page_title: Piece by Piece (Kelly Clarkson album)
section_title: Release
hierarchical_section_title: Piece by Piece (Kelly Clarkson album) / Release
caption_attribution_description: English: Kelly Clarkson performing on stage during the 2015 Piece By Piece Tour held at the Austin360 Amphitheater in Austin, Texas on August 29, 2015.
context_page_description: Piece by Piece is the seventh studio album by American singer Kelly Clarkson. It was released on February 27, 2015, by RCA Records. It was her final album under her recording contract with the label, to which she signed after winning the first season of American Idol in 2002. She then made the switch to Atlantic in 2016. The album saw Clarkson reuniting with frequent collaborators Greg Kurstin, Jesse Shatkin, Jason Halbert, Eric Olson, and Chris DeStefano. She also gathered material from songwriters such as Sia, Matthew Koma, MoZella, Bonnie McKee, David Jost, Semi Precious Weapons lead singer Justin Tranter, and former Cobra Starship member Ryland Blackinton, among others. Inspired by the orchestral production on Wrapped in Red, Clarkson wanted all the songs on Piece by Piece to resonate like its own film soundtrack, taking a cue from the soundtracks of the feature motion pictures Cruel Intentions and Love Actually and commissioning orchestral arrangements by Joseph Trapanese.
  Piece by Piece is illustrated as a concept record telling a single story, using themes of heartbreak, personal struggles, peace, and empowerment.
context_section_description: Piece by Piece was first released in Europe and Oceania on February 27, 2015 by RCA Records through its parent company Sony Music Entertainment. On March 3, 2015 it was released in the Americas by RCA and 19 Recordings. That same day, a limited edition box set was released, containing a deluxe edition of the album and a 17-piece lyric card puzzle housed in a customized holographic foil stamped box to correspond to each track. An exclusive pre-sale ticket code for a concert tour supporting the album was also hidden in each box set. A double LP pressing of the record followed the CD release on March 24, 2015. To coincide with the album's first anniversary of release, RCA digitally reissued the deluxe edition of Piece by Piece on March 4, 2016, now containing the "Idol version" of the title track.
caption: Clarkson performing on the Piece by Piece Tour in Austin, Texas in 2015.
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