During an interview with MTV News in November 2009 , Clarkson stated that while performing on the All I Ever Wanted Tour , she would also be in the process of writing new material for her fifth studio album , which she hoped for a late 2010 release . Later , during the Chart Show TV , Clarkson revealed that she wanted to do something different for the album . Her label felt the same way . On March 4 , 2010 , Clarkson was announced to perform on the revived Lilith Fair music festival . However , low ticket sales and scheduling conflicts led Clarkson and Norah Jones to cancel their upcoming performances . Clarkson remarked she would focus on recording for her upcoming album instead . Clarkson took a six-month break from her music career in 2010 . Clarkson , who had a hectic schedule following the release of her sophomore album '' Breakaway '' , admitted that her music career had a bad effect on her health , saying " Because my career went from zero to 100 , there was no ' growing ' . I learnt well under pressure , but , like , four years passed by and I hit rock bottom , '' Breakaway '' just exploded everywhere . Everyone was making a lot of money , so everyone was pushing the train . That 's when it finally all caught up with me . I came down with ' walking pneumonia ' for the second time in a year . My body was physically giving up . I took six months off and went home . I love working , but at the end of the day you 've got to take care of yourself . " In an interview with MTV on December 2009 , Clarkson said " There 's still some like singer/songwriter stuff on the album , but there 's ... I do n't know . It 's almost like Garbage-meets-pop-meets-Muse . It 's a little different . I do n't know how it 's going to end up . Who knows ? " she said . " It always ends up being something completely different . " On October 6 , 2010 , Clarkson hosted an impromptu session on the social networking site Twitter to update fans regarding the status of the album . Clarkson tweeted " We 've almost completed the album . We 're gon na have way too many songs to pick from , " later adding that she hoped to release it in early 2011 . Claude Kelly , who had previously worked with Clarkson on '' All I Ever Wanted '' , remarked " Well , I wrote " My Life Would Suck Without You " for the last album , so we 're trying to take it up a level " , adding " She 's toured the world with that album . She 's experienced stuff , so whatever she 's going through right now — fun , good , the bad , the ugly — we want to put on that record . " During an interview with '' Entertainment Weekly '' , Clarkson remarked that unlike her previous records , such as '' My December '' ( 2007 ) and her previous single , " Already Gone " ( 2009 ) , the recorded songs for '' Stronger '' did n't manage to spark a single conflict with her label RCA Records upon the album 's release ; she remarked " Usually on most albums , I 'll fight and be like ' No , this has to be a single . ' There 's no real fighting on this . The label and I , we all love them . " Clarkson remarked that '' Stronger '' was her best album to record . " Everything was really fluid , and everyone agreed on it and that 's a first . " Clarkson began collaborating with Howard Benson and Claude Kelly , both of whom also produced songs from her previous album '' All I Ever Wanted . '' Jason Halbert , her musical director and her co-writer during the sessions for '' My December '' , also added new material for the new album . Clarkson also announced that she worked with several other musicians such as Toby Gad , Greg Kurstin , Josh Abraham , Steve Jordan and Darkchild . Bonnie McKee revealed in an interview that she also contributed with Clarkson for the album , stating " I did a bunch of work with Kelly Clarkson last summer , it ’s looking like that will make the album . She really has an incredible voice and I ’m excited to see what happens , I have high expectations for that album ! " Recording sessions for '' Stronger '' took place at various recording studios around the world while Clarkson was on the international leg of her All I Ever Wanted Tour . Some recording sessions took place at Chalice Recording Studios in Los Angeles , California , and at Smoakstack and Starstruck Studios in Nashville , Tennessee . In August 2010 , Clarkson recorded a song with country singer Jason Aldean entitled " Do n't You Wan na Stay " for his fourth studio album , '' My Kinda Party '' . The song was released as a single in November 2010 and was later included in the deluxe versions of '' Stronger '' as a bonus track . In February 2011 , Clarkson announced that she would record the final song for the album , " Mr. Know It All " , on February 25 , 2011 . Clarkson also revealed that she recorded two duet songs for the album , saying " There are actually two duets on the new record and I have at some point sang with both of these artists before but not on record . " One of the duets , titled " One More Yesterday " , which Clarkson confirmed was featuring fellow '' Idol '' - alumnus Chris Daughtry , did not manage to make the final track list . The song was written by Daughtry , Richard Marx and Jason Wade , but Clarkson decided not to include it feeling that it might not be suitable for the album 's direction . The second duet , " The Sun Will Rise " , which appears on the deluxe edition of the album , was revealed to be a duet with American songwriter Kara DioGuardi . '' The Smoakstack Sessions '' , Clarkson debuted extended play , was released as a companion EP to the record , and was made available exclusively through her official online music store
All I Ever Wanted Tour
All I Ever Wanted Tour
Stronger (Kelly Clarkson album)