Customer Reviews

I Came to Play

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This has a different feel from her first album. The ballads are still there, but some songs have more of a hiphop feel to them rather than pop as in her first album. On these songs the production is way off, I really dont think her voice is suited for it. She even tries out rock in "Get Me Off" which is the worst song on the album. I'm not sure how she can go from a song like that to a ballad on the next song. It totally disrupts the feel to the album.

Talking about disrupting the flow of the album, she throws all these meaningless skits on the album. Which sounds like filler time.

I'd still buy it, but re-record it cutting all the excess trash off it.

Wow. This album surprised me. I wish I knew why Amazon does not provide audio samples for every release... and it is probably not proper to disclose the on line shop where I DID find samples for this album, so I'll just say I managed to sample this album before buying it, and in doing so was completely drawn by one track in particular (the title track); "I came to play." If you have the opportunity, check it out. Natalise's first album (ironically samples of that one DO exist on Amazon) does not appeal to me so I will not compare. This album mostly consists of 'shake-your-body' R&B-ish grooves (that's a good thing), even though one track ("get me off") tauts some grungy electric guitar punches and an agressive vocal delivery. Don't let the lengthy track listing fool you, as there are many of those "skits" in between cuts (I've never understood that trend, and I find them annoying, but that's what mp3 players are for... you don't have to rip those cuts to your portable if you don't want to). But I digress.

A word of caution to parents, as this album does not seem to sport a Parental Advisory sticker; along with vulgar language in the skits, there are curse words some of the songs as well.

I must note that the rhythms on this album are incredible; tight, strong and refreshing cut-throat beats with stabs and grooves that surely make you want to do more than foot-tapping. Hats off the rhythm programmer(s).

The overall production & feel of this album is similar to Kaci Brown's "Instigator" album. Fans of Destiny's Child, Willa Ford, even Britney Spears will not be disappointed. "I Came to Play" is a solid album throughout and offers enough variety within, rather than stretching the idea of one single.

I don't know what happened to Natalise between her first album and this one. She was so sweet on the first one and the music was good. Now she comes off like a wannabe tough girl swearing all over this record. There really did not need to be all of that. The music wasn't even hot. I'm sorry that I paid good money for this album. Buyer beware!!!

A friend of mine has Natalise's first album and I thought it was pretty good. But I was not prepared when I bought her new album. OMG this album is SO AMAZING! It is much better than my wildest expectations! We don't have any big record stores in my little town, so I had to order it and it and I forgot about it. Then when it came I was like, "okay, let's see what it sounds like becaue the clips on her website where pretty good". But EVERY song on this album is AMAZING! I love the slow songs, and she printed all the lyrics. The fast dance songs sound REALLY good in the car with the volume cranked all the way up! This is just all-around an absolutely stellar album. Natalise did an incredible job on it. I would not be suprised to see her win a Grammy one day!

Wow! This is my favorite CD right now. Warning, if you liked Natalise's first album this one is a little different. And it's 20 times better! The music is totally hot and there are some killer beats and really great slow songs too. Her voice is amazing. And the lyrics are really meaningful. If you listen to the lyrics you can tell that she is talking about true life experiences and not just singing the same things as other other artists. And ALL the lyrics are printed in the booklet. It's a really big booklet with LOTS of pages TONS of photos and all the lyrics for every single song! The booklet is like a bonus. There are so many good songs on this album, It's the best CD I've bought in a couple years.

I give it 6 out of 5 stars

I love Natalise's first album. This one is even better. I love both her dancing songs and slow songs. Great voice and great music.

This is a really great album. Very high quality and very professional, top notch. Great songs, great music, great VOICE, and it looks great too. The lyrics are included and they are really interesting to read (and listen to!). Natalise is definitely the BEST Asian artist out there by far. Everyone should have this CD.

This is such a great album.If you compare this album with her first one...It's like the album of the last five years!lol.She has matured,her lyrics are waaaaaaay better than her debut album,there are no "confusing" styles,It's just R&B/Pop with ballads.And her voice has improve a lot too.

01. It's My... * Intro
02. Make It Clap Now:10.I looooooooooove the beats.It is such a catchy song.
03. Hotness:9,5.This song remains me A LOT of Britney!.Her sweet voice and sexy noises are a reminiscence of her.Is a hot club song,grat beats.
04. Holla * Interlude
05. Get Me Off:8.Her first single is weird.It combines R&B with rock and the pop sound of her voice.Is still a cool track.
06. How Far:8.Is a sweet ballad.I like the lyrics.
07. Hit Me Up * Interlude
08. I Came to Play:9.Is a great pop tune.I love the melody is so catchy!.
09. Watch This:7,5.Is not a bad song,it's just that there are way better songs in the album.Is an upbeat track.
10. Tell Me Like It Is * Interlude
11. Imagination:9,5.Wow,what a beat! A looove this song
12. Enough:10.Maybe her best track,Is an uptempo-ballad song.I really like the lyrics
13. I'm Ready:8.5.A ballad I love the way it was written,very beautiful song
14. Something Special:8.Same as #13 :)
15. Girls Like Me:6.This song is so strange.The worst in the album IMO,though is not a bad song :P
16. So Sorry * Another Interlude
17. Alright:7.A forgettable song,is not bad,but is just Ok.
18. Make It Clap Now [Remix].It is worse than the original one,that was obvious hehe,but it is listenable.