BEIJING, March 17 (Xinhuanet) -- U.S. singer Kelly Clarkson has to delay the release of her fifth album untill Spetember 2011, according to media reports Thursday.

"I recently found out that my album won't be coming out until September ....the album has been recorded but I can't release it until then," the original "American Idol" wrote on her official Facebook page. "I realize that is a long time but that's the best time to release it apparently so I'm sorry for the wait but I promise you it sounds great!"

The original "American Idol" revealed last month that the album was influenced by artists including Prince, Radiohead, Tina Turner, Sheryl Crow, Aretha Franklin and Stevie Wonder. However, she assured country listeners: "There's a little bit of a country vibe/influence on a couple of songs."

On this currently untitled album Clarson has worked with producers and songwriters including Steve Jordan, Eric Hutchinson, Rodney Jerkins, Howard Benson and Toby Gad.

Clarkson's previous release, 2009's "All I Ever Wanted," became her second No. 1 on the Billboard 200 charts, residing atop the chart for two weeks and selling 913,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan.