Mandy Moore (album)

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Mandy Moore
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ReleasedJune 19, 2001
Recorded2000–2001
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Length50:12
Label Epic
Producer
Mandy Moore chronology
I Wanna Be with You
(2000)
Mandy Moore
(2001)
Coverage
(2003)
Singles from Mandy Moore
  1. "In My Pocket"
    Released: May 1, 2001
  2. "Crush"
    Released: September 17, 2001
  3. "Cry"
    Released: November 4, 2001

Mandy Moore is the second studio album by American singer Mandy Moore. It was released by Epic Records on June 19, 2001. Moore began taking more creative control of her music with the album, transitioning from the teen pop styles from her debut studio album, So Real (1999). The album includes elements of dance, R&B, pop rock, hip hop and Middle Eastern music.

Contents

Background

Over one year following the release of So Real (1999), Moore became very displeased with her early music, saying "All of the music has started to look and sound the same" [1] and that she decided that it was time for her to move away from that. She expressed a desire to perform with more live instruments, saying in a Billboard interview that she wanted "no more dancers, no more singing to tracks. I got tired of that in a big way". [2]

The album was a departure in sound for Moore. The opening track "In My Pocket" is a dance-pop song mixed with techno and R&B beats with a Middle Eastern sound. Moore co-wrote the final track on the album, "When I Talk to You". The song was written with Matthew Hager, who produced it. Moore said that the song was written while her and Hager were waiting to do a soundcheck. [3] It was also the first song co-written by Moore that was included on one of her albums.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 56/100 [4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [5]
Entertainment Weekly B-
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [7]

The album scored 56 out of 100 at review aggregator Metacritic, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [4]

AllMusic gave the album a very positive review, saying, "Mandy Moore manages to pack more hooks, melody, beats, clever production flourishes, and fun into its 13 tracks than nearly all of its peers – remarkably, it's a stronger album, through and through, than either of Britney's first two albums or Christina's record..immaculately crafted, precisely polished, & exactly what a teen pop album should be." [5]

Entertainment Weekly gave the album a mostly positive review and a B−, saying that Moore "tries out new sounds -- Eastern rhythms, jangly percussives -- that help separate her from the pack. Best of all, she spares us 'Look at Me!' vocal gyrations in favor of a breathy Natalie Imbruglia vibe. [...] [A]s teen pop goes, it could be a lot worse." [8]

Rolling Stone also gave the album a positive review, saying, "It's so rare and refreshing when a teen star takes the high road...[Mandy's] CD offers the most startlingly liberated teen pop since Eighties mall-rat icon Tiffany euphemistically declared herself 'New Inside'." [6]

Slant Magazine also gave the album a positive review, saying, "Mandy Moore is a refreshingly modest pop/rock excursion that gives Moore the opportunity to differentiate herself from the competition and further solidifies a promising musical future." It was given an honorable mention in the magazine's top music picks of 2001. [7]

The album was chosen as one of Amazon.com's Best of 2001.

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number 35 on the US Billboard 200. The album was certified gold. Four singles reached the Top 40 Mainstream chart in the US, including "In My Pocket", "Crush", "Cry" and "17" was released in Asia, but none reached the Billboard Hot 100. The album had sold 462,000 copies in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan. [9] The Japanese edition of the album also had the bonus track "It's Gonna Be Love". This song was also on the soundtrack of Moore's romantic drama A Walk to Remember (2002). [10]

The album also achieved moderate success worldwide, with Epic deciding that they would release the album where the first one did well. Mandy Moore performed well in Asia, being certified 4× Platinum in Philippines and 33rd Best Selling Album of all time in the Philippines with 200,000 copies sold. [11] In New Zealand it became her second album to hit the top 40, peaking at No. 39. It reached No. 37 on the Australian ARIA Charts, her highest to date. The album had sold 1.5 million copied worldwide it was Moore's third best-selling album. [12]

Promotion

Moore had her first headlined show, called "Mandy Moore Live @ ShoutBack", where she performed the songs:

Moore also performed a number of songs live on TV shows, such as on TRL ("In My Pocket" and "Crush"), MTV Asia Sessions ("In My Pocket", "I Wanna Be with You" and "When I Talk to You"), The Rosie O'Donnell Show ("In My Pocket"), Miss Teen USA ("Crush"), Live with Regis and Kelly ("Cry"), The Tonight Show with Jay Leno ("Crush"), Channel V ("Crush"), and at the MTV Asia Awards ("Cry" as a duet with Regine Velasquez), among others. None of the songs from the record were performed at any of Moore's shows after promotion of the album ended.

Singles

The first single released from the album was "In My Pocket", on May 29, 2001. The song did not become a huge hit, but its unique sound allowed Moore to move away from the stereotypical image of other teen pop stars like Christina Aguilera, Jessica Simpson and Britney Spears, all of whom she had spent much of her early career being compared to. "In My Pocket" missed the Billboard Hot 100, but entered the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart at number two (equivalent to number 102) on June 12, 2001. It performed modestly on CHR radio (the format in which Moore received most of her airplay), peaking at number twenty in Radio & Records . The song also peaked at number 21 on the Pop 100 chart, where it stayed for nine weeks, [13] and also appeared on the seventh installment of U.S. version of the compilation series Now That's What I Call Music!, released in July 2001. "In My Pocket" performed fairly well outside of the United States in countries including Australia, where it reached number 11. The music video, directed by Matthew Rolston, was shot in a nightclub that was given a Middle Eastern look to match the similar feel of the song itself, including belly dancers and fire blowers. Moore sat on a throne and overlooked operations as if she were royalty. In other scenes, Moore is seen dancing and flirting with one of the dancers.

The second single, "Crush", also failed to make much impact on the U.S. charts, but it appeared on the eighth installment of the U.S. compilation series, Now That's What I Call Music!, released in November 2001. The music video was directed by Chris Applebaum and edited by Nabil Mechi. On September 10, 2001, it became Moore's first video to reach the number-one spot on MTV's countdown show Total Request Live . In the video, Moore sits in her crush's room and tries to wake him up. She performs with her band in another room. The video ends with Moore putting on a replica of the jacket Michael Jackson wears in his "Thriller" music video, walks out of her apartment and looks up at her crush and smiles.

The third and final single from the album, "Cry", [14] was featured in the soundtrack for A Walk to Remember .

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."In My Pocket"E. Estefan, Jr., G. M. Zignago, L. Quintana, R. M. Barlow Emilio Estefan Jr., Randall Barlow3:40
2."You Remind Me"Enrico Cremonesi, P. Aaron, R. SafiniaPhillip "The Eraser" Aaron, Enrico Cremonesi3:34
3."Saturate Me"R. M. Barlow, S. Green*, T. MitchellEstefan Jr., Barlow, Tim Mitchell 4:01
4."One Sided Love"E. Estefan, Jr., J. Garza, Jon Secada, P. FloresEstefan, Jon Secada, Pablo Flores, Javier Garza4:05
5."17" Shelly Peiken, Todd ChapmanTodd Chapman3:59
6."Cry" James Renald, Dominic RiccitelloRenald, Peter Mokran [1] 3:43
7."Crush"Kenny Gioia, Shep GoodmanGioia & Sheppard3:42
8."It Only Took a Minute"E. Estefan, Jr., G. Noriega, J. Secada, T. MitchellEstefan Jr., Secada, Mitchell, George Noriega3:39
9."Turn the Clock Around"D. Rice, J. W. Baxter, N. TrevisickDavid Rice, Nick Trevisick, Alexis Dufrense3:44
10."Yo-Yo" Scott Cutler, Anne Preven Cutler & Preven4:17
11."From Loving You" Diane Warren Alexis Dufrense3:34
12."Split Chick"J. Freebairn, M. Elizondo Matthew Hager 3:44
13."When I Talk to You"Mandy Moore, Matthew HagerMatthew Hager4:21
Japanese bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
14."It's Gonna Be Love"Anthony Micheal Bruno, Thomas V. BrunoTony Bruno, Tommy Bruno3:57
Southeast Asia bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."I Wanna Be with You" (acoustic version) Tiffany Arbuckle, Shelly Peiken, Keith Thomas 3:07
Southeast Asia limited edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
14."Feel Me"Derek Bramble, Lisa LaShawn, Dion Rambo, Jaques RichmondDerek Bramble4:08
15."I Wanna Be with You" (acoustic version)Tiffany Arbuckle, Shelly Peiken, Keith Thomas 3:07

Personnel

Credits for Mandy Moore adapted from AllMusic. [15]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2001)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [16] 37
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [17] 39
US Billboard 200 [18] 35

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Philippines200,000 [19]
United States (RIAA) [20] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

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