Mark Painter – string arrangements (7) Pino Palladino – bass (18) Brent Paschke – guitars (8) Leon Pendarvis – organ (18), vibraphone (18) Chris Rodríguez – guitars (7) Thaddaeus Tribbett – bass (8) Dan Warner – guitars (8) Phil X – guitars (13, 17) Frank Zummo – drums (13, 17) Production Jeff Aldrich – A&R Steph Ashmore – wardrobe Joe Baldridge – engineer (7) Narvel Blackstock – management Peter Butler – hair stylist Lani Crump – production coordinator (7) Paul DeCarli – digital editing (13, 17) John Denosky – editing (7) Chris DeStefano – recording (11, 16) Mike Donaldson – recording (8) Ashley Donovan – make-up Toby Gad – recording (6, 10) Eric Greedy – recording (8) Jimmy Fahey – assistant engineer (13, 17) Meghan Foley – art direction, design Chris Gehringer – mastering Serban Ghenea – mixing Erwin Gorostiza – creative director John Hanes – mix engineer Jason Halbert – vocal producer (5, 7, 9, 11, 12) Hatsukazu Inagaki – additional engineer (13, 17) Dante Jones – additional production (1) Greg Kurstin – engineer (2, 3, 4) Justin McIntosh – photography Heather J. Miley – additional production (6) Buckley Miller – additional engineer (7) Jon Nicholson – drum technician (13, 17) Dave O'Donnell – engineer (18) John Mark Painter – string recording (7) Mike Plotnikoff – recording (13, 17) Tim Roberts – additional production (6) Phil Seaford – assistant mix engineer Harper Smith – photography Jesse Shatkin – engineer (2, 3, 4) Sean Tallman – recording (1) Marc Vangool – guitar technician (13, 17) Orlando Vitto – recording (8) Dewain Whitmore Jr. – vocal producer (1) Ryan Williams – engineer (5, 9, 12, 15) Nathan Yarborough – assistant engineer (7) Kenta Yonesaka – assistant engineer (18) Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications \ Release history References Further reading External links Stronger at Metacritic 19 Recordings albums 2011 albums Albums produced by Brian Kennedy (record producer) Albums produced by Greg Kurstin Albums produced by Howard Benson Albums produced by Josh Abraham Albums produced by Rodney Jerkins Albums produced by Toby Gad Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album Kelly Clarkson albums RCA Records albums