Katharine McPhee Premiered Video "Had It All"

Katharine McPhee just has unveiled a new music video yesterday for the lead single "Had it All" off her upcoming sophomore album, "Unbroken," set to be released in January, 5, 2010 from Verve Forecast Records. The new album will be American Idol season five runner-up's first studio project since she left RCA Records in 2008. The album is produced by John Alagia (John Mayer, Jason Mraz) and has McPhee contributing behind songwriting desk. When asked to describe the album, the 25-year-old American Idol alum has been quoted as saying that an "organic, edgy, and more adult" sound will be prominent on the album.
The song "Had It All" was first released to McPhee's myspace page and iTunes on August 25, and then to AC and Hot AC radio on September 21. The mid-tempo pop rock song was written by David Hodges, Mitch Allan, and American Idol judge Kara DioGuardi. McPhee describes the song as being about "a girl that went out to look for a different love and thought that she could find something better and realized at the end 'Wow, I really had it all.'" She also says the song is very much upbeat and with a "positive vibe to it."
The song has been received with generally positive reviews. Katie Hasty from Hitfix described the song as "warm, percussive but not dancey, and a little bit more soulful than sultry," and commented on its country-crossover appeal, adding "If there was pedal steel and a twang in the back of her throat, this would be a modern country hit." Reviewers at Idol Live repeated the praises and commented on the "indie vibes the got from the song, saying that "her vocals glide seamlessly." They commented especially on the bridge, saying that she "harkens back to her days on 'Idol' with a building, billowing high note that carries through the song's remainder, and finally settles on a crisp, calm finale."
McPhee goes platinum blonde in the new music video "Had It All", which was filmed in Saugus, California on August 19 by Cyril Guyot. There were several different looks for McPhee during the filming for the music video. The American Idol alum is seen wandering through a desert-like area. One of the scenes has her wearing a tight black dress leaning against a white backdrop with her short blonde hair slicked back.