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| Jordin Sparks | 
 enlarge | Artist: Jordin Sparks
Label: Jive
Category: Music
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Avg. Customer Rating:  155 reviews
Sales Rank: 257
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 718752
UPC: 886971875225
EAN: 0886971875225
ASIN: B000WQ9U9Y
Release Date: November 20, 2007
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Condition: Brand new, never opened, in stock in our warehouse, and ships right now. Case probably has a very small scuff or crack.
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| Tracks:
| • | Tattoo | | • | One Step At A Time | | • | No Air duet with Chris Brown | | • | Freeze | | • | Shy Boy | | • | Now You Tell Me | | • | Next To You | | • | Just For The Record | | • | Permanent Monday | | • | Young And In Love | | • | See My Side | | • | God Loves Ugly | | • | This Is My Now |
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Liking Jordin Sparks, American Idol's season six winner, comes instinctively. How many 17-year-olds are as self-possessed, as big-smiling, as committed to having a good time and keeping it real? Probably none. Liking Sparks' music has been a different story for fans anticipating her debut CD, though. Her gut-busting Idol performance of "I (Who Have Nothing)" was possibly her only prime-time goosebump generator, yet she's seen an instant progression to diva-dom, as chronicled in reports that found her heading into the studio alongside pop/R&B heavy-hitters Bloodshy, Avant, the Underdogs, and others. Was it a little soon for the relatively green Sparks to be throwing off such big-league, beat-heavy sparks? Well, not hardly, it turns out. The ballads here--songs like "Next To You" and "Just For the Record"--reach out at times with overeager sincerity (forgivable!), but the funkier numbers--"Young and In Love" and the Prince-flecked "Shy Boy," especially--slam home her positives. Jordin may still be a juvie, but she's a bona fide pop star. She earns her props as convincingly here as she did on TV. --Tammy La Gorce
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 Fresh and Clean. November 20, 2007
64 out of 78 found this review helpful
First off, who knew a record company would put a girl on the cover with clothes on? Jordin Sparks on American Idol wasn't the best singer ... "Living on a Prayer" still causes night sweats, but what she had going for her was a killer personality. She was like your little/big sis who was just so eager and happy to learn and be there that you had to root for her on some level. And when she belted out Bassey's classic "I (Who Have Nothing)" with enough theatrical flair and pitch perfect notes that would make Mariah Carey pay attention you knew the girl had potential.
This album gives glimmers of that potential. She doesn't go for any power notes at all on this disc, on every track she gives just enough power to let you know that she's able to sing. What the disc is heavy on is R&B/Hip-hop created by today's top producers. It gives her album a current sound without the need to inspect the disc for trashy lyrics you don't want your kids to hear. The song "Young and in Love" is a great example. It's stuttery hand claps and cute ditty chorus will get stuck in your head the same way Britney's "Toxic" did not too long ago -- it's done by the same production team.
The first single "Tattoo" is done by the same producers who gave Beyonce her smash "Irreplaceable." It carries the same: acoustic guitar and drums. The shocker on the disc is duet with Chris Brown "No Air." To say that Sparks out sings him is an understatement, but there is a sugary sweetness to the song that'll work for parents and kids alike.
This is a teen/tween album -- and it should be. Sparks is only 17 and the youngest American Idol winner. It almost has everything her personality had but the album lacks any sort of power behind it. There aren't any show stopping tunes here. But I must give her credit for knowing her image and wanting to make something universal in a time when being a female singer means you can double as a suitcase girl on "Deal or No Deal."
 Talent In The Wrong Hands November 20, 2007
31 out of 45 found this review helpful
American Idol Season 6 winner Jordin Sparks is so much better than the material she's been given on her debut CD. She deserves a better cover too. I must agree with other reviewers that the CD was obviously rushed. But where's the integrity in neglecting talent for the sake of sales?
Two songs are good - "One Step At A Time" sounds like a pop hit in the making, and "Next To You" is a good but inferior ballad compared to JoJo's "Too Little, Too Late". The other songs just blend into one another in one big old pot of bland, mid-tempo pop stew, mostly due to the songwriting/production. She is too immensely talented, and there are far too many musical styles for her to be painted with so few colors. The CD plays it safe at the sacrifice of a soul. Remembering that she is only 17, I think that maybe I'm being too harsh. But considering the work of other artists when they were her age or younger such as Brandy, Christina Aguilera, and Monica, it's difficult to give Jordin Sparks the benefit of the doubt. Yet we all grow at different paces. And as she gets older, she'll certainly have more of life's experiences to tap into. Without a doubt, she has a remarkable voice. But when she uses it as a vessel and an outlet for what's on the inside, that's when she'll make a connection. That's when she'll tap into hearts and souls of more listeners. The right songwriters/producers will help her do that. Just keep on singing, Jordan, and keep on living.
 What a waste! November 23, 2007
19 out of 41 found this review helpful
Jordin has so much talent, so why did they give her such bad songs to sing? This CD seems very, very rushed. Way to bubble-gum pop for my taste!
Pretty much really BORING! November 21, 2007
16 out of 27 found this review helpful
My sister bought this cd and we were listening to it in the car and it really just made me car sick! The cd is full of INTENSE in your face BALLADS that even a DIE HARD fan will agree, gets old. If she would have had more of a variety of music it would have been a way better album. I think Blake Lewis totally should have won cause i just heard his new music "BREAK ANOTHA" and its totally awsome! Best freakin song ever! Anyways i dont hate jordan i just really dont like her cd....... Probably worst idol album in my opinion.
ANyways just thought ide write a review to help out those who are debateing if they should buy the album or not!
Another Disappointing AI Debut! December 4, 2007
13 out of 23 found this review helpful
This is, without a doubt, one of the most boring CDs I've ever heard. I've been a fan of American Idol since Season 1 but know that what we hear on AI will not be repeated on the winner's CDs. This is yet another in a series of disappointing debuts from an AI contestant. (Only Taylor Hicks, Clay Aiken, Chris Daughtry, Kimberley Locke, Bo Bice, LaToya London and Elliott Yamin have released listenable debuts worth more than one spin - and even those were not what they should and could have been. Sorry, but I'm no Carrie Underwood fan and Kelly Clarkson's, Justin Guarini's, Rueben Studdard's, Katherine McPhee's and other's debuts from Paris Bennett to Diana DeGarmo were just plain awful...Kelly Clarkson at least redeemed herself with her 2nd release.) But back to Jordin's debut. This CD was so boring I actually started falling asleep while listening to it. I am among those who believed the woman who should have won - Melinda Doolittle - could have sung the phone book and made it sound good. But, even though the wrong contestant won (in my opinion) I still wished the best for Jordin as she does sing well (not great, but well). The problem with this CD is actually not her fault. She does the best she can with the material she was given. There is no way this could be a five star recording. Those who gave this five stars must be young teenage girls who have no knowledge of other music other than what is shoved down their throats on today's poor excuse for Top 40 radio and MTV. Not only do the songs on this CD sound way too much alike, they also sound like everything else that is out there now. No imagination! Nothing unique! I guess if you think Britney Spears has talent then you will be offended by this review because it will be people like you who will think this is a great CD. I can assure you - this CD is not a great one! I actually feel sorry for Jordin because she was done a great injustice by being given the same crap that every other American Idol contestant has been given for debut CDs (with the exception of Taylor Hicks, Daughtrey and Kimberley Locke who actually stayed more true to their musical styles than any other contestants. I guess you could include Carrie Underwood too if you go for that type of country music she does which also sounds just alike.) This release is geared strictly for young teenage girls who know nothing about music before the year 2000. I gave this two stars for these reasons only: 1 star - Because I feel sorry for Jordin and know she can do better with better, more decent material and 1 star - Because she can sing. She's no Melinda Doolittle, but she can sing. The songs on this CD are the same generic, assembly line kinds of unimaginitve, forgettable snoozers recorded by everybody from Mariah and Christina and Gwen to the multitude of tweens and teens who are here today and gone tomorrow. They all sound alike. Sorry, Jordin, but the music on your debut CD puts you in the same category as the rest of the forgettable, boring crap everyone else is recording these days. Nothing special; just something to sell to young people to make another dime. Long gone are the days of music being made for music's sake and to touch and move lives. It is now nothing but a business which I find as abominable as this CD. If you are looking for better American Idol CDs, I suggest the following: Kelly Clarkson's Breakaway, Clay Aiken's Measure Of A Man, Kimberley Locke's One Love, Kimberley Locke's Based On A True Story, Jon Peter Lewis' Stories From Hollywood, LaToya London's Love & Life, Bo Bice's The Real Thing, and the debut CDs of Elliott Yamin, Taylor Hicks and Daughtry. If you want to listen to women who can actually sing with distinctive voices (not those who you can't tell one from another because they all sound like everybody else) and who record or recorded well-crafted songs, I suggest Celine Dion, Barbra Streisand, Anne Murray, Phoebe Snow, Diana Ross, Patti LaBelle, Karen Carpenter, Olivia Newton-John, Gladys Knight, Heart, The Pointer Sisters, Cher...Yes - Women Of Song who actually recorded before the turn of this musically boring new millenium.
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