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Unleashing "Crazy Chick" as her debut pop single, it was obvious Charlotte wasn't working with the current trend of putting 80s electro beats behind her music. Instead here was a soulful, confident ass-shaking hairbrush hit. Unfortunately it was a solitary shiny penny gleaming out of a pool of mud.
Brimmed to the max with middle of the road ballads, the album is sadly lacking anything clever, special or original and you can't help but wish that collaborators such as Xenomania and Richard X had been picked instead of those who were.
Single number 2 "Call My Name" is another motown inspired number, but is sadly little more than "Crazy Chick Part II" (the part without the catchy bit). The same can be said for "Moodswings". "Let's Be Alone" is pretty much the only other upbeat track on the album and here she fuses her classical sounds with middle eastern twinged dance beats.
And so, into the ballads... "Easy to Forget" is just that, and its slight urban sound makes it sound like a watered down version of All Saints' "War of Nerves". The frankly dreadful "Even God" sees Charlotte lose all attitude and credibility and is nearly enough to bring any sane listener to tears of boredom or laughter. Only "Fool No More", heavily influenced by Jamelia's Stop, can redeem the 2nd half of the album. You can just imagine Bridget Jones pensively dreaming of her one true love, while listening to this song.
There is enough promise in Crazy Chick to make you think that, no matter how bad this album is, one day she will return with a more compelling set of tunes, given a better set of producers and songwriters.
So pop pickers, our hopes are dashed this time, but for now let's keep those fingers crossed for a saviour in the form of Sophie Ellis Bextor's 3rd album, or even better, a Billie comeback. --Talia Kraines
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26 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: Tissues and Issues (Audio CD)
A wise choice to release the highly anticipated album on the back of the huge success of 'debut' single 'crazy chick'. Already being hailed as best pop single of the year, charlotte has had a fantastic start to her pop music career.Although a risky choice to ditch the classical music and move into the mainstream market i think she has pulled it off and produced an album containing a whole range of genres and moods. A lot of pressure is on charlotte to be the saving face of pop music but she will be able to do it. Although the majority of the public love to hate her and will critisize her regardless of how good this album is, you cannot ignore her voice and songs such as future single 'call my name', the girls aloud-esque 'let's be alone' and intriging and personal 'confessional song' indicate that she is filled with confidence and maturity. My personal favourites would have to be either the quirky upbeat 'moodswings' (brilliant lyrics) or the spanish operatic fusion 'casualty of love' This is the perfect album to reflect charlotte's maturity, confidence and talent as both a singer and a songwriter with a album containing out-and-out pop anthems to Motown-infused tracks and heartfelt ballads which provides something for everyone to enjoy!
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Voice of a Pop Angel!,
By Jules Saney (Walsall,England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Tissues and Issues (Audio CD)
I wasn't convinced that "Charlotte goes pop" would work,but it certainly has.There's everything from downright raunchy to quiet and reflective.If you're thinking of buying on the basis of liking the two or three tracks you've heard on the radio,then go ahead:all twelve tracks are quality.There's no substitute for class.....and Charlotte's got it in abundance.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Totally bowled over!,
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This review is from: Tissues and Issues (Audio CD)
Call My Name and Crazy Chick were good enough but the rest of the album is inventive, mature and I can't stop playing it. The R&B influence is just great and Charlotte sings it so well. What can I say... I'm impressed!
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