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A Definate Treat

M. Harbach | Boca Raton, FL | 11/21/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Jump5, the now Christian centered pop quartet (Libby disbanded to persue a higher education) debuted at a time when the A-Teens and S Clubs alike were trying to make a splash into the pop scene. Rather than just focusing all their songs on crushes on boys or getting down at the nearest club, Jump5 had meaning to their music, which makes them one step above the rest. Hidden under the pop beats, smooth lyrics, and overall freshness is the message of God and the love he has for his children.

Though they never had a huge hit like S Club 7 ("Never Had A Dream Come True,") they still had what were considred hits, even if it wasn't the Billboard 100. The overly sweet "Spinning Around" and "Throw Your Hands Up" start off the album nicely along side one of their arguably best tracks and remakes, "Beauty and the Beast."

As for the new songs, "Friends" is the highlight of the three, with a more mature sound and stunning vocals from Brittany, Leslie, Brandon, and Chris. The four sound better than ever, including their first singles without Libby, "Dance With Me," and the more laid back, "It's A Beautiful World."

If there is one downfall, it's that not all the albums are represented fairly. Their debut album fills up most of the album, as "All The Time In The World" is represented by one of Jump5's best songs, "All I Can Do," while Accelerate is represented by "Do Ya" and "We Are Family." It would have been nice to see "Summertime Song" or "Walking On Sunshine" on here as well.

Even though most will consider this cliche since S Club and A-Teens released their greatest hits albums, Jump5 isn't trying to use it to bring up record sales with rumors of a departure. Instead, Jump5 insists of letting the music play and having fun and with this album they ultimately deserve to do so. Keep rocking, Jump5!

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DEFINITELY worth buying!!

M. Harris | Laurel, Md USA | 06/12/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This cd has all of jump5's best hits on it. I own all of their other cd's (including their christmas one and their remix cd). Although it may seem like a waste of money that I bought this, even though I already knew most of the songs, it had 3 new songs on it and a song I didn't even know before! I'm really glad I bought it! To me, this cd was NOT a waste of money. The new songs were great! I thought long and hard about whether or not I should buy this, and decided it was worth it! Here's my rating for each song.



1. Spinnin' around - 10/10 Awesome song! This was the song that made them so popular! This song makes you want to dance, it's also the first jump5 song I ever heard!



2. Throw your hands up - 10/10 GREAT! This song also makes you want to dance. It has a fast beat!



3. Don't run away - 10/10 Wow, I love this one! It's one of their new songs, and it has a great tune and great lyrics!



4. Beauty and the beast - 10/10 Better than I expected! At first I thought this song would sound stupid because it's a remake of the fairy tale "beauty and the beast" but it's actually a good one! It's got a great beat, and Brittany and Libby sound great together!



5. Beautiful to me - 10/10 Another new song, and another great tune! Brittany is amazing in this, as well as Lesley. Not only does this song sound good, but it is very uplifting and encouraging. It's definitely worth a listen.



6. All I can do - 9/10 This is another one of their well-loved hits. It has a really good beat, and good vocals.



7. God bless the U.S.A. - 10/10 This one is a classic! I've never heard the original version of this, but I heard it's much worse than this one! It's a great song about our country!



8. Do ya - 6/10 Gosh, what have they done to this song? For some reason, they remade this song so that Brittany sang ALL of the lyrics, and it's not right!! on the album that this song originally came from, Libby and Lesley sang some of the parts, but they changed it! It ruins the song quite a bit, I do love this song, but on this cd it's different, so I'm giving it only 6 out of 10.



9. We are family - 9/10 Cool! This song has a nice, dancy beat!



10. Dance with me - 10/10 This song is AWESOME! It makes you want to just get up and dance! I'm not at all surprised that this is one of their greatest hits from their album, "Deaming in color."



11. It's a beautiful world - 10/10 Another goodie! When I first heard this song, it became my other one of my favorites on the dreaming in color cd right after i heard it. My other favorite is dance with me. I'm glad THIS song became a hit, too! And the music video is great!



12. Friends - 10/10 Beautiful! And this is another new song! It has a great message. I love it!



Thanks for reading my review! I hope it was helpful! And even if you have jump5's other cd's, you should still get this one, cuz if you liked the other songs, you'll love all the new ones! I recommend this cd for all jump5 fans!



Love, Caitlin :) (I know it says my name starts with an M at the top, but that's not me that's my mom, I don't have my own amazon account, I'm 16 years old, so I use my mom's!)"

Start Jumpin With Jump5`s Greatest Hits!

Jump5 Fan | USA | 10/08/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is a great CD with Pop/Contemporary Christian group Jump5`s greatest hits ever!Jump5 is:Lesley Moore,Brandon Hargest,Chris Fedun,and Brittany Hargest.Here is a review of this CD song by song:

1.Spinnin Around(10/10)-Possibly the best song on this collection.It`s one of Jump5`s biggest hits ever!It`s a great opening song for this collection,and gives you a fresh taste of Pop music from Jump5!

2.Throw Your Hands Up(7/10)-Possibly the worst song on this CD.It`s a pretty big Jump5 hit,but i`ve never seemed to enjoy it.I just don`t think they sing THIS ONE too good.....

3.Don`t Run Away(10/10)-Did I mention this album has some brand new songs on it?Well,this is the first new one.I LOVE it!I`ve seen them perform this song live in concert,and man,did they do good choosing a song like this!

4.Beauty And The Beast(10/10)-This song is awesome!It`s a Pop version of Disney`s classic song,with a great Jump5 soundin twist!There`s a great music video of this song,too!

5.Beautiful To Me(10/10)-Another new song.This may be better than Don`t Run Away!It`s much softer than Don`t Run Away,but it`s still kinda rockish!

6.All I Can Do(10/10)-This song is from the same album as Throw Your Hands Up is originally from,and it is SOOOOOOO much better!Totally cool Pop,dancy,have-fun music!

7.God Bless The U.S.A.(9/10)-A real 9/11 heart healer.Jump5 does really good singing it!It`s beautiful!

8.Do Ya(10/10)-Go Jump5!This was originally sang by singer Michelle Tumes,but Jump5`s version is way better!

9.We Are Family(10/10)-I absolutly HATE the original version of this song by Sister Sledge,but Jump5 makes it so much more fun!Thumbs down for Sister Sledge,thumbs way up for Jump5!

10.Dance With Me(8/10)-Pretty good!I like this one! It`s originally from Jump5`s cd "Dreaming In Color".

11.It`s A Beautiful World(10/10)-They sound wonderful singing this one together! It`s also from "Dreaming In Color". They also have a music video for this song,and it rocks!

12.Friends(10/10)-The last but not least song.It`s also the last brand new song. I think this may be one of the best remakes Jump5 has ever done!This song deserves more credit than it has.



Thanks for reading my review!Buy this CD!You won`t be dissapointed!

Also,don`t forget to look for Jump5`s second Christmas CD on November 22nd.It will be called "Rock This Christmas".It will have 6 songs written by the members of Jump5,and 4 traditional classics!"