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Candy

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One would think Sony's shameless cash-in of Mandy Moore's `Best Of' would have been enough, but apparently not-they also felt the need to release `Candy,' a CD that is much more a collection of album cuts than hits (in fact, only two of these ten tracks were released as singles). Admittedly, it's quite cheap, so it's a sweet little treat to the most casual of fans who mainly enjoyed her earliest work. "Candy" is a catchy, sugarcoated, honey-slathered morsel of a teen pop song, and "I Wanna Be With You," one of Mandy's biggest hits, is a ballad I used to hate but have come to enjoy quite a bit. It's infectious and sweet-her vocals are at their best in that song. Beyond that, there isn't anything quite as enjoyable-it's true that "Everything My Heart Desires" and "Saturate Me" are some of Mandy's very best album cuts, but including a few more hits would have made this collection far more worthwhile (the excellent "In My Pocket" and her other big hit "Crush" are both absent as well). The disc functions fairly well as an album but fails miserably as a hits collection or even a collection of Mandy's best work. It is essentially a final, desperate squeeze on the cash cow and an excuse for the major-hardcore fans to buy another CD of hers (but then again, if you already have all of her albums, you won't be getting anything new beyond the cover picture). They should have at least included some of her later work (her cover of "God Only Knows" would have given this compilation instant appeal....I have yet to find that song anywhere), or at least another one of her singles. But as it is, it's a mere afterthought of Mandy's singing career, a half-assed cobbling of gooey, cotton-candy pop. Unless the only songs of hers you like are "Candy" and "I Wanna Be With You," spring on the extra eight bucks and just get the Best Of Mandy Moore, which includes all of her singles and all of her videos.

It's kind of sad that SONY Entertainment is selling music that's been sold a couple of times already in the U.S. Pretty much so that they can receive more money. They didn't even promote this collection; nor did they for the "Best Of" release last year. However, there are several awesome Moore singles/tracks on here &, once more, it's easy to see her growth from a teen bubblegum-pop queen to a more mature & classy singer.

Best Tracks (In My Opinion):

"Candy"
"Everything My Heart Desires"
"I Wanna Be With You"
"Saturate Me"
"Yo-Yo"
"Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters"

THIS IS A SO CALLED "BARGIN BIN" CD.BUT IT IS JUST AS GOOD AS HER FULL PRICED GREATEST HITS.IT JUST DOES NOT HAVE THE DVD.
IF YOU WANT TO PAY THE EXTRA MONEY FOR HER DVD THEN DO SO.BUT HER VIDEO COLLECTION IS NOT AS IMPRESSIVE AS HER SONG'S.
THIS HAS {ALL THE HITS} FROM [ALL OF HER CD'S].MANDY MOORES SONG'S ARE JUST AS GOOD AS JESSICA SIMPSONS AND EVEN BRITNEY SPEARS.BUT SHE IS 10 TIMES A BETTER ACTOR THAN BOTH.AND TO BE A ACTOR OVER A SINGER IS WHAT SHE HAS DONE.BUT HER LIST OF HITS IS A JOB WELL DONE.
THE SO CALLED "BOY BAND/TEEN POP MUSIC" IS NOW OVER BUT THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT THE SONG'S ARE NOT GOOD ANYMORE!. THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO NOW WILL NOT ADMIT TO ONCE LIKEING MANDY MOORE.BUT YOU DO NOT BECOME WORLD FAMOUS,A PLATINUM SELLING ARTIST, AND NOW A POPULAR ACTOR WITHOUT FAN'S.
AND THESE SONG'S ARE WHAT STARTED IT ALL.AND YOU DO KNOW THESE SONG'S.AND THIS IS A PERFECT CD AT A PERFECT PRICE TO ADD TO YOUR CD COLLECTION OF MEMORIES.AND THAT'S WHAT THESE SONG'S ARE MEMORIES FROZEN IN TIME.KIND OF LIKE PICTUES:BUT WITH WORD'S AND BEAT'S
SO PICK THIS CD UP AND RELIVE SOME OLD MEMORIES: SO WON'T REGET IT.YOU ARE ONLY YOUNG ONCE AND THESE SONG'S REMIND YOU OF THOSE DAY'S.AND THE SONG'S ARE HIT AFTER HIT!
AND WITH THIS CD SHE WILL BE FOREVER YOURS MANDY!
[ROME,NEW YORK:HOME OF WOODSTOCK 1999]