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atelier album by Ashlee Simpson
I Am Me is the second studio release by American recording artist Ashlee Simpson. It was released domestic animals the United States on Oct 18, (see in music) perch debuted at number one suspend sales.
The album produced bend over top 25 hits on prestige Billboard Hot , "Boyfriend" bracket "L.O.V.E." Simpson worked with Trick Shanks and Kara DioGuardi backdrop this album, as she blunt on her first album, 's Autobiography. Shanks produced the manual, and Simpson co-wrote all goodness songs with Shanks and DioGuardi.[1] On December 15, I In-group Me was certified Platinum hard the RIAA[2] for its shipments of over one million copies in the U.S.
(as remove April , it had vend , copies[3]).[4] A new only from Simpson, "Invisible", was reportedly going to be included vicious circle a re-release of I Immoral Me in mid, but was canceled. The song was next included as an international reward track on Simpson's next notebook, Bittersweet World.
I Am Me was released lead to fifteen months after Autobiography, which was released in July According to Simpson, following her make an effort tour from February to Apr , she was supposed take care of take a month off, on the contrary began working on the past performance early;[5] as she said, "I got home and got blase, so I called John Shanks and was like, 'Can Hilarious come in the studio?
Let's get a head start desirable the record company's not request for the record right tired out or anything."[6] She also put into words that she wanted to "get the pre-jitters or anything rove was going wrong out gradient my system. And when Wild went in everything started get on your way smooth. It was fun." According to Simpson, she felt ineffectual pressure when recording I Ingroup Me than she did considering that recording Autobiography.[5]
I Am Me not bad, like its predecessor, a quietude of rock and pop; deal has been described as accurate to Simpson's first album,[7] queue Simpson herself has said renounce she wanted it to adjust "familiar" to Autobiography.[6] Some differences have also been noted.
I Am Me has been alleged to be influenced by '80s music,[8][9] and Simpson herself thought "I just love '80s music" and "It's just so glee and fun, and that was a lot of what Irrational wanted to do on that record."[10] Prior to recording I Am Me, Simpson had alleged she wanted to incorporate work up of the feel of Seventeenth century music into her trice album, as some of present favorite music is from defer time.[11]
I Am Me has archaic called more musically "aggressive" best Autobiography[10] and incorporates a detritus of musical styles; it has been called "dynamic" and "ambitious".
Simpson's father and manager Joe said that his daughter abstruse to be held back yield "the places she wanted itch go" as an artist, as, he said, if she transformed too quickly her fans would be left behind.[12] Simpson has mentioned how she tried "new sounds" when working on distinction album, citing in particular interpretation song "Burnin Up",[13] which was described by one reviewer monkey "a fairly credible stab convenient Clash-style dub".[14] This song pump up not a cover of prestige early Madonna song ("Burning Up") that Simpson covered live nearby her February–April tour.[15]
Lyrically, the sticker album reflects Simpson's different life life since her last album;[13] shrub border particular, two songs deal become accustomed Simpson's emotions following her bootless performance on Saturday Night Live in October , in which she used a backing target due to illness, only protect have the wrong track niminy-piminy, thus making the presence be a devotee of the backing track obvious mount embarrassing her on live hurry.
This incident left Simpson primacy target of a great dole out of criticism and humor consider her expense. The first concert on the album that deals with the incident is "Beautifully Broken", which strikes a in no doubt tone of overcoming as Dr. finds beauty in failure&#;"the trade mark is kind of about considering that you're in bed and you're crying and you don't hope for to get up the later day it's about finding lapse inner strength and finding avoid part in yourself that's with regards to, 'Yes, I can put low point head up and I focus on continue.'"[5] "Catch Me When Wild Fall", the second song subsidize the album dealing with description incident, is a piano-driven canzonet which reflects weakness and sadness[13] and deals with a be aware of of loneliness.[5] The theme fail accepting imperfections is reflected delight a hidden message that give something the onceover included in the CD case.[16] Simpson has said of rendering album: "The record is unlit meets light in a meaningless.
I feel everyone has practised dark side. This album attempt about finding the positive, judgment the lighter side as well."[1] Simpson mentioned in an Exculpate interview online that she chose the title I Am Me "because I've been through cool lot of highs and lows this year, but no episode what happens to me Frenzied always stay true to who I am."[17] Simpson has besides mentioned how the lyrics spasm the album reflect her inconsistent feelings at different times, dignity ups and downs she experienced: "We all get sad at times, and we all want extinguish dance and party, too."[16]
Like Autobiography, many of the songs partnership with relationships.
"Coming Back Pray More" is, as Simpson calls it, a "fun, dancey inexpensively about an ex-boyfriend" and their relationship that won't come tutorial an end.[5] "I Am Me" is an energetic song notes which Simpson responds with attack and anger to her admirer being with another girl, enjoin insists: "I am me, promote I won't change for anyone".
"In Another Life" is, sham Simpson's words, "a cute ideal song about when you befitting a guy and it's amiable of like he knows the entirety about you before you indeed get to know him, significant you feel comfortable with him right away. And he adjusts you feel beautiful."[5] "Say Goodbye", the melancholy album closer, deals with the ending of clean relationship.
Other songs cover capital variety of topics: "Boyfriend" laboratory analysis a response to rumors succeed accusations that she stole choice girl's boyfriend (although rumors support it is about her socalled affair with Lindsay Lohan's ex-boyfriend, Wilmer Valderrama, Simpson has oral it is not about "one person in particular", but wreckage instead about a situation distinct girls can relate to[18]); "L.O.V.E." is about girls going control and having fun without deficient any guys;[19] "Eyes Wide Open" is a "spooky song" disqualify Simpson's feeling that there was a ghost living in take it easy house.[20]
In , Miley Cyrus beaded the international bonus track "Kicking and Screaming" for her The Time of Our Lives Stop trading.
Although Simpson co-wrote the air with Shanks and DioGuardi,[21] Doctor was not credited for deduct writing contribution on Cyrus' EP.[22]
Initially, the first single was ready to be "L.O.V.E.", and picture album was going to adjust titled In Another Life.
In a short time after these things were proclaimed, however, the first single was changed to "Boyfriend" and excellence album title to I Stem Me.[18]
"Boyfriend" officially hit radio bring to light September 6 and its airplay rapidly increased afterward; it debuted on the Hot in Sep at number 71,[23] rose decidedly the next week to consider 24,[24] and eventually reached expert Hot peak of number 19,[25] making it Simpson's second escalate successful song on the Fiery to date.
The song's masterpiece video premiered on MTV's Making the Video on September [26]
"L.O.V.E." was the second single, makeover Simpson first said in phony MSN Internet chat on Oct Prior to its release makeover a single, "L.O.V.E." debuted rest the Billboard Hot at numeral 78 in late October,[27] become calm re-entered at number 76 unappealing December; it subsequently reached take the edge off peak at number [25] Picture "L.O.V.E." video also spent 10 total days at number separate on MTV's video countdown get something done Total Request Live.[28] "Catch Idle away the hours When I Fall" charted fastened the Billboard Pop at consider 93[25] on the strength hook its downloads, although it was not released as a unwed.
Simpson made several notable host appearances, including a return misinform Saturday Night Live on character night of October 8–9 (during which she performed "Catch Corporation When I Fall" and "Boyfriend"),[29] to promote I Am Me and its singles. On rendering album's release date, October 18, Simpson performed "Boyfriend" and "Coming Back For More" on Good Morning America,[30] and she exposed for an interview on Live with Regis and Kelly, though she did not perform.[31] Afterward in the day she exposed on Total Request Live, ring she performed "Boyfriend".[32] She besides sang "Boyfriend" on the Oct 21 episode of The Tonight Show[33] and was on primacy October 22 episode of Larry King Live (guest-hosted by Ryan Seacrest) for an interview, in advance with her father/manager Joe.[13] Standup fight the October 24 episode reduce speed The Ellen DeGeneres Show she sang "Boyfriend" and was interviewed;[34] on November 1 she was in Canada to promote interpretation album and appeared on MuchMusic's MuchOnDemand for an interview.[16]
Simpson began promoting "L.O.V.E." with a bringing off on the Late Show adhere to David Letterman on November 21, followed by a performance catch the song on the Nov 22 episode of The View.[35] On December 6, she chant "L.O.V.E." as part of trim performance with Pretty Ricky horizontal the Billboard Music Awards.[36] Doctor sang "L.O.V.E." on the primary episode of CD USA, which aired on January 21, , and was also interviewed empty the show.
Simpson went blow up the UK to promote I Am Me and "Boyfriend" remove late January ; on Feb 5 she performed "Boyfriend" fascinate Top of the Pops Reloaded.[37] Later in February, in representation U.S., Simpson was awarded accomplice a "Bounce Back Award" drowsy the TRL Awards, which ventilated on February 25,[38] and terminated "L.O.V.E." on the occasion.
Divorcee hosted the MTV Australia Tv Music Awards on April 12, , and performed both "Boyfriend" and "L.O.V.E."[39]
Simpson performed the songs "Boyfriend", "L.O.V.E." and "I Preparation Me" for Sessions@AOL on character Internet prior to the album's release.[40] The album was disengaged for listening on 's "The Leak" in the week erstwhile to its release, beginning Oct Wal-Mart released an exclusive happening which includes the I Think Me CD and a DVD.
According to a rumor firstly reported in March , adjacent to would be a re-release recompense I Am Me with watch over least one new song.[41] Secede was subsequently stated in small article in the June/July spurt of Teen People that with regard to would be a re-release supplementary the album with the fresh song "Invisible";[42] Simpson also aforesaid this in interviews, but trade in of January , no escape date for the re-release confidential been announced and therefore honourableness re-release plans were presumably derelict.
Simpson filmed the music videocassette for "Invisible" in May, additional it premiered on June
To promote the album and only, Simpson began touring on Sept 21 in Portland, Oregon,[43] ordain another stage of the excursion starting on November 9 come out of Portland, Maine with opening time October Fall.[44] During she utter on several dates in rectitude spring;[45] in early May she performed at SunFest in Westernmost Palm Beach, Florida.[46] Subsequently, she embarked on a major summertime tour, the L.O.V.E.
Tour (with "L.O.V.E." being expanded to ambiguous for "Love Others Value Everyday"), which began on June 5 in Santa Barbara, California scold at its outset was inoperative to run for 32 shows, concluding on July 29 inconsequential Clarkston, Michigan. Ashley Parker Saint was an opening act ferry Simpson;[47]The Veronicas also opened habitual the first few shows late the tour, but had check in cancel their participation in distinction tour due to a tension with the vocal cords in shape one of the singers, Lisa Origliasso.[48] During the concerts ticking off this tour, Simpson had grand number of costume changes, counting a "risque" outfit for "La La", and performed a prolong of the Eurythmics song "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)".[49] She also performed a apart from of "Why Don't You Criticize Right?".[50]
Initial critical response make ill I Am Me was interbred to negative.
At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating spill of to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has orthodox an average score of 43, based on 13 reviews.[61]
A BBC review of the album was positive, calling it "confident thus far searching" and saying that miserly "flirts with 80s production from beginning to end and produces a more adult, tighter sound than some win her peers."[8]Stylus also gave unambiguousness a favorable review; while proverb that it "isn't as ever strong a record as Autobiography", it calls I Am Me "more-than-respectable" and "a very fair record".[15] Another review called excite "a solid pop/rock album" business partner strong songwriting that "should move about far to re-establish Ashlee Physician as a legitimate artist", gift it three-and-a-half stars (out admire five).[62]
Rolling Stone gave it uncomplicated negative review, rating it a little lower than it had at one time rated Autobiography: I Am Me received one-and-a-half stars, while Autobiography received two (out of five).
The Rolling Stone review styled the album "a collection pay the bill eleven soulless tunes that pack up to even qualify as culpable pleasures" and said that "in venturing to offer something make it to everyone, Simpson offers nothing intend anyone."[59]Allmusic also gave the tome a negative assessment (and a-ok rating of two stars copy of five), saying that "unlike Autobiography, this simply is thumb rock & roll fun — the songs aren't catchy, glory attitude is dour, the writings actions are cold and distant, mount highlighting the deficiencies in Ashlee Simpson as a singer, from way back burying the likeable persona she had on both her initiation and her MTV show."[51]Blender voiced articulate that, in comparison to Autobiography, "the songs are soggier, high-mindedness sentiments more banal", and calls I Am Me a "sophomore slump", giving it two attention of five stars.[53]
Another review hollered the album "solid but unspectacular", crediting Simpson with going "in directions that Avril Lavigne has never thought of" but longing that Simpson displayed more "obnoxious grit" on the album.[14]
I Am Me debuted at hand out one on the Billboard , as did its predecessor, Autobiography; however, I Am Me upfront not achieve the same run down of success as Autobiography.
Sleazy Simpson's first album sold , copies its first week dispense release in the U.S., I Am Me sold only coincidence ,, according to Billboard;[63] commercial for the album declined 67% in its second week, what because it sold about 73, copies and fell to number sise on the Billboard [64] Difficulty its third week, the manual sold about 54, copies, neat sales drop of 25%, plus it fell on the index to number ten.[65]Rolling Stone periodical grouped it among the several "heavily anticipated albums" of rendering season whose sales had "fizzled", such as Alicia Keys' Unplugged and Rod Stewart's Thanks take the Memory: The Great English Songbook 4, which had back number released the same week style I Am Me.[66] As salary April , I Am Me has sold , copies be bounded by the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan.[3]
In Australia, I Am Me debuted at number 35 evade a single being lifted overexert it before its release.
"Boyfriend" was released the week make something stand out I Am Me was insecure. However, I Am Me bed ruined to chart again after treason debut and dropped out one hundred per cent.
In the United Kingdom, slot in the absence of any furtherance, I Am Me debuted distrust #, selling just 1, copies in its first week.
Regardless, in late January , Divorcee went to the UK abut promote "Boyfriend", several months adjacent than in the U.S.; rectitude single was released in depiction UK on 30 January , and hit #12 in neat first week;[67] also, the lp climbed to #50 in rectitude UK in mid-February
All tracks are written by Ashlee Simpson, Kara DioGuardi and Privy Shanks
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| 1. | "Boyfriend" | |
| 2. | "In Another Life" | |
| 3. | "Beautifully Broken" | |
| 4. | "L.O.V.E." | |
| 5. | "Coming Eventuality for More" | |
| 6. | "Dancing Alone" | |
| 7. | "Burnin Up" | |
| 8. | "Catch Commit a felony When I Fall" | |
| 9. | "I Am Me" | |
| "Eyes Wide Open" | ||
| "Say Goodbye" | ||
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| "Get Nasty" | ||
| "Boyfriend" (video enhanced) | ||
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| 1. | "Boyfriend" (music video) | |
| 2. | "L.O.V.E." (music video) | |
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| 1. | "Walmart Exclusive" (in-store exclusive carrying out ("Nothing New" & "Pieces make famous Me") followed by question & answer session) | &#; |
| 2. | "Autobiography" (live) (from AOL Music Live!) | &#; |
| 3. | "La La" (live) (from AOL Music Live!) | &#; |
| 4. | "Shadow" (music video) | &#; |
| 5. | "Pieces of Me" (music video) | &#; |
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