Kimberly Caldwell
Jan 31, 2011
Vanguard/Capitol Records artist Kimberly Caldwell is set to release her long awaited CD, Without Regret, this April. Produced by Marshall Altman, Tommy Henriksen, John Mark & MachoPsycho, Without Regret features the single "Desperate Girls & Stupid Boys." The catchy song is an empowerment anthem for people everywhere and is sure to give hope to those who may feel like outsiders. This song particularly resonated with Caldwell. "One of my main philosophies is never apologize for who you are. I automatically connected with this song because life is so much brighter and easier when you stop trying so hard to fit in."
Caldwell is currently on a cross-country promotional tour which includes two upcoming live shows, Monday January 31st in Los Angeles at Hotel Cafe and Thursday, February 3rd in New York City at Dominion.
"Putting out my debut album is the ultimate dream come true," says Kimberly Caldwell about her upcoming release Without Regret. "I've been a performer my entire life and everything I've done has led up to this moment. I'm looking forward to people finally getting to know the real me, because I'm laying it all out there for them on this album."
Perhaps best known as a second season contestant on television phenomenon American Idol, Caldwell struck a chord with millions of the show's viewers thanks to her gutsy vocals, passionate performances, and earthy charisma. On Without Regret, she wields her full-throttle belt to maximum effect on a series of emotionally resonant, pop-inflected rock songs, several of which she co-wrote. There are buoyant, propulsive rockers (female empowerment anthem "Going Going Gone" and first single "Mess of You" written by Alana Grace and Michael Ochs), the fiery and powerful ("Cost of Love" and "Heart Like Mine"), as well as soaring, graceful love songs ("Say Love" and the soulful "If You're Gonna Fall"). Caldwell also covers Melissa Etheridge's "Sleep While I Drive" as a tribute to Etheridge, whose "Come to My Window" Caldwell performed memorably on Idol. "We kind of conceived this album as a modern-day Melissa Etheridge moment," Caldwell says. "I'm a massive fan of hers, as well as of Bonnie Raitt and Ann Wilson. I just love these fearless female rockers who sing straight from the heart."
Caldwell strove to achieve the boldness of her favorite artists on Without Regret by recording songs that spoke to her, such as "Cost of Love" (written by Diane Warren) and "Heart Like Mine" (co-written by American Idol judge Kara DioGuardi and Nickelback's Chad Kroeger), as well as co-writing four highly personal songs: "Taking Back My Life," "Human After All," "Frozen," and "Say Love" - all of which document the different stages and emotions surrounding relationships. For Caldwell, the overall theme of Without Regret is just being human. "Like everyone else, I've had hardships: broken family, broken hearts, and thank God I did because I've been able to write honestly about the experiences in my life that have affected me in both good ways and bad," she says. "If my music can give someone that push they need just to keep on going, then I've done my job."
Caldwell is currently on a cross-country promotional tour which includes two upcoming live shows, January 31st in Los Angeles at Hotel Cafe and February 3rd in New York City at Dominion.
"Desperate Girls & Stupid Boys" is now impacting Top 40.
