Underwood says that she is more confident in writing her songs and tries not to pressure herself to write all them. Also, she seems to have become more outgoing when it comes to thinking of songs and putting them together. She said that she took her time to write songs because she thought that her best writing was done when she was most concentrated and dedicated to writing so taking breaks in between helped her write (Evans-Price). In an interview, Underwood talked about having a different approach to putting the album together. This album by Underwood was influenced by different events going on in her life and different interest that she has. The album was nominated for several awards and Underwood won two, one that was in the Country Music Awards of Australia (Wikipedia). All this seemed to have paid off for Underwood because in 2013, she won a Grammy for her second single, “Blown Away” (Wikipedia). She co-wrote eight out of the fourteen songs in her album and said that she wanted to have not only songs that she co-wrote on the album, but also songs written by other people. This album was very successful since the beginning because it debuted at the top of the Top Country Albums chart, just like all her previous albums (Wikipedia). The popular themes that are in the album are revenge, like seen in “ Blown Away” and “ Two Black Cadillacs”, love, and even having confidence in yourself, like in “Nobody Ever Told You”. She has songs that talk about murder, losing a loved one, and even about trouble in a young lady’s home with her father. In this album, the songs are not always about one certain topic or theme like some albums. In the US Billboard 200, it peaked at number one and also in other countries like Australia, Canada, and the UK (Wikipedia). It includes fourteen tracks that include “Good Girl”, the first single of the album, which was the most successful song out of that album because it peaked at number one on the US country charts and it was certified double Platinum by the RIAA and Platinum in Canada (Wikipedia). They all have some personal connection to her life or things that she likes.īlown Away is Underwood’s fourth album and was released on May 1 st, 2012. All the songs tell a story and are definitely something that Underwood would sing.
Blown Away has different sounds that are more pop but also some songs that are more traditional country like “Leave Love Alone”. This album gained a lot of popularity not only among country music listeners, but also with non-country music listeners and people around the world. After winning American Idol, she has been successful with all the albums that she has released including her most recent album, Blown Away. 21 October 2014.Ĭarrie Underwood, winner of the fourth season of American Idol, is one of the most popular female country singers at this time.
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