Jessica Simpson - A Public Affair
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Artist: Jessica SimpsonEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2006-08-19
Music Label: Epic
Soundtracks:
- Public Affair
- You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)
- B.O.Y.
- If You Were Mine
- Walkin' 'Round in a Circle
- Lover in Me
- Swing with Me
- Push Your Tush
- Back to You
- Between You & I
- I Don't Want to Care
- Fired Up
- Let Him Fly
- I Belong to Me [*]
Free Music Notes for A Public Affair
Free Music Review: 3-1/2 stars -- Sweet liberation
Hit: 3 Stars
Unlike her former partner, Jessica Simpson didn't deliver a depressing album full of heartbreak after the divorce was finalized (probably because she's the one that filed for divorce). While A Public Affair isn't her best album (see Irresistible for that), there are still enough good songs to find.
This is another one of those cases where I looked at the other reviews (well, the reviews of the album's original release, anyway) and now I'm wondering if those are the kind of reviewers that think one star and five stars are the only options. Anyway, some people may be wondering why Jess re-released this album just to add "I Belong to Me". Well, I'll briefly compare Jessica to Shakira. After Shakira released "Don't Bother" back in 2005, it didn't become as big a hit as the record company anticipated, so they quickly added on "Hips Don't Lie" and thus created a hit, which in turn helped the album sell more. That's probably what Sony tried to do HERE, but it didn't work. Moreover, things worked out backwards: the title track hit the top 20, while "I Belong to Me" didn't even chart.
But it's still a good song, as are all of the mellow songs, like "I Don't Want to Care", "Between You & I" and "Back to You". Jessica also tries her hand at a few remakes: Patty Griffin's "Let Him Fly" is fine, but Dead or Alive's "You Spin Me `Round" neither helps nor hurts the album. One other thing I noticed is that when Jess goes for club anthems for the ladies, she hits (the title track) and misses ("Fired Up").
There are also a couple of songs that sound like they were left off the Dukes of Hazzard soundtrack: the tolerable "Swing With Me" and the skippable "Push Your Tush". As I said before, A Public Affair isn't Jessica's best album, but it's still decent enough for casual listeners (and she's still nice to look at, too).
Anthony Rupert
A Public Affair Poster
International pressing of her fourth studio album features one bonus track, 'I Belong to Me'. Jessica boasts songwriting skills on 9 out of 12 tracks from the new album, which is produced by the most sought-after producers: Lester Mendez, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Cory Rooney, Scott Storch and Stargate. The 1st single's videoclip is directed by Brett Ratner of X-Men fame a star-studded video chronicling a fun night out with Jessica and her celebrity friends. In the clip, Jessica Simpson is joined by Eva Longoria, Christina Applegate, Christina Milian, Maria Menounos, Andy Dick & Ryan Seacrest. Sony. 2006.Pop Music CDs
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