my thing, and then I'd have to leave. I started adding a little bit more Rosanne Cash and people I thought were more edgy country, and then I also added a lot of Fleetwood Mac and Heart. I love Fleetwood Mac, I love Stevie Nicks, so for me, that was kind of a "little bit of rock 'n' roll, little bit of country," and that's really the sound I had hoped to become at some point. Then I was doing demos at a studio in Burbank, California, and the producer came down and he took me in a totally different direction. I mean, we started in that direction, and the next thing I know, he's bringing in this track for "I Think We're Alone Now." He played me the original song [by] Tommy James And The Shondells, and I was really kind of taken aback. Obviously, it didn't sound modern to me at the time. I had never heard the song before, which is so funny, because now I think it's really cool and funky when I hear it on the radio. [Laughs.] I was like, "Really?" and he was like, "No, no, no, the track will be different." Then he brought in this dance track, and I was a little heartbroken, because for some reason, I was like, "Look, I like this music, but I'm not sure I want to be a dance artist ." He was like, "Just trust me. Just record the song." I was just very