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Believe in Angels Believe in Me

5 star:		(22)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(5)

 

 

I vaguely remember the JIVE Records recording group No Secrets, and I never heard any music from that group, so I wasn't familiar with Angel. So as far as I know, Angel was the lead-singer for that girl group. I read some things about Angel online, and heard some snippets of the album, so I decided to pick it up.

I was very impressed! Angel was very fortunate to work with some great producers, like the Matrix and the Wizard of Oz. Angel's voice is very mature for her age, and glides through most of the songs smoothly, with the occasional revealing of vocal limits on a couple songs. The album is full of high-energy pop gems, and quite a few really stand out from the countless unimpressive tunes in the pop world today, which, surprising, Angel stays clear from.

After music from Britney, Christina, BSB, and *NSYNC, labels started signing a BUNCH of ill-fated, manufactured pop singers and groups, with songs that were too over-produced, badly written, and thrown out to the public. This is when the whole pop world starting becoming too much. This is about the time I started driving away from the pop world. While really poppy music isn't my thing anymore, this release is actually quite good, and I could see some potential in these songs.

The album starts out with the energized "Believe In Angels" which shows off Angel's awesome vocal skills, at surprisingly only 16 years old. "Believe In Angels" is a great opener for the album, and my favorite song on the album. "Lessons In Love" delivers some clever lyrical rhymes and a small rap from an unknown rapper, which should've been left out. "Wild Guess" is more of a suggestive, sexier song with a very upbeat chorus. "Once Upon Our Time," one of the Matrix produced tracks, really stands out with its powerful, catchy, vocally-driven chorus. The album tones down slightly with "Chinese Whispers", and is followed by "Mama's Little Girl," and really picks up again with the lead single "Just The Way That I Am." I think "That's Just The Way I Am" is an okay song, pretty predictable and not so original. I think a different lead single should've been chosen. "Three Small Words" and "Angel" I wasn't too particularly fond of. I think a ballad should have been added around this time, because the album starts to feel too upbeat. "Love Is" is a little more of a mellow song, which I do like... a nice addition to the album. It reminded me of Hilary Duff's "Love Just Is." "Love Is" followed by the beautiful ballad "To Forgive You," which the great classical piano ballad sound. "To Forgive You" is the only ballad on the album. The album closes with "You Release Me" which offers a great production track, but the lyrics are a little too cliché, but a nice closure for the album.

Overall, the album is nothing revolutionary, but has it's moments. A couple filler tracks here and there, and the occasional stumbling upon some trite lyrics, but overall a good pop album. I wish a few more ballads were added into the mix to kind of even out the album a little more. Also, for Angel's next album, I hope she goes in more of a edgier sound, or more R&B, as poppy music isn't the sound anymore.

My grade : B-
At this pace, Angel just might be here to stay!

Angel's debut album did nothing but shock me. All the songs and lyrics are very meaningful and captivating. Angel has one of the most incredible voices I've ever heard either; definitely having a voice of an Angel. Me being a huge fan of No Secrets, I was definitely going to get this album no matter what. But the album was definitely better than expected. She does not lip sync, Angel Faith is her real name, and she IS a very good role model. Do not believe everything you hear.

Beautiful voice
Would recommend buying this CD
I hope she makes more music and videos

I really like this album! Angel has released an album that really grows on you... especially the catchy beats!

I really enjoy this CD! It's happy music that I can listen to when I'm in the worst mood and it cheers me up. It's the type of upbeat music you can dance, exercise or just listen to while doing projects around the house. Really great and I highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys happy music!

Great, thats all I can say. Except go and buy it.
1-10
Believe in Angels-10
Lessons in Love-8
Wild Guess- 10
Once Upon Our Time-10
Chinese Whispers-10
Mama's Little Girl-10
Just The Way I am-10
Three Small Words-8
Angel-9
Love Is-10
To Forgive You-10
You Release Me-10
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Ok, Angel is from No Secrets and this is her solo album, my favorite songs are:

Believe In Angels
Wild Guess
Mama's Little Girl
and Chinese Whispers

This CD was GREAT. Hope that there will be more CDs! It is a great CD hear are my ratings for the songs:
1-5
Believe In Angels- 5
Lessons In Love- 3 (who is that singing with her??)
Wild Guess- Dance song but GREAT 4
Once Upon Our Time- 5
Chinese Whispers- Has a great twist of pop in it 5
Mama's Little Girl-5
Just The Way I am- 5 One of the best on the album!
Three Small Words- 4
Angel- 5 It is a sweet song (to me)
Love Is- 5
You Release Me- 5 This one is great. Good to listen to if you are about to go out with your friends or when you are down. Its GREAT!

Her last name could be Faith for a reason! Once you hear Angel belt out the first note of the CD, you know she really is an angel that you can have faith in! I usually don't like every song on a CD but this is one of those rare cases where I love every single song! The CD includes Angel's hit single, Just The Way I Am, as well as other great and unique songs. Former member of the girl group No Secrets, Angel is now rockin' it solo, and when I say rockin' I mean it! She's an inspiration to young girls everywhere, and couldn't be sweeter! Just looking at her, you can tell she is nice. Check out Angel Faith's CD Believe In Angels, Believe In Me. You won't regret it!

If you're looking for a CD that you can dance to and enjoy with your friends, this one is definatly tops for it. You can enjoy some awesome tracks to dance to, including the best song ever 'Just The Way I Am'. Angel Faith has AMAZING vocals, and extreme talent. Her CD is definatly one of my favorites and I want to see her go far, I highly recomend this CD to people who like the whole pop scene. Even if you don't, I think you could find a song you relate to. Whether your highly opinionated like it states in 'Just The Way I Am' or getting over a rough break up like in 'To Forgive You' or even just looking to get out there and dance which is what you can do to 'Wild Guess'. She sings songs that teenage girls can definatly relate to, this is definatly a CD to buy, no matter what age.