Kelly Clarkson is making the album she wasn't allowed to make after American Idol 

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Now that Kelly Clarkson has completed the eight-album deal she signed as the first ever winner on

, she\'s finally getting back a bit more control of her career.

The singer signed a new deal with Atlantic Records and quickly got to work on a soul album. It\'s something she\'s wanted to do for years.

"I\'ve actually always wanted to make this album and I just haven\'t been able to," Kelly told

. "While it is still pop, it\'s way more soulful.

"Even the producers that have worked with with me before, Greg Kurstin and Jesse Shatkin, [are amazed].

"I literally just got a long email from Jesse going, \'Oh my gosh! Why have you not made this record yet?\' Because the sound is so innate in me. It\'s just so natural."

Kelly added: "I love making all different kinds of records, so it\'s not like I\'m mad about it or anything. I\'ve just wanted to make this particular record since I was in junior high."

The star also admitted that it feels like she is returning to her roots after recording high-powered pop anthems like \'Since U Been Gone\' and \'Stronger\'.

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"[It\'s] almost like what everyone heard me sing on

"Whenever I was talking to Atlantic, we were talking about maybe working together, I was like, \'Look, this isn\'t different. This is what people voted for\'."

Kelly Clarkson\'s ninth studio album is expected to be released in 2017, so we have a little while to wait before we get to hear her go all soul.

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