Living in Europe the past six years, I've only had brief exposure to American Idol during visits back to my home in Ann Arbor. I first heard Kelly Clarkson on the radio and decided to look her up online. I bought her CD online. Its found its way into my rotation. I like just about every song on the CD. Unlike many CDs where you occassionally feel compelled to skip a track or two, Breakaway doesn't have any such songs.So what if she's 'manufactured' as some critics claim. Just because she didn't write the songs or play all the instruments, doesn't mean that she has no talent. Someone still has to sing the songs! She obviously has a lot of talent or she wouldn't have won Idol.