Recording sessions for '' Piece by Piece '' began while Clarkson was in the midst of the 2013 Honda Civic Tour with Maroon 5 and continuing on while being pregnant with her first child . During its production , Clarkson had amassed over twenty songs for her to record . Some of the production team behind '' Wrapped in Red '' also returned on '' Piece by Piece '' . They were led by Greg Kurstin , whom Clarkson had first commissioned for '' Stronger '' . Jesse Shatkin , who had first worked as an engineer under Kurstin on Clarkson 's last two studio albums , revealed that he had produced a couple tracks on the record . He described the transition into a more creative role as " especially poignant " . Sia , who was also a frequent collaborator of Kurstin and Shatkin , announced intentions to submit recording material to Clarkson . Joseph Trapanese , who conducted arrangements in '' Wrapped in Red '' , later confirmed that he had finished arranging and recording five of the album 's songs with a full philharmonic orchestra
2013 Honda Civic Tour
12th Annual Honda Civic Tour
Piece by Piece (Kelly Clarkson album)