Thankful
Album by Kelly Clarkson
Released	April 15, 2003 (U.S.)
Recorded	2002-2003
Genre	Pop
Length	45:48
Label	RCA
Professional reviews
All Music Guide (4/5) link Rolling Stone (3/5) link
Kelly Clarkson chronology
	Thankful (2003)	Breakaway (2004)

Thankful is the debut album by American pop singer Kelly Clarkson, released in the United States by RCA on April 15, 2003 (see 2003 in music). "A Moment Like This" was its first single, followed by "Miss Independent", "Low" and "The Trouble with Love Is". It debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart with roughly 297,000 copies sold, eventually selling around 2.5 million copies in the U.S with 600,000 international sales. This is an album cover. ... An album is a collection of related audio tracks, released together commercially in an audio format to the public. ... Kelly Brianne Clarkson (born April 24, 1982) is an American pop and rock singer-songwriter, and occasional actress, who is best known for winning the first season of the popular television show American Idol in 2002. ... April 15 is the 105th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (106th in leap years). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Motto: E pluribus unum (1789 to 1956) (Latin: Out of Many, One) In God We Trust (1956 to present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at federal level; English de facto Government • President • Vice President Federal Republic George... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... For Popular music (music that is popular, rather than of a specific genre or style), see Popular music. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... For other uses, see RCA (disambiguation). ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... // History John Lennon - RS 1 (November 9, 1967)How I Won the War Film Still Founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner (who is still editor and publisher) and music critic Ralph J. Gleason, Rolling Stone was initially identified with and reported on the hippie counterculture of the... Kelly Brianne Clarkson (born April 24, 1982) is an American pop and rock singer-songwriter, and occasional actress, who is best known for winning the first season of the popular television show American Idol in 2002. ... Breakaway is the second album by Kelly Clarkson released on November 30, 2004 (see 2004 in music). ... A debut album is the first released record album by an artist or a band. ... Kelly Brianne Clarkson (born April 24, 1982) is an American pop and rock singer-songwriter, and occasional actress, who is best known for winning the first season of the popular television show American Idol in 2002. ... For other uses, see RCA (disambiguation). ... April 15 is the 105th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (106th in leap years). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... // Events January - following an investigation by The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and London detectives, police raids in England and the Netherlands recover nearly 500 original Beatles studio tapes, recorded during the Let It Be sessions. ... A Moment Like This is the first single by Kelly Clarkson, later included on her multi-platinum debut album, Thankful. ... In music, a single is a short (usually ten minutes or less*) record, usually featuring one or two tracks as A-side, often accompanied by several B-sides, usually remixes or other songs. ... Miss Independent is the second single from pop rock singer, Kelly Clarksons multi-platinum debut album, Thankful. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Thankful. ... The Trouble with Love Is is the fourth and final single from pop rock singer Kelly Clarksons debut album, Thankful. ... The Billboard 200 is a listing of the 200 highest selling music albums in the United States, published weekly in Billboard magazine. ...

Initially, the album had been scheduled to be released only a few months after the completion of the first season of American Idol. However, Clarkson's demanding schedule and difficulty finding tracks that suited Kelly and her image forced the album to be delayed several times. Eventually, the album was released, over six months after "A Moment Like This" had hit #1. Because of this, as well as the song's status as a "bonus track" on the album, has led to some debate as to whether "A Moment Like This" constitutes the album's first single, or if it is "Miss Independent", which Kelly debuted on the April 9, 2003 episode of the second season of "American Idol", a mere week before her album was released. American Idol, formally known as American Idol: The Search for a Superstar, is an American television show. ... April 9 is the 99th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (100th in leap years). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Track listing

1. "The Trouble with Love Is" (Clarkson, Evan Rogers, Carl Sturken) – 3:42
2. "Miss Independent" (Christina Aguilera, Clarkson, Rhett Lawrence) – 3:35
3. "Low" (Jimmy Harry) – 3:29
4. "Some Kind of Miracle" (Diane Warren) – 3:39
5. "What's Up Lonely" (Rogers, Stephanie Saraco, Sturken) – 4:09
6. "Just Missed the Train" (Danielle Brisebois, Scott Cutler) – 4:11
7. "Beautiful Disaster" (Rebekah Jordan, Matthew Wilder) – 4:13
8. "You Thought Wrong (featuring Tamyra Gray)" (Clarkson, Babyface, Gray, Harvey Mason, Jr., Damon Thomas) – 3:51
9. "Thankful" (Clarkson, Edmonds, Mason, Thomas) – 3:02
10. "Anytime" (Louis Biancaniello, Sam Watters) – 4:07
11. "A Moment Like This" (Jorgen Elofsson, John Reid) – 3:49
12. "Before Your Love" (Gary Burr, Desmond Child, Cathy Dennis) – 4:00