Without Regret

Without Regret
Studio album by Kimberly Caldwell
Released	April 19, 2011
Recorded	2009 - 2010
Genre	Pop pop rock
Length	40:21 (Original) 39:58 (Official release)
Label	Vanguard Capitol
Producer	Marshall Altman Tommy Henriksen John-Mark Baxter Seltzer MachoPsycho
Kimberly Caldwell chronology
Kimberly Caldwell (1996) Without Regret (2011)
Singles from Without Regret
"Mess of You" Released: February 23, 2010 "Desperate Girls & Stupid Boys" Released: December 3, 2010
Alternative cover
Original 2010 cover

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Slant Magazine	[2]

Without Regret is the first major-label (and second overall) album from American Idol season two seventh place finalist, Kimberly Caldwell. The album was released on April 19, 2011.

Background

Caldwell signed a record deal with Vanguard Records and Capitol Records, and her debut album Without Regret was schedule to be released on April 6, 2010, but was delayed to a July 2010 release date due to the addition of three new songs: the single "Desperate Girls & Stupid Boys," "Naked" and "Hotter Without You," which replaced the songs "Cost of Love", "When I'm Not Around" and "Sleep While I Drive."

In December 2009, she released her first single "Mess of You" and in December 2010 she released "Desperate Girls & Stupid Boys." The video for "Desperate Girls & Stupid Boys" premiered on January 18, 2011 on VEVO.^[3]

Without Regret was delayed again to December 31 and after a fourth delay, the album was finally released on April 19, 2011, over a year after the original release date.^[4]

Release

After the album was released, it charted at number seven on Billboard's Top Heatseekers chart, selling 3,000 copies on its debut week.

Reception

The album received negative reviews. AllMusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave a rating of 2.5 out of 5 stars, writing: "Without Regret is designed as a reminder -- a full-blown, air-brushed, impeccably manicured collection of power ballads and updated arena rock designed to showcase Caldwell's strut. Frequently, all these machinations just wind up playing like a straitjacketed, tempered-down Kelly Clarkson, retaining the oversized production but lacking the gargantuan hooks or personality, for that matter." Jonathan Keefe of Slant Magazine gave the album's rating a 1.5 out of 5 stars, writing: "Something that Caldwell struggled with during her time on American Idol was with song selections, and Without Regret is undone by some frankly awful songwriting. ... Still, Caldwell does her damndest to sell the terrible material with conviction and sincerity. Her voice is actually interesting: Her husky alto has a heavy rasp, and she displays quite a bit of power in her lower register."

Singles

• "Mess of You" was released as the first single on Caldwell's official website and MySpace page on December 17, 2009.
• "Desperate Girls & Stupid Boys" was the second single released on December 3, 2010, which led to Caldwell to push back the release of the album to its current release date. The song debuted at number 30 on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play Chart.^[5]
• "Naked" was released as the third single in 2011.

Track list

Original
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Heart Like Mine"	4:01
2.	"Going Going Gone"	3:50
3.	"Mess of You"	3:10
4.	"Say Love"	4:22
5.	"Human After All"	3:32
6.	"Taking Back My Life"	3:15
7.	"Cost of Love"	5:00
8.	"Frozen"	4:01
9.	"If You're Gonna Fall"	3:43
10.	"When I'm Not Around"	3:40
11.	"Sleep While I Drive"	3:07

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Desperate Girls & Stupid Boys"	Tommy Henriksen, BC Jean, Zac Maloy	Tommy Henriksen	3:26
2.	"Heart Like Mine"	Kara DioGuardi, Chad Kroeger, Joey Moi	Marshall Altman	4:01
3.	"Naked"	Espen Lind, Amund Bjørkland, Jean, Maloy	Henriksen	3:03
4.	"Hotter Without You"	John-Mark Baxter Seltzer	Henriksen, Seltzer, MachoPsycho	3:39
5.	"Say Love"	Kimberly Caldwell, Sean Michael Kelly, Andrew Thompson	Altman	4:42
6.	"Mess of You"	Alana Grace, Michael Ochs	Altman	3:10
7.	"If You're Gonna Fall"	Lucie Silvas, Jon Green, Dennis Matkosky	Altman	3:43
8.	"Taking Back My Life"	Brett Epstein, Caldwell	Altman	3:15
9.	"Going Going Gone"	Wayne Rodrigues, Eric Schermerhorn, Delisha Thomas	Altman	3:50
10.	"Frozen"	Caldwell, Marshall Altman, Jason Gaviatti, Ryan White	Altman	3:32
11.	"Human After All"	Caldwell, Altman, Kelly	Altman	3:£2
Total length:				39:58

Personnel

Credits for Without Regret adapted from Allmusic.^[6]

Marshall Altman – arranger, composer, percussion, producer, programming, string arrangements, vocals (background) Adam Ayan – mastering John Baxter – vocal producer Matt Beard – photography Amund Bjørkland – composer Kimberly Caldwell – composer, primary artist, vocals Brittany Jean Carlson – composer Michael Chaves – additional production, guitar, guitar (acoustic), guitar (electric) Angelica Cob–Baehler – creative director Justin Cortelyou – engineer, vocal editing Kara DioGuardi – composer Richard Dodd – mastering Brett Epstein – composer Alana Grace Essig – composer Jason Gaviatti – composer Jon Green – composer Andy Grush – keyboards Tommy Henriksen – bass, composer, engineer, guitar, keyboards, mixing, percussion, piano, producer, programming, synthesizer Sean Hurley – bass Izler – guitar (electric) Allison Kaplan – vocals (background) Sean Michael Kelly – composer Chad Kroeger – composer Tim Lauer – keyboards, synthesizer Espen Lind – composer

MachoPsycho – producer, synthesizer Jon Maddux – engineer Zac Maloy – composer Dennis Matkosky – composer Steven Melrose – A&R Ari Michelson – photography Joey Moi – composer Jamie Muhoberac – bass, keyboards, piano Michael Ochs – composer Daniel Piscina – assistant engineer, digital editing Keely Hawkes Pressly – vocals (background) Zac Rae – effects, Fender Rhodes, noise, organ (Hammond), piano, synthesizer, Wurlitzer Eric Robinson – additional production, engineer, mixing Wayne Rodrigues – composer Jason Roller – guitar (acoustic) Eric Schermerhorn – composer John-Mark Baxter Seltzer – composer, guitar, piano, producer, vocal producer, vocals (background) Lucie Silvas – composer Carrie Smith – art direction, design, package design Chris Steffen – assistant engineer Aaron Sterling – drums, percussion Delisha Thomas – composer Andy Thompson – composer Ryan White – composer Joe Zook – additional production, mixing

Charts

Chart (2011)	Peak position
Top Heatseekers	7

References

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Review: Without Regret". Allmusic. Retrieved 11 April 2010.
2. Keefe, Jonathan. "Kimberly Caldwell: Without Regret". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
3. "Kimberly Caldwell Premieres Desperate Girls & Stupid Boys Video". hotzoneonline.com. Retrieved January 18, 2011.
4. http://mmusicmag.com/m/2011/08/kimberly-caldwell/
5. http://www.americanidol.com/news/view/pid/4331/
6. http://www.allmusic.com/album/without-regret-mw0001965455/credits Without Regret Album credits.