Customer Reviews

Everything New

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I love Natalie's new album!!!! It shows a more mature side to her. She grows more with this second album. Her lyrics and her voice show that she has grown a lot since her first album came out. I think Natalie will be here for a long time to come. If you don't own this album yet, you need to get yourself a copy!!!!!

i just sampled this album and she remined me of Mariah Carey, cause of a little comparsion sounding, i would love to buy this CD. I am a big fan Of Mariah Carey and she has some music on some of her albums that sound very simlar to the music on this CD. I like that another singer can have a simlar music style.

i really find myself playing this cd often. it is very upbeat, pretty vocals with a nice variety of music and lyrics. i would like to hear alot more from this talented lady!

This was released? Really I had no idea Natalie, the one who spinned off the 2005 hits "Goin' Crazy" and "Energy", had a sophomore album until Amazon listed this on my "Recommended for You" page. Also, am I one of about three people who owned this album? Sorry, but too many reviews on here seem a bit like Universal reps (even more suspicious that they also rated JoJo's album 5 stars). Anyuway, I did in fact buy her debut, and was midly impressed with it. Also I've heard the single "What You Gonna Do?", which is a good track that has a good bump in the trunk production and a good addition from Bun-B, a member of UGK. So, why not check out her second album, Everything New? I'll tell you, its not all that and a bag of chips. I expected something at least as good as her self-titled debut, but this album is mostly composed of wanna-be dance song and weak R&B ballads with a few sprinkled in potiental singles.

Although with all these Amazon raving reviews, I have to be honest and real, Natalie is not a great singer. Actually, not much better than Brooke Hogan or Ciara, but not quite as good as average singers Ashanti or Nelly Furtado. It's blantly obvious that the vocals on this CD are hidden beneath the mountain of studio configuration. "All Of My Life" is a slow-tempoed and soft R&B ballad that wants to be Janet Jackson but can't hide that it's still Samantha Mumba. This song does also lack in production and sounds a bit loopy, and Natalie's vocals don't help the track. Songs like "Pieces" and "When I Was With You" get the best out of Natalie's very limited vocal range, but still would have much more potential with a stronger vocalist. "Call Me Up" is another likeable track, that is a solid mid-tempoed R&B track with a slight Jamacian sound to it, but is unfortunately killed lyrically, especially when the third line is "Automatically Saved".

This disc does have a few experimental songs (if you can call them that). "My Candy" is a fair dance song, heavy in syntheisers and light on vocals. It's not very enjoyable, especially some lyrics here are questionable enough ("I got that sugar daddy/that's why you want me/don't you wish you can taste it"), but at least its not terrible. A song like "Dance With Me" is probably the album's worst offender and is more of a pathetic excuse for a dance-song that incorporates Radio Disney big time with its guitared, overly synthed looping production. Natalie does really nothing to the song, as she doesn't have a ton of experience to do so, and she sounds dumb when she tries to hyper her voice were she sounds, well, not the age of a double-digit. Similar tracks "Slow Dance" with a Michael Jackson wannabe production has a weak chorus and the so below average "Heartbreaker" isn't even worth mentioning. Saliana's production on "If You Only Knew" is decent but it can't save tne song from Natalie's below average vocals and annoying lyrics like ("I know you want it/come on over and jump on it/on and on/on and on"). "Turnin' Me On" really goes nowhere, at this point I was sick of listening to this album but it sounds like a really, really rushed pop/dance track that's too disorganized to enjoy. And who stole Kanye West's chipmunk? But wait, hold everything! She can rap, well, not really. "Everything New" is an average rap track where Natalie sounds a bit like a watered-down Eve. She's not an amazing rapper, but she's a better rapper than a singer by far. The production on the track his a bit full, lots of horns and percussion that sounds a bit overproduced.

Natalie's sophomore album unfortunately something I call a sophomore slump. It has the catchy single "What You Gonna Do?", the well produced "Pieces", and maybe one or two other songs that are worth listening to, but the bad far outbalances the good. Yet another Natalie album overrated by Amazon users. Is it a bad album? No, but it's below average. Is it worth your time or money? Only if you're a huge fan of the last album, and even then I'd listen to some clips before making your purchase. 2 stars.

Track Picks:
"What You Gonna Do?"
"Pieces"
"Goin' Crazy" (this track is for some reason on this album)

With all the gals out there trying to sing softly trying to be the next Janet Jackson (i.e. Cassie), this gal outshines them right out the gate. Don't judge this cd by it's cover, the girl has got some soul. Great silky voice and can flow like Mariah Carey. I love finding great CD's that haven't had a lot of marketing behind them...this one is a diamond in the rough.

This album is honestly one of the hottest albums this year. I loved Natalie's first album and i love this album. All of the tracks are well produced and her vocals have matured or improved. I see something big happening with her & this album real soon!

Latium/Universal artist Natalie is back with her sophomore album "Everything New" You may recall in 2005 the singer/songwriter had a hit with the song "Goin Crazy." "Goin' Crazy" was followed up by the single "Energy" which featured Baby Bash. Natalie has a huge fan base and she has performed on tickets alongside Frankie J, Play N Skillz, and Baby Bash among other performers.

"Everything New" has a real fresh sound. Natalie experience with various musical genres and styles on the album. and the first single "What You Gonna Do," featuring Bun B is a hot dirty South hip-hop flavored joint. "All of My Life," is a nice ballad. "My Candy" is a Britney Spears type of pop dance song. "Dance With Me," is another fast pop dance track.

Stand out tracks on the album include the first single "What You Gonna Do," "Heartbreaker," and "Turnin' Me On." "When I Was With You," is one of the best songs on the album and would make a great single and with the right featured a remix of this song could put Natalie back in the top 40. Another exciting song on the album is "Everything New," in which Natalie actually raps and she is good!

Overall, "Everything New," is an okay album. Some songs like "Call Me Up," "Slow Dance," seem dated and simply take up space on the album. The problem with "Everything New" is that by dabbling in so many genres as a whole the album doesn't have much continuity. Natalie shines the most on the songs that have an R&B and hip-hop edge whereas some of the pop songs seem a little late 90's ish. She has a beautiful voice and is extremely talented and if her record company gives her another chance she is destined for greatness.

For this record I say listen to yourself and be the judge.

You know how sometimes you might need to hear a cd more than two or three times before you get a feel for it and begin to either like or hate it? Well I didn't even get to the end of this the first time round before I fell in love with it. It's brilliant and I can't speak highly enough of it.
I have her first cd too and it's different to that. That was also a great cd, but this beats it. It's a little edgier and more mature and funkier. The absolute best standout songs are the funky If You Only Knew, Slow Dance, Everything New (amazing) and the stunning the beautiful Love You So. That has samples of K.W.S's song Please Don't Go (which in itself was a remake of KC and the Sunshine Band's song).
She does a little rap through the cd (which she doesn't do too badly) and she while she doesn't have a powerhouse voice, she's so nice to listen to and she's done an amazing job. It's such a great cd and I hope you love it as much as I do. I put it on my iPod instantly and listen to it everywhere I go. It's fantastic.

I'm a big fan of 80's freestyle music and I know Natalie remade that song "I Love You So," but does anyone remember the original title and who sang it? I can't find it anywhere and I was only a child back in the 80's so I can't really remember all of the songs! I thought it was Timmy T, but I'm not sure who the original artist is! Any help would be great! Thanks!

Naatlie's album is so soooooo great down to the last song. Most albums have a couple of great songs, but not natalie's her whole album is great. What you gonna do with bun b is a great club song. My favorite song well one of my favorite songs is love you so, its a great love song. All of her songs have meaning to them from all my life, pieces, my candy, and if you only knew. I really thinks everybody should get this album.