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Like any 21-year-old, Jesse McCartney is eager to prove that he's no longer a kid, something that the very title of his third album, Departure, makes plain. Departure isn't merely a break from his Radio Disney past, it's also a departure from the stuffy adult contemporary vibe of 2006's Right Where You Want Me, which found the then-teenager acting far older than his years. Despite McCartney's role as a co-author of Leona Lewis' international blockbuster "Bleeding Love," the song that defined the new wave of mature pop in 2007/2008, Jesse is smart enough to act age appropriate here, patterning himself after the ultimate new millennial teeny bopper turned player, Justin Timberlake. McCartney dips heavily into JT's bag of tricks, recycling some Off the Wall grooves and draping his ballads in icy analog synths straight out of FutureSex/LoveSounds, moves so transparent they could hardly be called thefts -- they're more like savvy marketing. As always, McCartney's strength is his flair for playing the pop game with sincerity, happily giving himself over to the clichés as that's what the rules demand. Sometimes, this can lead to awkward situations -- Sean Garrett does well as the producer of "How Do You Sleep?" but the duet on "Rock You" is too insistent -- but more the canny calculation of Departure is appealing, as McCartney has a weakness for big melodic hooks, a weakness that is better heard here than on "Bleeding Love" (his own version of which is added as a bonus track to some international pressings of the album). So, in sound and style Departure is a successful maturation for Jesse McCartney, yet there is a wrinkle in his master plan: his thin, boyish voice hasn't caught up to his sensibility. This causes some disconnect between the singer and the song -- the overtly randy "Into Ya" sounds declawed -- but it's not enough to spoil an otherwise solid transition into adulthood from McCartney.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Christopher Stewart, Unknown, Other, ComposerLyricist - Terius Nash, ComposerLyricist - Chris Gehringer, Unknown, Other - Jaycen Joshua, Unknown, Other - Jesse McCartney, MainArtist - Dave Pensado, Unknown, Other - Kuk Harrell, Unknown, Other - Andrew Wuepper, Unknown, Other - C. "tricky" Stewart, Producer - Pat Thrall, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris 'Tek' O'Ryan, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Corron Cole, ComposerLyricist - James Bunton, Unknown, Other, ComposerLyricist - JB & Corron, Producer - Terius "The-Dream" Nash, Producer, Co-Producer
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Balewa Muhammad, Unknown, Other, ComposerLyricist - Brian Kennedy, Unknown, Other, ComposerLyricist - Brian Seals, Unknown, Other - Jesse McCartney, MainArtist - Ezekiel Lewis, Unknown, Other, ComposerLyricist - Patrick Smith, Unknown, Other - Dave Hyman, Unknown, Other - Candice Nelson, Unknown, Other, ComposerLyricist - THE CLUTCH, Unknown, Other - Patrick Michael Smith, ComposerLyricist
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Chris Gehringer, Unknown, Other - Miles Walker, Unknown, Other - Jesse McCartney, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sean Garrett, Unknown, Other, FeaturedArtist - Sean "The Pen" Garrett, Unknown, Background Vocalist, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Samuel Gerongco, Unknown, Other - Roberto Gerongco, Unknown, Other - Kuya, Unknown, Other
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Josh Houghkirk, Unknown, Other - Unknown, ComposerLyricist - Miles Walker, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - PHIL TAN, Unknown, Other - Jesse McCartney, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kory Aaron, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bo Joe, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sean Garrett, Unknown, Other - Sean "The Pen" Garrett, Unknown, Background Vocalist, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Raymond Oglesby, Unknown, Other - Clubba Langg, Unknown, Other - Kennard Garrett, Additional Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
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Josh Houghkirk, Unknown, Other - Chris Gehringer, Unknown, Other - Miles Walker, Unknown, Other - PHIL TAN, Unknown, Other - Jesse McCartney, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Walter Scott, Unknown, Other - Kory Aaron, Unknown, Other - Sean Garrett, Unknown, Other - Sean "The Pen" Garrett, Unknown, Background Vocalist, Other, AssociatedPerformer
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Claude Kelly, Unknown, Other - Kwamé Holland, Unknown, Other - Chris Gehringer, Unknown, Other - Jesse McCartney, MainArtist - Glen Marchese, Unknown, Other - Dave Clauss, Unknown, Other - Kentaro Takahashi, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Theron M. Thomas, Unknown, Other - Timothy J. Thomas, Unknown, Other - Gi Gi Hairston, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
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Claude Kelly, Unknown, Other - E. Kidd Bogart, Unknown, Other - Jonathan Rotem, Unknown, Other - Josh Houghkirk, Unknown, Other - Chris Gehringer, Unknown, Other - J.R. Rotem, Unknown, Other - PHIL TAN, Unknown, Other - Jesse McCartney, Unknown, Other, MainArtist - Greg Ogan, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
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Eric Hudson, Unknown, Other - Claude Kelly, Unknown, Other - Josh Houghkirk, Unknown, Other - Chris Gehringer, Unknown, Other - PHIL TAN, Unknown, Other - Jesse McCartney, Unknown, Other, MainArtist - James Murray, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Frankie Storm, Unknown, Other
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Atozzio Towns, Unknown, Other - Chris Gehringer, Unknown, Other - Jaycen Joshua, Unknown, Other - Jesse McCartney, MainArtist - Dave Pensado, Unknown, Other - Kennie Takahashi, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Phillip Ramos, Unknown, Other - Terry "MaddScientist" Thomas, Vocal Arranger, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer
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Balewa Muhammad, Unknown, Other - Brian Kennedy, Unknown, Other - Chris Gehringer, Unknown, Other - Jesse McCartney, MainArtist - Ezekiel Lewis, Unknown, Background Vocalist, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Patrick Smith, Unknown, Other - Dave Hyman, Recording Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Candice Nelson, Unknown, Other - THE CLUTCH, Unknown, Other
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Chris Gehringer, Unknown, Other - Jaycen Joshua, Unknown, Other - Jesse McCartney, MainArtist - Dave Pensado, Unknown, Other - Kennie Takahashi, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Phillip Ramos, Unknown, Other - Theron M. Thomas, Unknown, Other - Timothy J. Thomas, Unknown, Other - Terry "MaddScientist" Thomas, Vocal Arranger, Unknown, Background Vocalist, Other, AssociatedPerformer
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Eric Hudson, Unknown, Other - Claude Kelly, Unknown, Other - Josh Houghkirk, Unknown, Other - Chris Gehringer, Unknown, Other - PHIL TAN, Unknown, Other - Jesse McCartney, Unknown, Other, MainArtist - James Murray, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
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Balewa Muhammad, Unknown, Other - Ryan Tedder, Unknown, Other - Jesse McCartney, Unknown, Other, MainArtist - Ezekiel Lewis, Unknown, Other - Dave Hyman, Unknown, Other - THE CLUTCH, Unknown, Other - Nabil Jabr, Unknown, Other
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Album review
Like any 21-year-old, Jesse McCartney is eager to prove that he's no longer a kid, something that the very title of his third album, Departure, makes plain. Departure isn't merely a break from his Radio Disney past, it's also a departure from the stuffy adult contemporary vibe of 2006's Right Where You Want Me, which found the then-teenager acting far older than his years. Despite McCartney's role as a co-author of Leona Lewis' international blockbuster "Bleeding Love," the song that defined the new wave of mature pop in 2007/2008, Jesse is smart enough to act age appropriate here, patterning himself after the ultimate new millennial teeny bopper turned player, Justin Timberlake. McCartney dips heavily into JT's bag of tricks, recycling some Off the Wall grooves and draping his ballads in icy analog synths straight out of FutureSex/LoveSounds, moves so transparent they could hardly be called thefts -- they're more like savvy marketing. As always, McCartney's strength is his flair for playing the pop game with sincerity, happily giving himself over to the clichés as that's what the rules demand. Sometimes, this can lead to awkward situations -- Sean Garrett does well as the producer of "How Do You Sleep?" but the duet on "Rock You" is too insistent -- but more the canny calculation of Departure is appealing, as McCartney has a weakness for big melodic hooks, a weakness that is better heard here than on "Bleeding Love" (his own version of which is added as a bonus track to some international pressings of the album). So, in sound and style Departure is a successful maturation for Jesse McCartney, yet there is a wrinkle in his master plan: his thin, boyish voice hasn't caught up to his sensibility. This causes some disconnect between the singer and the song -- the overtly randy "Into Ya" sounds declawed -- but it's not enough to spoil an otherwise solid transition into adulthood from McCartney.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:48:33
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Jesse McCartney
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Charisma
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2008 Hollywood Records Inc ℗ 2008 Hollywood Records Inc
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