Thankful (Kelly Clarkson album)

Thankful
Thankful
Studio album by Kelly Clarkson
Released	April 15, 2003
Recorded	2002–2003
Studio	The Loft Recording Studios (Bronxville, NY); The Hit Factory (New York, NY); The Record Plant (Los Angeles, CA); The Enterprise (Burbank, CA); The Studio (Philadelphia, PA); Sound Gallery Studios (Los Angeles, CA); Blue Iron Gate Studio (Santa Monica, CA); Westlake Recording Studios (Hollywood, CA); HP Studios (Los Angeles, CA); Capitol Studios (Los Angeles, CA); The Underlab (Los Angeles, CA); Homesite 13 (Los Angeles, CA); Larrabee West Studios (Los Angeles, CA); Rokstone Studios (London, England); The Gentleman's Club (Miami Beach, FL);
Genre	Pop; R&B;
Length	45:31
Label	RCA; 19; S;
Producer	Babyface; Louis Biancaniello; Desmond Child; Cathy Dennis; Steve Ferrera; Rhett Lawrence; Steve Mac; Clif Magness; Evan Rogers; Carl Sturken; The Underdogs; Sam Watters; Matthew Wilder;
Kelly Clarkson chronology
Singles from Thankful
	"Miss Independent"; Released: April 10, 2003; "Low"; Released: August 3, 2003; "The Trouble with Love Is"; Released: November 10, 2003;

Thankful is the debut studio album by American singer Kelly Clarkson, released in the United States by RCA Records on April 15, 2003. "Miss Independent" was its first single, followed by "Low" and "The Trouble with Love Is". Initially, the album had been scheduled to be released in November 2002, however, Clarkson's demanding schedule and difficulty finding tracks that suited her taste and image forced the album to be delayed several times. By the time the album was released, over six months had elapsed since "A Moment Like This" had reached number one.

The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 selling 297,000 copies. "Miss Independent" went on to be a top ten hit in the United States. Thankful has sold 2,800,000 copies in the United States, receiving a 2× platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In Canada, Thankful was certified platinum for 100,000 copies shipped by the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA).