:19 PM
lets.wait.and.see.how.good.it.does!
October 8th, 2009 8:01 PM
good on you Kris!