Release date: January 2007
Katharine McPhee is the eponymous debut studio album by American Idol season five runner-up, Katharine McPhee. The album was released on January 30, 2007 by RCA Records in North America. It debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200, selling 116,000 copies in its first week, only behind Norah Jones' Not Too Late. To date, the album has sold over 378,000 copies.
The album includes writing and production contributions from Babyface, The Underdogs, Kara DioGuardi, and Nate "Danja" Hills. It was also said that Ryan Leslie contributed to the album. However, none of the songs written or produced by him made the track listing. McPhee has described the album as rhythm pop, taking a different route from the traditional pop ballads she sang on American Idol.
The first single from the album, "Over It" was released to radio on January 30, 2007. It peaked at #29 on the Billboard Hot 100. To date, it has sold 645,000 downloads in the US. The second single, "Love Story" was released to radio on May 22, 2007. It did not chart on Billboard. To date, it has sold 92,000 downloads in the US.