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A Public Affair | 
| Artist: Jessica Simpson
Label: Sony Bmg Europe
Category: Music
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Rating:  189 reviews
Sales Rank: 85074
Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4
UPC: 828768321522
EAN: 0082876832152
ASIN: B000GIXIAK
Release Date: August 29, 2006
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| Tracks:
| • | A Public Affair | | • | You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) | | • | B.O.Y. | | • | If You Were Mine | | • | Walkin' 'Round In A Circle | | • | The Lover In Me | | • | Swing With Me | | • | Push Your Tush | | • | Back To You | | • | Between You & I | | • | I Don't Want To Care | | • | Fired Up | | • | Let Him Fly |
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A Public Affair is a disco-studded, stunningly entertaining, 13-song slab of energetic white-girl pop. From the summer-fizzy first song and title track--which lifts, improbably, from both Madonna and the Supremes--Simpson tears out of the gate refusing to fall back on stale-sounding power ballads, something of a signature in the past. "You Spin Me Round" updates the Dead or Alive '80s hit; the vampy and innovative "B.O.Y." borrows from a vintage Cars track; and "Walkin' 'Round in a Circle," about as sleepy a track as you'll find here, seems to put a kind of pop spit-shine on a tune both Stevie Nicks and Ryan Adams popularized. Later tracks, including the excellent Louis Prima-inspired "Swing with Me" and the shockingly urban-sounding "Fired Up," bring Simpson's inner femme fatale to the fore. Let's hope it doesn't slink away anytime soon--other Simpson discs have been forgettable, but this is an affair to remember. --Tammy La Gorce
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Mostly A Feel Good Album: 3'5 Stars August 29, 2006
Josephll (CET)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
As everyone know, Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey recently divorced and Nick released a album "What's Left of Me" which pretty much reveal the purpuse just by reading the title. Most songs dealt with the pain of the divorce and things going wrong and he's somewhat trying to throw away the blame on Jessica's shoulders. Jessica's album is the opposite, while she may not have got over the bitter divorce yet, she's trying to put it behind her with a happy vibe feel good album where the majority of songs got nothing to do with her divorce and most are uptempo party tunes with hypnotic beats & melodies and addictive hooks kind of like Kylie Minogue's recent neo-disco albums. Oyt of 13 songs only 3 songs are classic ballads and the rest pure and simply feel good pop. 2 songs are directed to Nick though, "I Don't Want To Care" and her version of Patti Griffin's "Let Him Fly".
This album is full of samles and recycled tracks and even a few covers, I won't mention them all, just check the songwriters on the liner notes. It starts with the best song the uptempo "Public Affair" together with song number #4 "If You Were Mine" that respectively recycles Madonna's "Holiday" and Janet's "When I Think Of You" or is ir Nu Shooz "I Can't Wait" or both!?! But both those songs are good on their own with a great hook that match the sound well. Next song is a cover of Dead or Alive's "You Spin Me Around" a passable version of a great 80's track. "B.O.Y" is another decent club song and samples the Cars. "Walking Round in Circle" samples Fleetwood Mac and is a decent mid tempo, but why all this sampling?. "The Lover in You" is another good midtempo with backing vocals, a potential hit maybe. "Swing With Me" is a cover of Louis Prima's classic "Sing Sing Sing (With a Swing)" a 50's inspired big band version. Next up is "Push Your Tush", country pop. Number 9 is finally a ballad "Back to You". "Between You & I" follows the same trend and is a ballad. "I Don't Wanna Care" is a midtempo which is dedictaed to Nick I think. It gives the message "The marriage is ended, let's move on with our lives". Scott Storch penned "Fired Up" as some call Jessica's appempt to make a "Dirrty" is dreadful. She sounds like a mix of Britney and Gwen Stefani and the R&B inspired song is not one of Scott's best. "Let Him Fly" a cover of one of her favorites, Patty Griffin. Another ballad.
Overall, Jessica's first post divorce album is mostly a lightweight "feel good" album with lots of catchy club songs. There are only 3 ballads on the album, so those of you that wanted another "I Wanna Love You Forever" will get dissapointed, the ballads here are not in the spotlight. But it isn't anything bad with that, "Public Affair" is a decent album with 2 excellent songs that should become hits, but there are also some horrific songs included aswell and lots of sampling/covers. It's not very original, but it is fun nonetheless and it's best moments and great. Enjoy!. 3'5 stars.
 What Happened?? August 29, 2006
M. Behlmann (St. Louis, MO United States)
81 out of 105 found this review helpful
I think Jessica had the potential to make a great album, but this album is terrible! The first single, A Public Affair, is catchy and fun. The rest of the songs on this album are dreadful. I don't even know what style she is trying to do on this album; it is such a mess!! I was excited to purchase this album, but after one listen, I feel I made a terrible mistake. Just very disappointing, because I was expecting SO much more.
Her 15 Minutes Are Ticking September 3, 2006
K. J. Bryant
56 out of 73 found this review helpful
Either she is getting bad business advice or she really is this clueless. To be this young and doing so many remakes is not a smart move. On this cd, she covers dance rock group Dead or Alive and country artists Patti Griffin and Dixie Chicks. She also uses many samples from many artists, including Madonna.
The other thing that irritates me about her is Jessica can sing, but she has always lacks uniqueness in her voice. That is why her previous albums never sold anything. Therefore, it is my opinion she decided to go for a kitty-like voice this time so she could sell records. It is clear to anyone listening to this cd, that Jessica looks up to Madonna. What Jessica fails to see is Madonna has never been a powerhouse vocalist, but her voice is unique and she has amazing star quality which is something Jessica lacks. Jessica also fails to realize is Madonna is no longer the force she used to be and copying her at this point is not a smart idea.
This cd is worthless! Jessica, please find your own backbone and just be yourself on your next record.
 Decent but could be way better August 29, 2006
Antoine D. Reid (Durham, NC United States)
35 out of 45 found this review helpful
The title song, "A Public Affair", is great. It was a wise choice for first single and showed off her fun side and how she could be creative and sing something other than ballads and love songs (which seemed to be the focus of many of the releases from her last album, 'In This Skin'). Yet, the first single fools you.
The good side of this release is that Jessica Simpson is all over the place musically. The lyrics aren't all about love or relationships; "A Public Affair" is just about going out and having a good time, "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record" is a nice take-off of an old song about being caught up in someone, "Fired Up" is about going to the club and just letting loose. The down side to having such a wide range is that the really good songs stand out and then when compared to others that aren't as strong, you're in for a disapointment and let down. The first three tracks are great; fun, light, creative for her. A lot of the others seem weak and come off as filler tracks or B-sides to past works.
"The Lover in Me" is a nice sort of power ballad with the Jessica Simpson big-voice, runs, showing off that you'd expect from her. She's also joined by a choir on that track. "B.O.Y." sounds interesting, like a song out of the 1980s era. "Swing With Me" has rather tongue-in-cheek lyrics with a big band era production that really stands out and shines on the album. "Between You and I" will remind you of a song like "Unchained Melody" and it's okay, but the music is a bit better than the lyrics. Yet these mild to good tracks are brought down by others like "Push Your Tush" which sounds as if it wasn't well thought out and recorded quickly. They're forgettable, or sound under-produced. "Back to You", "I Don't Want to Care", "If You Were Mine" and "Let Him Fly" all come off as sleeper tracks; rather dull and slow moving and simply uninteresting.
The 2 stars are just for inconsistancy. You can tell that some of these tracks were recorded a while ago and just tossed in with more recent recordings. It would have been great if she'd done a complete upbeat pop album, as it seems like she's doing with the first three songs. For once, the ballads and love songs just don't really seem to work for her. Her heart and creativity comes through when she's being upbeat, playing with different sounds and styles, having fun and dancing. Not sure if it's completely worth buying but there are some really good songs on here that you should check out. Just know that all of her songs aren't like 'A Public Affair' which may be a good or bad thing, depending on what you're looking to get out of listening to her.
I am giving this CD 1 Star ONLY because there is not a NO STAR option September 28, 2006
Christopher Carpenter (Viriginia Beach, VA United States)
11 out of 13 found this review helpful
I would like to start my review off by stating that I have always been a fan of Jessica Simpson. I have alway found her to be an underappreciated talent with an impressive voice. I even enjoyed her TV show with now ex husband Nick... With that being said, let me continue on to "A Private Affair."
This album is complete and utter garbage. And not in a positive Shirley Manson kind of way, either...
Jessica's voice sounds, to put it politlely, stretched a little thin here and she relies too heavily on recycled samples of so many other artists that I won't even start to list them. The only track on this disc that is listenable (and even that is an acquired taste) is the first single, "A Public Affair," and it goes quickly downhill from there. I am so disgusted with this album that I doubt I will ever buy another Simpson CD again - ever! Out of the 100+ music purchases I have made here at Amazon over the past year, this is definitely the biggest waste of money ever ... this CD is a waste of time, energy, and a perfectly good blank CD that will be in the 1 cent bin before you can say "Newlyweds."
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