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Natalie may have scored a modest hit, "Goin' Crazy," with her self-titled 2005 debut album, but she didn't leave much of a lasting impression amid the legion of similarly attractive young urban dance-pop singers typified by Beyoncé and Ciara. Her second album, Everything New, isn't likely to change matters. Like its predecessor, the album opens with a nice breezy urban ballad with a sugar-coated hook. The song, titled "What You Gonna Do?," also features a phoned-in feature by Bun B, who seems like a strange partner considering his hardcore rap credentials. Everything New never really surpasses this opener, sadly, as some songs take an even breezier approach (e.g., "All of My Life"), eschewing the urban flourishes, while others compensate with harder, dancier productions ("Dance with Me"). The balance is nice, mainly employed by producers Happy Perez and Play N Skillz. But for an album titled Everything New, there sure isn't much here that sounds like anything approaching "new." This is boilerplate urban dance-pop, for the most part, and arguably a step down from Natalie, which had the benefit of lowered expectations because it was a debut album by a theretofore unknown artist. The exception to the lack of newness on Everything New is the album-closing title track, which boasts surprisingly sharp rapping from Natalie as well as a likewise cutting beat driven by an old Isaac Hayes sample. Make no mistake, "Everything New" is the most striking song on the album, even if it's too autobiographical for radio play. Indeed, it's a shame that it's sequenced last rather than first; it would have been a jolting kick-start to this otherwise predictable album. [The two unlisted bonus tracks include "Goin' Crazy," the likable hit from Natalie. It's a really nice bonus for anyone who doesn't already have that album or an MP3 of the song.]
© Jason Birchmeier /TiVo
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Juan Salinas, ComposerLyricist - Bun B, FeaturedArtist - Oscar Salinas, ComposerLyricist - Play, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Hoover, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Natalie, MainArtist - Bernard James Freeman, ComposerLyricist - Play-N-Skillz, Producer - N. Alvarado, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2006 Universal Records a division of UMG Recordings Inc.
Larry Gold, String Arranger, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Emma Kummrow, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Igor Szwec, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Marq Moody, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Hoover, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Guardian, Producer - Natalie, MainArtist - Gloria Justen, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Rick Marcel, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jeff Chestak, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - N. Alvarado, ComposerLyricist - Ghillaine Fleishman, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - E.L. Montgomery II, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2006 Universal Records a division of UMG Recordings Inc.
R. ATKINS, ComposerLyricist - Russell Lee, Producer, Unknown, Other - Marq Moody, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Hoover, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Natalie, MainArtist - N. Alvarado, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2006 Universal Records a division of UMG Recordings Inc.
Happy Perez, Producer, Unknown, Other - N. Perez, ComposerLyricist - Marq Moody, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Hoover, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Natalie, MainArtist - Rob G., FeaturedArtist - R. Gallinares, ComposerLyricist - N. Alvarado, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2006 Universal Records a division of UMG Recordings Inc.
Jason Goldstein, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Pontus Winnberg, ComposerLyricist - C. Karlsson, ComposerLyricist - BLOODSHY, Producer - Marq Moody, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Avant, Producer - Natalie, MainArtist - N. Alvarado, ComposerLyricist - M. Walbert, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2006 Universal Records a division of UMG Recordings Inc.
Happy Perez, Producer - Nathan Perez, ComposerLyricist - Marq Moody, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Hoover, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Natalie Alvarado, ComposerLyricist - Natalie, MainArtist - Steve Valdez, Producer, Co-Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2006 Universal Records a division of UMG Recordings Inc.
Juan Salinas, ComposerLyricist - Oscar Salinas, ComposerLyricist - James Hoover, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Natalie, MainArtist - Play-N-Skillz, Producer, Recording Engineer, Unknown, Other, FeaturedArtist, StudioPersonnel - N. Alvarado, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2006 Universal Records a division of UMG Recordings Inc.
R. Bryant, ComposerLyricist - Happy Perez, Producer, Unknown, Other - N. Perez, ComposerLyricist - Marq Moody, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Hoover, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Natalie, MainArtist - N. Alvarado, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2006 Universal Records a division of UMG Recordings Inc.
Happy Perez, Producer, Unknown, Other - N. Perez, ComposerLyricist - Marq Moody, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Hoover, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Natalie, MainArtist - Rob G., FeaturedArtist - R. Gallinares, ComposerLyricist - N. Alvarado, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2006 Universal Records a division of UMG Recordings Inc.
Juan Salinas, ComposerLyricist - Oscar Salinas, ComposerLyricist - James Hoover, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Natalie, MainArtist - Play-N-Skillz, Producer, Recording Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - N. Alvarado, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2006 Universal Records a division of UMG Recordings Inc.
Happy Perez, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - N. Perez, ComposerLyricist - Marq Moody, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Hoover, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Natalie, MainArtist - N. Alvarado, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2006 Universal Records a division of UMG Recordings Inc.
Happy Perez, Producer, Unknown, Other - N. Perez, ComposerLyricist - Isaac Hayes, ComposerLyricist - Marq Moody, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Hoover, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Natalie, MainArtist - N. Alvarado, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2006 Universal Records a division of UMG Recordings Inc.
Ryan Tedder, ComposerLyricist - Mike Caren, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Harry Wayne Casey, ComposerLyricist - N. Perez, ComposerLyricist - Richard Finch, ComposerLyricist - James Hoover, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Natalie Alvarado, ComposerLyricist - Natalie, MainArtist - Scott Ogen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2006 Universal Records a division of UMG Recordings Inc.
James Hoover, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Natalie Alvarado, ComposerLyricist - Natalie, MainArtist - Guardian Prod, Producer - D. Botts, Producer - Teryl Grey, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2005 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. and SRC Records, Inc.
Album review
Natalie may have scored a modest hit, "Goin' Crazy," with her self-titled 2005 debut album, but she didn't leave much of a lasting impression amid the legion of similarly attractive young urban dance-pop singers typified by Beyoncé and Ciara. Her second album, Everything New, isn't likely to change matters. Like its predecessor, the album opens with a nice breezy urban ballad with a sugar-coated hook. The song, titled "What You Gonna Do?," also features a phoned-in feature by Bun B, who seems like a strange partner considering his hardcore rap credentials. Everything New never really surpasses this opener, sadly, as some songs take an even breezier approach (e.g., "All of My Life"), eschewing the urban flourishes, while others compensate with harder, dancier productions ("Dance with Me"). The balance is nice, mainly employed by producers Happy Perez and Play N Skillz. But for an album titled Everything New, there sure isn't much here that sounds like anything approaching "new." This is boilerplate urban dance-pop, for the most part, and arguably a step down from Natalie, which had the benefit of lowered expectations because it was a debut album by a theretofore unknown artist. The exception to the lack of newness on Everything New is the album-closing title track, which boasts surprisingly sharp rapping from Natalie as well as a likewise cutting beat driven by an old Isaac Hayes sample. Make no mistake, "Everything New" is the most striking song on the album, even if it's too autobiographical for radio play. Indeed, it's a shame that it's sequenced last rather than first; it would have been a jolting kick-start to this otherwise predictable album. [The two unlisted bonus tracks include "Goin' Crazy," the likable hit from Natalie. It's a really nice bonus for anyone who doesn't already have that album or an MP3 of the song.]
© Jason Birchmeier /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:53:57
- Main artists: Natalie
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Universal (MT)
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2006 Universal Records a division of UMG Recordings Inc. ℗ 2006 Universal Records a division of UMG Recordings Inc.
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