Love So Soft
{{short description|2017 song by Kelly Clarkson}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Love So Soft
| cover = Kelly Clarkson - Love So Soft single cover.png
| alt = A woman wearing a yellow dress standing on a white field; top-center, the artist "Kelly Clarkson" and the title "Love So Soft" are printed in yellow sans-serif typefaces
| border = yes
| type = single
| artist = Kelly Clarkson
| album = Meaning of Life
| B-side = "Move You"
| released = {{Start date|2017|09|07}}
| recorded = 2017
| studio = Glenwood Place Studios
(Burbank, California)
| genre = * Soul
| length = {{Duration|m=2|s=52}}
| label = Atlantic
| writer = * Maureen "Mozella" McDonald
| producer = Jesse Shatkin
| prev_title = Softly and Tenderly
| prev_year = 2016
| next_title = Christmas Eve
| next_year = 2017
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|Zy6vBxqlapw|"Love So Soft"}}}}
}}
"Love So Soft" is a song by American singer Kelly Clarkson, from her eighth studio album, Meaning of Life (2017). Accompanied by another track "Move You", it was released on September 7, 2017, by Atlantic Records as the lead single from the album.
It was produced by Jesse Shatkin, who co-wrote the song with Maureen "Mozella" McDonald and Priscilla Renea. A brassy soul-trap R&B anthem, it was promulgated by Atlantic as her introductory record in the soul music genre. Lyrically, it is about wanting to get closer to someone, after challenging him to give respect and protection before giving him a love that is described as "so soft" in return.
Upon its release, "Love So Soft" has received a positive response from music pundits, some of whom praised Clarkson's vocal performance. Modestly successful in the charts, it charted at number 47 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and became her sixth song to reach the top of the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart. It has since been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America and gold by Music Canada. It also received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Solo Performance at its 60th annual presentation.
Produced by Nathan Scherrer and directed by Dave Meyers, the accompanying music video for "Love So Soft" features Clarkson singing the track in various settings of how love can come across, from explosive and defiant, to bold, sexy & sassy. She has also performed the song in multitude of televised live events to promote the release of Meaning of Life, and was included in the set list of her Meaning of Life concert tour.
Composition
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"Love So Soft" was produced by Jesse Shatkin, whom Clarkson had previously collaborated on her studio albums Stronger and Piece by Piece. He co-wrote the song with Maureen "Mozella" McDonald and Priscilla Renea, both of whom also contributed to its vocal production. A soul-trap R&B anthem, the song sings about wanting to get closer to someone, after challenging him to give respect and protection before giving him a love that is described as "so soft" in return. To emulate a soulful sound that gives tribute to classic R&B while still sounding contemporary, Atlantic Records Chairman Craig Kallman commissioned several members of the American soul band Earth, Wind & Fire, led by Verdine White and Gary Bias, to perform in the song's recording.
Several music critics observed its music as a departure from Clarkson's previous releases. Hugh McIntyre of Forbes described the song's trap verses as "odd" on its own, but is complementary harmonized "when the horns kick in and bring the soul the song needed". Idolator's Mike Wass musically described it as "simultaneously of another era (the '1990s) and quintessentially 2017".
Release and reception
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"Love So Soft" was first released by Atlantic on September 7, 2017, on digital and streaming music platforms as the lead single to Meaning of Life, accompanied by another track "Move You" as its B-side. The track was then sent to American radio stations from September 11–12, 2017. Clarkson also recorded a performance of the song, which, along with a cover version of Prince's Kiss, was exclusively issued as a "Spotify Singles" release on the Spotify music streaming service on November 8, 2017. A 45-rpm 7-inch single pressing was issued with Hallmark on January 30, 2018, as part of their Valentine's Day promotional campaign.
= Live performances =
Clarkson has performed "Love So Soft" in a multitude of televised live events to promote the release of Meaning of Life. On September 8, 2017, a day after its release date, she debuted the song on The Today Show. She has also performed it on the television programs America's Got Talent, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, 'The Graham Norton Show, and The Voice of Germany; and during the broadcast of the festivities of the 2017 We Day and the 2017 Invictus Games. At the live broadcast of the 2017 American Music Awards, she performed the song in a medley with her previous single "Miss Independent" (2003). Clarkson also played a selection of the track in her guest appearance during the Carpool Karaoke segment of The Late Late Show with James Corden. Throughout the first half of 2019, she included the song in her set-list of her Meaning of Life Tour.
= Critical response =
"Love So Soft" has received a positive response from music critics, some of whom praised Clarkson's vocal performance in the song. Time correspondent Raisa Bruner wrote that the song "works as a nice showpiece for Clarkson's voice", while Rolling Stone{{'}}s Jon Blistein described it as brassy, and along with "Move You", as galvanic. Writing for NPR, Karen Gwee observed that Clarkson's performance on the chorus is more chanted than belted, but nevertheless praised her voice which pulls the track out of the "ubiquitous-anonymous, grocery aisle territory", and remarked that only a few others have her "easy confidence and her vocal ability" to flaunt fully on the bridge and final chorus. In his report for Idolator, Wass compared the song as falling closer to the Back to Basics-era Christina Aguilera in its blend of old and new. Reviewing for 'Forbes, McIntyre has initially expressed reservation for Clarkson venturing into trap territory, but remarked that the worry will be only momentary, as its horns aid to bring the soul the song needed. Describing it as musical follow-up to Duffy's "Mercy" (2008), he also noticed that the song didn't have the immediate punch her previous lead singles "Since U Been Gone" and "My Life Would Suck Without You" did, but wrote that that appears to be the point—which is to present an older, wiser, and more experienced Clarkson. Following its release, "Love So Soft" received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Solo Performance at the 60th Annual ceremony.
= Chart performance =
"Love So Soft" became a moderate hit in the United States, where it debuted at number 62 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the week ending September 29, 2017, and peaked at number 47 following the album's release on the week ending November 18, 2017. It also became her sixth song to reach the top of the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart. In addition, "Love So Soft" attained a top ten position on the Billboard Adult Top 40 chart and has reached the top forty of the Billboard Adult Contemporary, Dance/Mix Show Airplay, and Mainstream Top 40 charts. In 2019, it was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. Internationally, "Love So Soft" charted inside the top 100 of the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 chart, ARIA Singles Chart, and the Official UK Singles Chart. In 2018, it was certified gold by Music Canada.
Music video
File:Kelly Clarkson - Love So Soft special effects.gif animation of making the music video "Love So Soft", In this scene, Clarkson and her backup singers, clad in green garments, are filmed using green screen and motion control photography, which were layered together using digital visual effects. The final composite shots were then included in the final edit of the music video. Various music critics have praised the use of visual effects to complement Clarkson's performance of the track.]]
The accompanying music video for "Love So Soft" was released on the same day as the single. Produced by Nathan Scherrer, it was filmed by Dave Meyers, who had previously directed Clarkson's previous music video for "Breakaway" (2004). The video presents Clarkson and her background vocalists performing the track in various settings, including a whitened Southern cornfield and a mountaintop luxury abode. Featuring special visual effects made by Timber VFX, its scenes depict Clarkson at different themes of how love can come across — from explosive and defiant, to bold, sexy & sassy. Some of those setups involve a rotating body with the faces of Clarkson and her backup singers, another shows her singing in an exploding room, and ends with her singing in a field as a flock of yellow birds form a "murmuration" around her.
Meyers originally intended the video to filmed on a single stage accompanied with a little piece of white shrubbery. Midway through its production, Timber extended the scene's settings to feature various setups, which required to be filmed using motion control and in front of a green screen. Though the main camera used for the shoot was a Red Digital Cinema at 90 frames per second (fps), its cutaway scenes were filmed using a Phantom camera at 25,000 fps, requiring Clarkson to record her scenes singing in limited portions and at double speed to aid in synchronizing to the audio track. This resulted to what Post magazine described as a "whimsical exposition of Clarkson in various settings, synchronized with the soulful, jazzy notion of the song". Several music pundits praised the video as successful showpiece to the track, with some noting its '90s influence and its "psychedelic" visual effects.
Track listing
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{{Track listing
| headline = Meaning of Life – digital download pre-order
| title2 = Love So Soft
| length2 = 2:52
| title5 = Move You
| length5 = 3:22
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Love So Soft – streaming
| title1 = Love So Soft
| length1 = 2:52
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Cash Cash Remix – streaming
| title1 = Love So Soft
| note1 = Cash Cash Remix
| length1 = 4:16
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Ryan Riback Remix – streaming
| title1 = Love So Soft
| note1 = Ryan Riback Remix
| length1 = 3:07
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Mark Knight & Ben Remember Remix – streaming
| title1 = Love So Soft
| note1 = Mark Knight & Ben Remember Remix
| length1 = 6:51
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Dave Audé Remix – streaming
| title1 = Love So Soft
| note1 = Dave Audé Remix
| length1 = 2:50
}}
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{{Track listing
| headline = Cedric Gervais Remix – streaming
| title1 = Love So Soft
| note1 = Cedric Gervais Remix
| length1 = 3:56
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Mr. Collipark Remix – streaming
| title1 = Love So Soft
| note1 = Mr. Collipark Remix
| length1 = 2:50
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Spotify Singles – streaming
| title1 = Love So Soft
| note1 = Recorded at Spotify Studios NYC
| length1 = 2:54
| title2 = Kiss
| note2 = Recorded at Spotify Studios NYC
| length2 = 4:03
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Hallmark Vinyl Record Card – 7" single
| title1 = Love So Soft
| length1 = 2:52
| title2 = Meaning of Life
| length2 = 3:51
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Personnel
Credits lifted from master recording metadata.
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- Gary Bias – tenor saxophone
- Raymond Brown – conductor
- Bobby Burns – trumpet
- Chris Cerullo – assistant engineering
- Kelly Clarkson – lead vocals
- Samuel Dent – engineering
- Sean Erick – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Earth, Wind & Fire Horn Section – Horns
- Chuck Findley – trumpet
- Iain Findlay – assistant engineering
- Michael Harris – engineering
- Nicole Hurst – background vocals
- Sean Kantrowitz – guitar
- Maureen "Mozella" McDonald – background vocals, vocal production
- Gabriel Noel – bass
- The Regiment Horns – Horns
- Priscilla Renea – background vocals, vocal production
- Buddy Ross – organ
- Bridget Sarai – background vocals
- Jesse Shatkin – bass, engineering, production, drum programming, drums, guitar, programming
- Leon Silva – baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone
- Todd Tidwell – assistant engineering
- JoAnn Tominaga – coordinator
- Verdine White – bass
- Kevin Williams Jr. – trombone, tuba
- Reggie Young – trombone
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Charts
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| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Weekly chart performance for "Love So Soft" ! scope="col"| Chart (2017–2018) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| scope="row"| Australia (ARIA)
| 88 |
|---|
| {{single chart|Billboardcanadianhot100 |73|artist=Kelly Clarkson |rowheader=true |accessdate=June 14, 2020}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardcanadaac |10 |artist=Kelly Clarkson |rowheader=true |accessdate=June 14, 2020}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardcanadachrtop40 |35 |artist=Kelly Clarkson |rowheader=true |accessdate=June 14, 2020}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardcanadahotac |10 |artist=Kelly Clarkson |rowheader=true|accessdate=June 14, 2020}} |
| {{single chart|Czech Republic |63 |year=2017 |week=52 |rowheader=true |accessdate=June 14, 2020}} |
| scope="row"| New Zealand Heatseekers (RMNZ)
| 3 |
| {{single chart|Poland |31 |chartid=2524 |year=2017 |rowheader=true |accessdate=June 14, 2020}} |
| {{single chart|Scotland |49 |date=20170915 |rowheader=true |accessdate=June 14, 2020}} |
| scope="row"|South Korea International (Gaon)
| 94 |
| {{single chart|UK|81 |date=20170915 |rowheader=true |accessdate=June 14, 2020}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardhot100|47 |artist=Kelly Clarkson |rowheader=true |accessdate=June 14, 2020}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardadultcontemporary |15 |artist=Kelly Clarkson |rowheader=true |accessdate=June 14, 2020}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardadultpopsongs |7 |artist=Kelly Clarkson|rowheader=true |accessdate=June 14, 2020}} |
| {{single chart|Billboarddanceairplay |36 |artist=Kelly Clarkson |rowheader=true |accessdate=June 14, 2020}} |
| {{single chart|Billboarddanceclubplay|1 |artist=Kelly Clarkson|rowheader=true |accessdate=June 14, 2020}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardpopsongs|21 |artist=Kelly Clarkson|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 14, 2020}} |
| scope="row"| Venezuela Anglo (Record Report)
| 17 |
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada |title=Love So Soft |artist=Kelly Clarkson|type=single |award=Gold |relyear=2017 |certyear=2018 |accessdate=June 14, 2020}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States |title=Love So Soft |artist=Kelly Clarkson |type=single |award=Platinum |relyear=2017 |certyear=2019 |digital=true |accessdate=June 14, 2020}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|streaming=true | noshipments=true}}
Release history
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ List of releases of "Love So Soft" !scope="col"| Region !scope="col"| Date !scope="col"| Format !scope="col"| Version !scope="col"| Label !scope="col"| Catalog number !scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="2"| Various
| rowspan="2"| September 7, 2017 | Digital download | Meaning of Life pre-order | rowspan="2"| Atlantic | rowspan="2"| USAT21703569 |
|---|
| Streaming
| rowspan="3"| Single |
| scope="row" rowspan="2"| United States
| September 11, 2017 | rowspan="2"| {{hlist|Atlantic|RRP}} | rowspan="2" {{n/a}} |
| September 12, 2017 |
| scope="row" rowspan="6"| Various
| rowspan="2" | October 6, 2017 | rowspan="6" | Streaming | Cash Cash Remix | rowspan="6"| Atlantic | USAT21704062 |
| Ryan Riback Remix
| USAT21704064 |
| rowspan="4"| October 25, 2017
| Mark Knight & Ben Remember Remix | USAT21705003 |
| Cedric Gervais Remix
| USAT21704703 |
| Mr. Collipark Remix
| USAT21704748 |
| Dave Audé Remix
| USAT21704704 |
| scope="row"| Italy
| October 27, 2017 | Contemporary hit radio | Single | {{n/a}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="2"| Various
| November 8, 2017 | Streaming | Spotify Singles | Atlantic | USAT21704705 |
| January 30, 2018
| 7" single | Hallmark Vinyl Record Card | {{hlist|Atlantic|Rhino}} | OPSV-9011 |
See also
References
{{reflist|refs=
{{cite AV media notes | others=Kelly Clarkson | title=Love So Soft | publisher=Atlantic Records/WEA International | type=metadata | year=2017 | id=USAT21703569}}
{{cite web |last1=Reuter |first1=Annie |title=Kelly Clarkson's 'Love So Soft' isn't Country, but it is a Jam |url=https://tasteofcountry.com/kelly-clarkson-love-so-soft/ |website=Taste of Country |publisher=Townsquare Media |accessdate=June 14, 2020 |date=September 7, 2017}}
{{cite magazine|first=Maura |last=Johnston |author-link=Maura Johnston |title=Kelly Clarkson: 'I Am a Whole Lot of Woman, and That's OK' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/kelly-clarkson-i-am-a-whole-lot-of-woman-and-thats-ok-w510320 |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=October 26, 2017 |accessdate=June 8, 2020 }}
Citations concerning televised performances of "Love So Soft" for:
- The Today Show: {{cite magazine |first=Gil |last=Kaufman |title=Kelly Clarkson Announces 'Meaning of Life' Album, Drops Glam 'Love So Soft' Video |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7957542/kelly-clarkson-meaning-of-life-album-love-so-soft-video |magazine=Billboard |date=September 7, 2017 |accessdate=June 8, 2020}}
- America's Got Talent: {{cite magazine|first=Megan |last=Armstrong |title=Kelly Clarkson Performs New Single, 'Love So Soft,' on 'America's Got Talent': Watch |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/television/7973532/kelly-clarkson-perform-americas-got-talent-love-so-soft-watch |magazine=Billboard |date=September 21, 2017 |accessdate=June 8, 2020}}
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show: {{cite episode|title=Kristen Bell, Mila Kunis & Kathryn Hahn; Kelly Clarkson |series=The Ellen DeGeneres Show |season=15 |number=39 |url=http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/the-ellen-degeneres-show/episode-39-season-15/kristen-bell-mila-kunis-kathryn-hahn-kelly-clarkson/194981/ |work=TV Guide |publisher=NTVB Media |date=October 27, 2017 |accessdate=June 8, 2020}}
- The Graham Norton Show: {{cite web|first=Aisling |last=Moloney |title=Who is on Graham Norton tonight? Hugh Grant and Kelly Clarkson among guests |url=http://metro.co.uk/2017/11/10/who-is-on-graham-norton-tonight-hugh-grant-and-kelly-clarkson-among-guests-7070095/ |work=Metro |publisher=DMG Media |date=November 10, 2017 |accessdate=June 8, 2020}}
- The Voice Of Germany: {{cite web|first1=Franziska |last1=Hein |first2=B. |last2=Pavetic |title=The Voice Of Germany Finale 2017: BB Thomaz singt mit Kelly Clarkson |url=http://www.rp-online.de/nrw/staedte/duesseldorf/stadtgespraech/the-voice-of-germany-finale-2017-bb-thomaz-singt-mit-kelly-clarkson-aid-1.7270170 |location=Dusseldorf |language=German |work=Rheinische Post |date=December 15, 2017 |accessdate=June 8, 2020}}
- 10th Annual WE Day: {{cite press release |title=Host Kelly Clarkson along with Vanessa Hudgens and Shawn Hook, Lilly Singh, Former Secretary-General of the United Nations {{sic|nolink=y|Ban-Ki Moon}} and More Unite at the 10th Annual WE Day Toronto to Celebrate Youth Taking Action on Local and Global Social Issues |url=https://cdn.we.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/WE-Day-Family-Day-of-Press-Release-September-28-2017.pdf |location=Toronto |type=pdf |publisher=WE Charity |date=September 28, 2017 |accessdate=June 8, 2020}}
- 2017 Invictus Games: {{cite web|title=Star-Studded Closing Ceremony Sends Off The 2017 Invictus Games |url=https://www.forces.net/sport/raf-dominates-inter-services-ice-sports-championships |work=Forces Network |publisher=Services Sound and Vision Corporation |date=October 1, 2017 |accessdate=June 8, 2020}}
{{cite web |last=Quinn |first=Dave |url=https://people.com/music/kelly-clarkson-meaning-of-life-tour-kickoff/ |title=Kelly Clarkson Kicks Off First Tour in 3 Years with Acoustic 'A Moment Like This' Performance|website=People |publisher=Meredith |date=January 25, 2019 |accessdate=June 8, 2020}}
{{cite web | url=https://www.spin.com/2017/09/kelly-clarkson-meaning-of-live-move-you-love-so-soft-listen/ | title=Kelly Clarkson Releases Singles "Love So Soft" and "Move You", Announces New Album Meaning of Life | publisher=Eldridge Industries | work=Spin | date=September 7, 2017 | accessdate=June 14, 2020 | last=Cook-Wilson | first=Winston}}
{{cite web | last=Whitaker |first=Alexandra |url=http://www.instyle.com/news/kelly-clarkson-drops-move-you-love-so-soft |title=Kelly Clarkson's 2 New Songs Are a Total Departure from Her Usual Music |publisher=Meredith |work=InStyle |date=September 7, 2017 |accessdate=June 14, 2020}}
{{cite web |last=McIntyre |first=Hugh |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2017/09/07/kelly-clarkson-reappears-with-a-pair-of-new-singles-love-so-soft-and-move-you |title=Kelly Clarkson Reappears With A Pair Of New Singles, 'Love So Soft' And 'Move You' |work=Forbes |date=September 7, 2017 |accessdate=June 14, 2020}}
{{cite web |url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2018-grammy-awards-complete-winners-list |title=60th Grammy Awards: Full Winners and Nominees List |publisher=The Recording Academy |date=November 28, 2017 |accessdate=June 8, 2020}}
Citations concerning Billboard chart entries of "Love So Soft":
- Billboard Adult Top 40: {{cite magazine|title=Adult Top 40 |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/adult-pop-songs/2017-12-23 |magazine=Billboard |date=December 23, 2017 |accessdate=June 8, 2020}}
- Billboard Adult Contemporary: {{cite magazine|title=Adult Contemporary |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/adult-contemporary/2018-01-06 |magazine=Billboard |date=January 6, 2018 |accessdate=June 8, 2020}}
- Billboard Dance Mix/Show Airplay: {{cite magazine|title=Dance Mix/Show Airplay |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-dance-airplay/2017-11-25 |magazine=Billboard |date=November 25, 2017 |accessdate=June 8, 2020}}
- Billboard Mainstream Top 40: {{cite magazine|title=Mainstream Top 40 |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/pop-songs/2017-11-25 |magazine=Billboard |date=November 25, 2017 |accessdate=June 8, 2020}}
Citations concerning international chart entries of "Love So Soft":
- Billboard Canadian Hot 100: {{cite magazine|title=Canadian Hot 100 |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-hot-100/2017-11-18 |magazine=Billboard |date=November 18, 2017 |accessdate=June 8, 2020}}
- ARIA Singles Chart: {{cite web|url=https://www.auspop.com.au/2017/09/aria-chart-watch-438/|title=ARIA Chart Watch #438 |publisher=auspOp |date=September 16, 2017 |accessdate=June 8, 2020}}
- Official UK Singles Chart: {{cite web|title=Official Singles Chart – Love So Soft |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/love-so-soft/ |work=Official Charts Company |accessdate=June 8, 2020}}
{{cite web|title=Kelly Clarkson says "Love So Soft" video is the "coolest" one she's "ever been a part of"|url=http://wixx.com/news/articles/2017/sep/27/kelly-clarkson-says-love-so-soft-video-is-the-coolest-one-shes-ever-been-a-part-of/ |work=WIXX |publisher=Midwest Communications |date=September 27, 2017 |accessdate=June 8, 2020}}
{{cite journal |title=Timber Unravels World of Fantasy for New Kelly Clarkson Music Video
|url=http://digital.copcomm.com/i/889023-october-2017/7 |journal=Post |date=October 2017 |volume=32 |issue=10 |page=6 |accessdate=June 14, 2020 |publisher=COP Communications |issn=0891-5628}}
{{cite web | url=https://www.npr.org/event/music/549136201/kelly-clarkson-returns-with-love-so-soft | title=Kelly Clarkson Returns With 'Love So Soft' | publisher=NPR | date=September 7, 2017 | accessdate=September 8, 2017 | last=Gwee | first=Karen}}
{{cite web | url=http://www.idolator.com/7668383/kelly-clarkson-love-so-soft-video-move-you | title=Kelly Clarkson Reinvents Herself With "Love So Soft" & "Move You" | publisher=Eldridge Industries | work=Idolator | date=September 7, 2017 | accessdate=September 8, 2017 | last=Wass | first=Mike}}
{{cite magazine | url=https://time.com/4932131/kelly-clarkson-love-so-soft-video/ | title=Kelly Clarkson Brings the Soul and the Pipes on New Song 'Love So Soft' | magazine=Time | date=September 7, 2017 | access-date=September 8, 2017 | last=Bruner | first=Raisa}}
{{cite press release |url=https://www.warnermusic.com.au/news/grammy-winning-superstar-kelly-clarkson-reveals-highly-anticipated-new-album-meaning-of-life |title=Grammy-winning Superstar Kelly Clarkson reveals highly anticipated new album – Meaning of Life |location=Australia |publisher=Warner Music Group |date=September 7, 2017 |accessdate=June 8, 2020}}
{{cite web |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/3NSkcqmYRTEb2sPICYWT1T |title=Spotify Singles by Kelly Clarkson |publisher=Spotify |date=November 8, 2017 |accessdate=June 8, 2020}}
{{cite press release|url=https://corporate.hallmark.com/news-article/hallmark-introduces-new-vinyl-record-greeting-cards-valentines-day-featuring-legendary-warner-music-group-artists/ |title=Hallmark Introduces New Vinyl Record Greeting Cards This Valentine's Day Featuring Legendary Warner Music Group Artists |location=Kansas |publisher=Hallmark |date=January 30, 2018 |accessdate=June 8, 2020}}
{{cite web|url=http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?serviceGbn=all&termGbn=week&hitYear=2017&targetTime=44&nationGbn=E |title=2017년 44주차 Chart |language=Korean |publisher=Gaon |date=November 4, 2017 |accessdate=June 8, 2020}}
{{cite web |url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/singles/2017-09-15 |title=NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart |publisher=Recorded Music NZ |date=September 18, 2017 |access-date=September 15, 2017}}
{{cite web | url=https://www.recordreport.com.ve/publico/anglo/ |title=Top 20 Anglo Venezuela |publisher=Record Report | date=October 20, 2017 |accessdate=October 20, 2017 |language=Spanish |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171020211546/https://www.recordreport.com.ve/publico/anglo/ | archivedate=October 20, 2017}}
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