On his release date:
"Allen's debut album is slated for release late Fall 2009."
Source: Kris Allen - 19 Recordings Has Signed the American Idol Season 8 Winner and Has Licensed to Jive Records 6/08/09
"We're hoping to get [the album] out in November, you know, in the fall."
Source: Kris on the Bobby Bones Show 6/12/09
On management's perspective:
"Kris won the hearts of millions of Americans with his soulful voice, good looks and gracious demeanor. However it is his passion for music and love of performing that will make sure Kris stands the test of time and makes 'American Idol' proud."
Source: Simon Fuller (CEO 19 Entertainment, Executive Producer of American Idol) via Kris Allen - 19 Recordings Has Signed the American Idol Season 8 Winner and Has Licensed to Jive Records 6/08/09
"Kris had a terrific run of memorable performances culminating with an incredible win. He's a super-talented singer and all-around gifted musician who has that rare common touch which will give him the ability to connect with the broadest possible audience. We're really excited to welcome him to the Jive family."
Source: Barry Weiss (CEO Jive Label) via Kris Allen - 19 Recordings Has Signed the American Idol Season 8 Winner and Has Licensed to Jive Records 6/08/09
On the sound:
"It will be very similar to what you heard from me on the show -- definitely in the pop/rock genre. I can't wait to get started!"
Source: Kris Allen via Kris Allen - 19 Recordings Has Signed the American Idol Season 8 Winner and Has Licensed to Jive Records 6/08/09
"I don't feel like I would go the country way. That's not my type of music, and that's not the feeing that I want in my album...when I went on the show and did 'Ain't No Sunshine,' that's the kind of stuff I want to do. Stuff that moves people."
Source: Kris Allen via Kris Allen Just Wants Respect After Winning 'American Idol' 5/22/09
"In a statement, Allen teased what the album might sound like: It will be very similar to what you heard from me on the show -- definitely in the pop/rock genre. During my recent interview with Allen, he told me pretty much the same thing, though he also added, The way I came across on the show is a guy and his guitar, but I want to come across as more the soft-rock kind of thing hopefully something that not everyone has seen before. I think that some people will be very surprised by it -- certain songs, people will be like, Didn't expect that. Just like the whole 'Heartless' thing -- people were not expecting me to do that song. And it worked out. So I think you'll see things like that. I think it's going to be very cool."
Source: Kris Allen on loving Jacko, learning the viola, and being a heartthrob 6/09/09
"Q: People say you are the soft rock guy on the show.
A: It's nice to hear rock. People call Coldplay soft rock, and theyre amazing. For me, all the stuff that I did on the show, I feel like were pretty conducive to what Im going to do on an album, that pop-rock kind of thing."
Source: American Idol Winner Kris Allen on Rocking Softly, Covering Dylan 5/26/09
"Slezak: So you're going out into a post-Idol world. But I think we have a pretty good idea of the sound that you're going to create. Would you say that what you did on Idol is pretty indicative of what you're going to do?
Kris: I think it would be something like that, maybe up a notch with a little bit of surprise as well. I think you're going to hear some things on there where, probably like this year, I picked out a song and people were like, "Why'd you do that song?" And then they heard and thought, "That was great." I think you'll probably look at the back of the album and think, "Why is he singing with that person?" and it turns out great."
Source: Idolatry 6/02/09
Allen likely won't take as many risks as Lambert will on his debut; Allen hopes his album will be pop-rock in the vein of the Fray and Gavin DeGraw.
Source: Billboard
The album will have a pop-rock feel and an alternative style.
FoxLA
Q: Would you ever consider breaking out your viola for a concert or occasion? We'd love to hear you play!
Kris Allen: Absolutely! Maybe not on the tour, but on my own stuff, I think it would kind of be a cool thing to do, just because that was a big part of my life for a long time, so yeah, that's something that would be a possibility.
Source: Kris's Comcast Chat
Hey Kris, huge fan here! what kind of album do you think you will put out? acoustic? or more upbeat?
Kris Allen: It's going to be more of a... I think it's going to have that acoustic feel, but not too much. It's going to have probably a little more rock feel than people think it's going to, which is cool. But also good stuff that people will want to listen to. More along the lines of pop rock.
Source: Kris's Comcast Chat
While Allen has been experimenting with some urban-influenced styles, he's honing the material for the album in a John Mayer/Jason Mraz direction. "Each writing session has been a learning experience," he says. "I think that we are trying to figure it out and that it's going the right way and I'm really excited about it. I can't wait."
Source:Billboard
Collaborators/Songwriting:
"In the studio with the American Idol, Kris Allen.this guy is effin awesome! Are there any Kris fans out there?? Come say hi!
omg, these r the days i live for, action-packed days w/ great artists and good music. Kris Allen is a pro and this song is cool. Woot!
so Kris is the 4th American Idol ive worked with, and hes the 4th to be INCREDIBLE> dude can really sing. u guys will likey
"Source: Claude Kelly via twitter 6/09/09
"Just sang vocals down for a song eman and jess and I are pitching. Hopefully you'll hear it on the radio soon...by a fellow arkansan.
Steven and I wrote with kris Allen today. Good times. He and his wife are good people. Steven on the other hand is an idiot."
Source: David Hodges via twitter 6/04/09 and 6/07/09
"I do write my own music, but I don't know if we'll be able to use any of that stuff on the first CD or not. We'll see."
Source: Kris Allen via Kris Allen Just Wants Respect After Winning 'American Idol' 5/22/09
Kris, the friendship you've forged with Adam this season is amazing...I'm wondering if you think you two will be friends for the long haul? And do you guys have any plans to work together in the future? (Duet on your album/on the Idols tour perhaps?)
Kris Allen: Me and Adam, yes, we are very good friends and I have a feeling that we're going to be friends forever, just because when you go through something like this with someone until the very end -- and we were roommates from the beginning. I don't know if we're going to work together. We've already started bouncing ideas off each other for our own albums, but our styles are so different, I don't know if it would work. I respect what he does and he respects what I do, but I don't know if it would mesh together well. Maybe, who knows?
Source: Kris's Comcast Chat
"Q: On being his own artist in the, eh-hem, often controlling recording industry
A: I am really laid back and kind of go-with-the-flow, but I will never do anything that I dont believe in. So if theres a song that theyre trying to shoot at me and Im like, ehhhh, then it probably wont happen. I think it would just be uncomfortable. You cant do something that you don't feel good about."
Source: Kris Allen on loving Jacko, learning the viola, and being a heartthrob 6/09/09
"We are writing songs right now. I am a part of that, which is very nice. It's definitely something that I want to be a part of. It's turning out really good right now, we're just trying to figure out a lot of stuff. There's a lot of stuff to figure out, for sure."
Source: Kris on the Bobby Bones Show 6/12/09
"Allen taught himself how to play the six-string, and seven years later, he teamed up with some friends to record an album, a soft-rock collection called Brand New Shoes. Today, the mere mention of the record makes him wince. ''I can't even listen to that thing,'' he says, laughing. ''The music and the songs were really immature. But that's okay. Everyone goes through that.''"
Source: The Idol Next Door 5/29/09
"I've been writing a lot with a lot of different people, and it's going well," Allen says. In fact, sources tell Billboard.com that he's been working with some of the top songwriters and producers, including David Hodges (Kelly Clarkson, Daughtry), Salaam Remi (Nas, Amy Winehouse) and Claude Kelly (Akon, Leona Lewis). Allen also hit Timbaland's studio in Virginia Beach to work with Joe King of the Fray, whose take on Kanye West's "Heartless" inspired Allen's own performance of the song during the competition. Allen attended the group's show that evening after the writing session.
Source:Billboard
Started a great song this morning with Eman, Jess, and Kris Allen. Can't wait to finish it next week.
Source: David Hodges' twitter, June 20th 2009.
He is having writing sessions everyday.
FoxLA
Songs that [color=#3333FF]would be/ could be on the album[/color]
No Boundaries
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Kris Allen: I will not compromise lyrics ... I have to get emotionally involved and cheesy lyrics I will not get emotionally involved with, so that's one thing I will not compromise on.
Source: Kris's Comcast Chat
