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Get in the Booth

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From the 1st moment i've heard her, it was in the song It Was You from the Pokemon The 1st Movie Soundtrack I was totally falling in love in her voice, her beats, her lyrics and sound.

I've heard all of her songs except 2 songs (Hi Low, Second Thoughts) and I must say that she is really amamzing but it's really shame that she didn't make it & that her album was never realesed (there R some promo versions, I think U can find them on radio stations in the U.S.)

So i'll B short:

all of her songs are pop songs and very good ones except Forever, I'll Be Waititng & Second Thoughts that are all some awesome ballads.

Enjoy!

Here is the tracklist of the "Get In The Booth" album:

1. Hypnotized

2. Hottie

3. All I Ever...

4. Forever

5. Hi Low

6. Girls Like Me

7. No Matter What

8. Second Thoughts (feat. PlusONE)

9. 5 x 5

10. Love Is Real

11. Why?

12. It Was You (feat. So Plush)

13. No More Miss Nice

14. I'll Be Waiting

Another 2 songs from Ashley R:

2 Out Of 3 (a nice rock song)

Don't Get Lost In The Crowd (a pop-ballad from the "Center Stage Soundtrack")

I've also saw in the "Rancho Canyon Music" site that Ashley is currently a voice teacher in that place

U can go there and take some lessons from her

4 more information get in here: http://www.ranchocanyonmusic.com/lessons.htm

This is the best pop album i've ever heard.Very catchy and all the songs are amazing!Its a shame it wasn't released.

1.-5X5-8/10 It reminds me a lot of "Day & Night" of Billie Piper.Its catchy and popish
2.-Hottie 8/10 Her first(and only) single its good,i like the rhythm on it and the verses.But i Would chosen another song for the first single
3.-Don't Get Lost In The Crowd 9/10-An Upbeat-Ballad song.I love it,very sweet and good vocals
4.-It Was You- 9/10 AMAZING VOCALS FEAT SO PLUSH!! the chrous its very well done and the end of the song its fantastic.It's like an upbeat-ballad song as well
5.-Girls Like Me 6/10 Its good,but very child for me.
6.-All I Ever-10/10 OMG!! This is one of the best Pop/RB songs i've ever heard.Fantastic verses,bridge,chrous,music and vocals!!This would have benn the first single
7.-Hypnotized-8/10 Its a pop song with good chrous.She talks a little bit in spanish
8.-2 Out Of 3 6/10 Ok,i can listen to it,but its the worst song in the CD

9.-I'll Be Waiting-7/10 The first real ballad on the CD.Its A Ballad,so you know typical,love lyrics,with good message that everyone can relate to it.
10.-No Matter What(People Say)8/10 RB song,with awesome lyrics,chrous and music.Single Material
11.-No More Miss Nice-9/10 Another single material.Pop very pop,with good lyrics,music...its a very cool song,very catchy
12.-Why 8/10 RB song,its the most Rb song on the album.Very good lyrics and vocals
13.-Forever-9/10 Second Ballad On The Album.Same as number 9,but maybe this songs has more power on it,with best vocals and lyrics.Very Sweet
14.-Love Is Real 8/10 it seems another ballad song.It isn't really a ballad song.The Lyrics are,but not the rhythm.It has an awesome chrous
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15.-Second Thoughts feat PlushOne
16.-Hi Low

I haven't listen to this songs... :( but people say that are good better that 2 out of 3,Why Love is Real...So they are awesome songs.Second Thoughts is more RB and Hi Low is Popish...I want to hear them

My Favourites in Order:
1.-All I Ever
2.-It Was You
3.-Forever
4.-Don't Get Los In The Crowd
5.-No More Miss Nice
6.-No Matter What(People Say)
7.-Why
8.-Love Is Real
9.-Hottie
10.-5x5
11.-Hypnotized
12.-I'll Be Waiting
13.-2 Out Of 3
14.-Girls Like Me

Very Good Album,you just can't imagine how good it is. ...

This album is truly a spectacular piece of work. No fillers, no sloppy production, just positive work on this fully accomplished debut. It's unfortunate that this album is so rare. I hope that when, if or if she gets a new record deal that she might keep this material on the new album, as it would truly be a waist to dicard this high quality pile of songs. Heres the run down of some of the more impressive songs, though all great (in random order)-

Hypnotised - A great opener. Pop beat, with rnb and pop sound effects. Great words, impressive climax to a ful chorus. Very well done with great vocals.

Love is real - A really strangely simple song. Quite pop drums. Uptempo, but balad-ish material. Really generally nice song, again with the odd rnb sound effect and again great sound effects.

No more miss nice - One of the highs on the album. A shining rnb stunner. Very catchy chorus, beat, and general tone. Quite fast, and again great vocals.

Ill be waiting - One of the few ballads,Down tempo, but probably the best. It's more simple than the others, but really just intrigueing. Just plain good vocals. I think it's sometimes very hard to produce ballads, but they've got this one right on the mark.

Forever - Beautiful ballad.Down tempo. This one is also a stunner. about pledging yourself to someone that you truly love. Also very well done. The production teams behind these songs are truly great.

2 out of 3 - Only on the original, original. It's Kind of ashame they took this off. It's quite rocky pop - But I can see why the wiped it off, because it does change the tone, and it is the only one of it's kind. Still very well done. Not as good vocals as on the others, but still a shiner!

It was you (ft so plush) - You probably Know this one by now. This an uptempo ballad with quite a strong rnb influence in certain parts (probably something so plush brought!). Really nice, and one of the songs on the pokemon 1st movie soundtrack. Very good vocals by ashley and so plush.

all I ever - I believe will be one of the future singles, if this material is continued with. Rnb/pop song, but Slightly more rnb than pop. Really catchy, and good vocals, with a good climax to another fuull chorus.

Hi Low - Another pop song, sounds like midtempo compared to the rest of the album. Quite catchy, though not as much as the likes of 5 x 5, love is real, Hypnotised or no more miss nice, but still a contender for a single (as is every other track.

5 x 5 - Remininscent of britney, twinked with a Blue touch (possibly from all rise!) Very poppy, very catchy, but also deffinitely a grower, as the chorus isn't really that catchy once you've heard the verse and mid 8.

Other shiners are deffinitely Why? and no matter what, which are both twinged with rnb touches.

Overall a very good original debut. Search all you can for it. Search download servers, Search ebay (There is currently an auction from onecentcds amongst others for the album, but prepare to bid high because it is highly sort after!

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... Ashley is now signed with Warner Records.

My favorite tracks are : Hypnotized, Hottie, All I Ever, Forever, Hi Low, Second Thoughts, 5x5, No Matter What, Love Is Real, Why?, It Was You, No More Miss Nice, and I'll Be Waiting.

Every now and then you can find a copy of "Booth" on Ebay. But don't be outbid!!!!!!

Newcomer to the pop scene Ashley Ballard has her work cut out for her. Her first album, "Get In The Booth," may sound very similar to others in the genre, most notably Hoku, Vitamin C and Mandy Moore. The smooth fourteen tunes on "Booth" may be click-track driven like all the rest, but Ashley holds a secret which you cannot discover from her first single, "Hottie," alone:

Ashley Ballard can sing.

Throughout all the tracks, most notably the ballads, Ashley lends her powerful voice to keep the vibe of "Southern California cool"--as this author likes to put it--flowing. Her vocals are rich and layered, and don't wimp out in the higher octaves. Simply put, Ashley can sing like Christina Aguilera.

If you're a pop lover who wants to add some dimension to your music collection, or if you simply liked "Hottie" when you heard it on the radio, get a copy of "Get In The Booth." You won't be disappointed.

Newcomer to the pop scene Ashley Ballard has her work cut out for her. Her first album, "Get In The Booth," may sound very similar to others in the genre, most notably Hoku, Vitamin C and Mandy Moore. The smooth fourteen tunes on "Booth" may be click-track driven like all the rest, but Ashley holds a secret which you cannot discover from her first single, "Hottie," alone:

Ashley Ballard can sing.

Throughout all the tracks, most notably the ballads, Ashley lends her powerful voice to keep the vibe of "Southern California cool"--as this author likes to put it--flowing. Her vocals are rich and layered, and don't wimp out in the higher octaves. Simply put, Ashley can sing like Christina Aguilera.

If you're a pop lover who wants to add some dimension to your music collection, or if you simply liked "Hottie" when you heard it on the radio, get a copy of "Get In The Booth." You won't be disappointed.

i think that "get in the both" is really one of the best debut album in music history!!! there's a pop-r'n'b perfection in it!

it's really sad that it wasn't released and ashley ballard deserved much attention and promotion because she has an amazing voice!

listen to it.you'll just can't get enough after!

Like most, I was introduced to Ms Ballard with the single Hottie and the 2 other songs she had on soundtracks like Pokemon and Center Stage. These 3 songs were well done, so I waited for the release of her debut.... And waited... Then I find out the record label buried her album and did not release it commercially. The only release of her cd went to radio stations and promo people. I hunted through the auction websites, looking for this cd. I finally got if for the cost of an import cd, and I feel it a well made purchase.

She has a wonderful voice, mixing between ballads and upbeat pop songs. While neither of the 2 songs she had on soundtracks was released on this disc it is still well rounds. The only thing I really noticed missing from Amazon was the track listing. Here is the track listing. If you can find it, pick it up.

Track Listing

1. Hypnotized

2. Hottie

3. All I Ever...

4. Forever

5. Hi Low

6. Girls Like Me

7. No Matter What

8. Second Thoughts

9. 5 X 5

10. Love Is Real

11. Why?

12. It Was You

13. No More Miss Nice

14. I'll Be Waiting

I was like the stalker, Reviewer: M. Rowan. I looked everywhere for it. I really want this cd! I cannot find it on ebay. Is there a website? Does any1 have the cd? Can they send songs on the computer? Message me please! Thank you!

I've been a fan of Ashley Ballard since around the time Hottie was on radio (late 2000, early 2001.) I searched for her album like a stalker summer of 2001, but that was before I discovered that "Get In The Booth" was never officially released. There are still Advanced Promo copies that were given to radio stations out there (which is how I got mine). I was trying and trying to own this album for 3 years and now that I have it... I wasn't really impressed at all. Now I DO understand why her record label pulled the album... it just really isn't that good.

The only songs I really enjoyed were "Hottie" and the song "5 x 5" -- now THAT is a good pop song! It's catchy, hooky, totally infectious, and really sticks out from the rest of these songs. "5 x 5" is really the album's pop gem! I love it! Apart from those tracks, the rest are just grade-B, C, and even D pop songs. It seems like only "so, so" producers were working on the album. Even some great producers didn't contribute anything substantial to the album. Rodney Jerkins' "All I Ever...", "It Was You", and "Why" don't really stand out like his other songs for different artists do (like Whitney Houston, Spice Girls, etc etc). The songs are trite and boring, and are not really memorable. The song "Second Thoughts" is actually a sweet ballad, with some nice background vocals by Plus One. The rest of the uptempos like "Hypnotized," "Hi Low," "No Matter What," and "Girls Like Me" sound like they could've been good, but come across as cheesy pop productions, with VERY cliche lyrics. So apart from "Hottie," "5 x 5" and "Second Thoughts", I didn't find anything else "great" here unfortunately.

If Ashley could've worked with better producers and writers, I think she could've been successful. Another complaint too, I don't think the producers blended Ashley voice in well with alot of these songs. Even though she has a great voice (apparent on Hottie and 5 x 5), alot of the ballads, her voice sounds really weak in certain spots, like when she's trying to go for that build-up in the song. Her voice doesn't seem to always hit those well.

Despite all the flaws, the album is not total garbage. It's a shame that Ashley's label kind of turned their backs on her, and canceled her project and dropped her. Even though it wasn't the best album, I'm still delighted that after THREE years, I FINALLY was able to track down a copy!! I'm still rooting for you Ashley, and I hopefully you'll get a chance to make another album!