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A Beautifully Hidden Gem

Always Samsung | New York, NY | 10/07/2008

(4 out of 5 stars)

"It seems like in the world of pop that the only artist that comes to mind is Britney Spears. But Mandy Moore is truly marching to the beat of her own drum. This 2nd album from Mandy Moore was a wonderous pleasent surprise. Not only has her voice matured but the musical content that she sings about has matured as welled. There are some truly great songs on here and the sad part is that some didnt even get to see the light of day. I am glad that a video for CRY was made because that's a great song. Another stand out song on the album is Only Took One Minute. It truly is such ashame that this song never made it to the radios or video music realm. If you havent picked up this album you should check it out. Its one of her best if not the best."

Mandy Moore's first self-titled album

i. t. j. | 06/12/2009

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Mandy Moore's 2001 self-titled album still holds



up well. I was 16 when this album came out and I



would listen to the whole album-I never really



skipped any one song. I would also say that half



of this album does sound a bit dated and half



still sounds quite fresh. The reason to buy this



album then was for the catchy single 'In My



Pocket' a trillion times better than 'Candy' and a



lot faster than her slow hit single 'I wanna Be



With You'(excluding the dance re-mix). The next



few songs were fun dance-y pop all in the same



vain as in my pocket but never quite as catchy and



though these are still good to listen to the fact



that pop like this isnt around anymore dates these



tracks. The rest of the album still sounds quite



fresh-some slightly creak but for the most part



Mandy could easily include these in her recent



set-though I can imagine that she would stay away



from 'yo-yo'-good song but childish title.



1. In My Pocket-The best of the dance songs on this or any Mandy Moore album and still holds up quite well. She sounds great. 10/10

2. You Remind Me-Very light and very upbeat but not the very best.Everything My Heart Desires off of her last album was much better. 6/10

3.Saturate Me-Starts off romantic and exotic but the poppy chorus drag it down a bit but overall a good song. 8/10

4. One Sided Love-It almost sounds like In My Pocket the sequel and like most sequels its not as good as the first. 6/10

5. 17-I used to love, love this song I had it on repeat-so I consider it one of the best on the album. Has aged very well and has a good message. 10/10

6. Cry-This song was huge for Mandy once A Walk to Remember became a success for her-but that was before this album came out so when I first heard it, it didnt really stand out for me. I liked it only after the film but at this point it was not a favorite-I do wish its sequel 'Hey' had been released but it looks like its not meant to be. 8/10

7. 'Crush' Mandy's second but less successful single-though popular with the fans-its not the best song titled 'Crush' I think that belongs to

Jennifer Paige's 'Crush'-not that it crushes Mandy's since both are still good but this one is not as catchy-8/10

8. It Only Took A Minute-I never skipped this song but its not one of her best. 7/10

9. Turn the Clock Around-A lot more fun than the previous track but again not one of her best. 7/10

10. Yo-yo-Now this is one of her best tracks. 9/10

11. From Loving You-This song is what Mandy sounds like now-it could have easily been on Wild Hope-her voice is strong and the style is similar-quite different from anything else on this album. 9/10

12. Split Chick-Another one of Mandy's fun upbeat pop songs-and also one of her best with an added bonus of holding up well. 9/10

13. When I Talk To You-Maybe this song should have been left off the album and ended with Split-Chick but maybe that would have made the album too poppy. Still this song drags the whole album down a bit. 6/10



Overall a good album-with a lot of hidden and



forgotten gems. And technically with Mandy's



newest release 'Amanda Leigh' Mandy may be the



first artist ever to have two self-titled albums.



8/10

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