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A Little More Personal (Raw) | 
| Artist: Lindsay Lohan
Label: Casablanca
Category: Music
List Price: $13.98
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Rating:  397 reviews
Sales Rank: 77806
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 000578202
UPC: 602498871935
EAN: 0602498871935
ASIN: B000BRD6MG
Release Date: December 6, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | Confessions of a Broken Heart (Daughter to Father) | | • | Black Hole | | • | I Live for the Day | | • | I Want You to Want Me | | • | My Innocence | | • | Little More Personal | | • | If It's Alright | | • | If You Were Me | | • | Fastlane | | • | Edge of Seventeen | | • | Who Loves You | | • | Beautiful Life (La Bella Vita) |
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Amazon.com
On her second full-length album, Lindsay Lohan tries to leave her Disney image behind for good. And what better way to do it than by starting off with the stark "Confessions of a Broken Heart (Daughter to Father)," in which the singer wrestles with her stormy relationship with her felonious father? Lohan Sr. also is the object of the tortured "My Innocence" (as in, Dad, you took it away.) But the best tracks here are the ones on which Lohan Jr. spares us the angsty therapy and delivers tuneful pop-rock. Sure, the kind of rousing mega-chorus used on "Black Hole" has already been heard--to greater effect--in Kelly Clarkson's "Since U Been Gone," but it's still nifty. Elsewhere, "A Little More Personal" begins with Lohan talking about how talking at the start of a song is "rad," but then it turns into a very Cars-like tune--and it's hard to think of a catchier band than the Cars. No wonder it all sounds so impressively slick: For this transitional album, Lohan has surrounded herself with a team of pros--Kara DioGuardi (who's also written for Lohan rivals Ashlee Simpson and Hilary Duff, and coauthored 9 of the 12 songs here), power-popster Butch Walker, and former Evanescence guitarist Ben Moody. The first two also put their producing stamp on a cover of Cheap Trick's "I Want You to Want Me" that's even more upbeat than the original, while Moody applied his tech skills on the other cover, Stevie Nicks' "Edge of Seventeen." Moody particularly shines on "Fastlane," however, a super-catchy number that's one of four for which Lohan gets a songwriting credit. Has she grown up? Maybe not entirely yet, but Lohan is showing the promise of an honorable mainstream career. --Elisabeth Vincentelli
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| Customer Reviews: Read 392 more reviews...
 It's easier to be - A Little More Personal!!! December 7, 2005
Infuse (Canada)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
I LOVE this album.. It is such an inspiring and deep album. Huge score for Lindsay in my book. She has surpassed Hilary Duff, and Ashlee Simpson and now sits as the most mature and most developed of the Teen Pop Queens. Delivering an inspiring album beyond her years, Lindsay has MUCH success ahead of her.
Lindsay Lohan gives me chills. December 7, 2005
Richard Glenn (Seattle)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
Gosh, theres only one word to describe this album. Fabulous! Every song is enriched with carefully chosen lyrics. Lindsay's voice is ideal for this kind of music, no dissapointment here at all. Even though this album went shy on radio play, as far as Confessions of a Broken Heart. It is still one of the most downloaded songs out there. Because it is so excellent, I bought a few extra copies for people as xmas gifts. Great Christmas gift. Very sincere album, I respect her for this.
STEPPING UP, LOOKING BACK, AND ROCKING HARD December 6, 2005
RBSProds (Deep in the heart of Texas)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
Four ROCKING Stars!! Lindsay, Rocks! On my third pass thru 'my first' LL CD, she gains another star. And it gets better and better. Her beautiful rangy voice is on target, while still leaving 'room to grow' for the future, which is bright based on this CD. (Had to delete my previous review b/c Amazon won't let you upgrade star ratings any other way.)
Her dad is obviously on her mind as she deals, not two, but to my ears, four savvy songs in his direction, reaching out and looking back at the same time. And she's not beyond covering some pretty well known songs from the past, from none other than Stevie Nicks and Cheap Trick, with personal versions of a whirlwind "Edge of Seventeen" and a tricky "I Want You To Want Me", both are totally enjoyable.
My personal favorites are the title track: "A Little More Personal", It just plain rocks hard; "Confessions of a Broken Heart (Daughter to Father)"; "If It's Alright" is fiery and wonderful; and "Who Loves You" and "A Beautiful Life" are incandescent, full of intensity. WoW ! What a voice!!
The 'Piece D'Resistance' is a poignant, rocking ballad called "My Innocence". She generates a great deal of heat and emotion, while pushing the song hard. A rocking, bluesy ballad that deserves a place on my special cassette tape. It's a keeper!
I think Lindsay Lohan is well on her way to being a big force in the singing world, if that's what she wants. Let's hope so! Good for you, Lindsay, keep steppin' up your game. Highly Recommended!!' Four ROCKING Stars.
(NOTE: This review is based on the 14 track ITunes CD download: track 13 is a digital booklet with song verses and 8 great pictures, track 14 is a remix of "Confesssions...". This downloading is great.)
 Don't even bother with this one January 11, 2006
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
It seems rather apparent to me that people en masse are trying to fool Amazon's customers into purchasing A Little More Personal (Raw), Lindsay Lohan's second album. Food for thought ... maybe these people work at the record label that signed Lindsay Lohan? So many reviewers with only one review to their credit, some with similar names (Marta Loosky AND Marta Laloosky? Hmmmm...), and all of them basically talking about how deep and daring this is, and how Lohan is the greatest singer and songwriter of all time. Some even mention "even though I normally don't listen to pop music, this album is amazing!!!". Let's shed some light on this, shall we?
First, start by looking at the credits for the album, where Lohan gets co-write credits for 7 of the 12 tracks. However it must be emphasized that she is working alongside professional songwriters - song doctors, if you will. And the sound is what you would expect from a batch of songs written by said song doctors - predictable, glossy, and incredibly bland and commercial. Lyrically, there is little depth to be found - seriously, how could you call the shameless I-hate-you-Daddy rants of "Confessions Of A Broken Heart" or "My Innocense", the corny bubblegum of "Who Loves You", or the "I'm a celebrity and no one understands me" sentiments expressed on many of the other songs, deep and profound? Musically, this is not "dark, moody and grunge-like", as described by some, but instead is not drastically different from the debut. Much like the equally weak Ashlee Simpson's album, the songs are basically in a number of varieties, provided it's a style with proven sales success (but would you expect anything more from an actress, and one that's about on the level with the likes of Jennifer Lopez and Tara Reid at that?). You've got your garden-variety Avril Lavigne-styled power pop, your Britney Spears-esque dance numbers, and a debut single which is piano-pop so weak that it makes Vanessa Carlton look like Tori Amos. We haven't even discussed Lohan as a vocalist - which is her main contribution, after all. Her voice is thin and raspy, tends to crack at times, and seems to be digitally corrected at some points - with the studio technology that we have today, anyone can become a popular singer, regardless of whether they have talent or not. You have to look at Lohan from the perspective of the record company - her name is marketable right now thanks to the success of a few movies she has appeared in. This means the record label has to do a lot less work to promote her than they would someone who has toiled as a recording artist for years and has limited radio exposure. In my opinion this is unfortunate, because thanks to people like Lohan, a lot of excellent musicians are without recording contracts because these labels would rather go for the quick buck. Why would you encourage people to support someone like this?
Regardless of your favorite genre of music, I can't recommend A Little More Personal (Raw). Even by commercial pop's modest standards, this album suffers from weak vocals, mostly hookless songwriting (the only two memorable songs are the Cheap Trick and Stevie Nicks covers), bland music and ridiculous cliches (Lohan saying "I like it when people talk beginning a song" on the album's title track). You can do better anywhere else, whether it's pop (Kelly Clarkson), reggae (Sean Paul, Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley), hip-hop (Juelz Santana, Paul Wall), or rock (Korn, System Of A Down). I also highly recommend the new Darkness album, One Way Ticket To Hell .. And Back. Check this album out instead - you won't be disappointed!
Impressive! I am more than happy with this purchase. December 7, 2005
Twilight (IND)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
All I can say is wow! I am sooo happy that I picked this up. Lindsay looked stunning on the cover, so I looked at the tracklisting and it had Confessions of a Broken Heart and was only 13.88 so I picked it up. I'm so glad, there are many songs which I can rock out too. I love every bit of it! 10 stars!
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