All I Ever Wanted is the fourth studio album by American singer and songwriter
Kelly Clarkson, released on March 6, 2009 by
RCA Records. After the controversies that surrounded her previous studio album,
My December (2007), which was seen as darker than her other two albums, Clarkson went on to record a more pop-oriented album. In order to do so, she enlisted her previous collaborators
Max Martin,
Dr. Luke, whom she worked on her sophomore album,
Breakaway (2004),
Sam Watters and
Louis Biancaniello, whom she previous worked on her debut album,
Thankful (2003), as well as new collaborators, such as
Ryan Tedder,
Howard Benson and
Dre & Vidal.