All Paulini's own work
PAULINI is back, fitter and readier than ever for success.
And she has a message for the critics -- everything you will hear on her album Superwoman is 100 per cent genuine Paulini.
"Vocally, I've arranged a lot of the stuff and all the BV (backing vocals) are me, not other people," she said.
"I just wanted to let people know that."
After a year of hard work, world travel and working with some of the industry's best international producers, the former Idol is back on the radio with her single Rough Day, and is nervously awaiting the ARIA chart results on Monday.
"It's so scary, but I'm excited," Paulini said.
"I'd really love it if it did as well as Angel Eyes (which spent a month at the top of the charts), but even if it went close, that would be cool too."
The 23-year-old said she had learned to accept that image was vital to success.
As a result, she's become somewhat of a gym junkie.
"You've just got to do it," Paulini said. "I was never really mentally ready for it. But now, it doesn't matter how late I come home I'll go to the gym that day.
"My breathing is so great now and I don't struggle on stage.
"Because I do look after myself, I can get up on stage and feel great about myself."
Paulini dismissed suggestions that newly signed Sony BMG artist Emily Williams was too similar to her in style and sound.
"It's kind of like a compliment really because she has an amazing voice, but I think we're totally different," she said.
"She's a more punk/R&B sound with an edge, where as I'm more soft, soul R&B."
