Brooke Allison (album)
| Brooke Allison | |
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | June 19, 2001 |
| Genre | Teen pop |
| Length | 42:02 |
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| Singles from Brooke Allison | |
Brooke Allison is the debut studio album by American singer Brooke Allison. Virgin Records released the album on June 19, 2001. Allison worked with producers including Michael Blakey, Robert Palmer, Elton Ahi, Peter Rafelson, Jeff Vincent, Damon Elliott, and Mark Portmann. It is a teen pop album, which was conceived after Allison's songs were discovered by a recording executive online. Brooke Allison's lyrical themes revolve around love and relationships.
Brooke Allison includes two singles: "The Kiss-Off (Goodbye)" and "Thought You Might Wanna Know", with the former peaking at number 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales chart.[3]
Background
[edit]In 2001, Allison signed to Virgin Records after a recording executive discovered some of her songs on the internet.[4]
The album was promoted through the children's television channel Nickelodeon.[5] Allison appeared on a number of TV programs to promote it, including Nickelodeon's Slime Time Live.[6] Allison guest starred on the Nickelodeon television series Taina in the season two episode, Sabotage. The album's closing track, "Say Goodbye", is featured in the episode.[citation needed]
Critical reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [7] |
| Robert Christgau |  [8] |
The album received generally mixed reviews, with the Knight Ridder calling it "a classic exhibit of the pop music industry's assembly-line tendencies".[9] Stephen Thomas Erlewine from AllMusic praised "The Kiss-Off (Goodbye)" and "Toodle-Oo" but wrote that "Allison tries so hard to sound different while remaining commercial enough to be successful, her record can be grating at times".[7]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "The Kiss-Off (Goodbye)" |
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| 3:33 |
| 2. | "Oh No" (interlude) |
| — | 0:10 |
| 3. | "Toodle-oo" |
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| 3:39 |
| 4. | "I Miss You" |
| 4:10 | |
| 5. | "Seth" (interlude) |
| — | 0:24 |
| 6. | "Rollercoaster" |
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| 3:31 |
| 7. | "Thought You Might Wanna Know" |
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| 3:58 |
| 8. | "If I Were You" |
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| 4:15 |
| 9. | "Perfect Chemistry" |
| 3:04 | |
| 10. | "Without You" | Vincent Brantley |
| 3:26 |
| 11. | "Maybe Tonight" | Erik Trent Andrews |
| 4:04 |
| 12. | "Dating" (interlude) |
| — | 0:16 |
| 13. | "My Heart Goes Boom" |
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| 3:13 |
| 14. | "Say Goodbye" |
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| 4:19 |
| Total length: | 42:02 | |||
Notes
- ^[a] signifies an additional producer
Personnel
[edit]Credits are adapted from the liner notes of Brooke Allison.[10]
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References
[edit]- ^ "R&R / CHR/Pop / Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. March 9, 2001. p. 64. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 31, 2023. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
- ^ "Vote for Brooke on MP3.com". Brooke Allison. June 27, 2001. Archived from the original on July 12, 2001.
- ^ "AOL Taps Brooke Allison To Advise 'Tweens'". Billboard. June 27, 2001. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
- ^ K. Elder, Roberts (August 5, 2001). "Rockers look to Internet as shortcut to stardom". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on August 11, 2024. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
- ^ "New teen diva turns from pop to rock – DU Clarion". Retrieved August 13, 2023.
- ^ Video on YouTube
- ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (June 19, 2001). "Brooke Allison - Brooke Allison". AllMusic. Archived from the original on April 18, 2015. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "CG Brooke Allison". Robert Christgau. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
- ^ Gubbins, Teresa (2001) "Reviews of releases by Lonestar, Lil' Romeo, Jim Lauderdale.(The Dallas Morning News)", Knight Ridder, July 3, 2001.
- ^ Virgin Records (2001). Brooke Allison (Media notes). Brooke Allison.
