Customer Reviews

Natalie

5 star:		(46)
4 star:		(7)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

This album is not bad, for a first attempt. This album is a little slow on the whole, but her own rapping adds a nice touch to a couple tarcks. Tracks incude:

Goin' Crazy: 4/5 Her only hit so far on this album. I suppose It's a good enough song, a bit slow for my taste.

Energy: 5/5 I do not understand why this song is not a single! It's catchy, not fast, not slow, it's got a funky beat, and the verse from Baby Bash totally adds the perfect touch. MY FAVORITE SONG ON THE ALBUM!!!

Better Get It Right: 4/5 This is one of the few fast songs on the album. I don't know who the guest rapper was, but he was a good addition to this track. I do like this song a lot, and I think this also should have been a single.

Ooh: 2/5: What's to say? I'm sorry, but I think that altogether this song is kinda boring. One of the drags to the album. Slow, it may have been more interesting if she had added a bit of her rapping.

You Don't Love Me No More: 4/5 This song is a little different from the other tracks on Natalie's album... bit of old school sound to it. It's alright. I gave it 4 out of 5 due to her exculent rapping in this song.

I Can't Wait: 5/5 I love this song! It takes it's rightful place as the only "Club Hit" type track on the album, and it's just plane fun!

Stay: 2/5 Basily the same as Ooh. I shall say no more.

Something About You: 4/5 Quick, catchy, with a suspenseful opening. There isn't much to say, but it's a good song.

You're The One: 3/5 It's slow, kinda nice. But again, there's really not much to say about it.

Emptiness: 4/5 Slow, but a neat, echoy sound to it. And again, her rapping gives this song a higher ranking in my book. I think this is track perfect for making you deppressed on a rainy day.

Where Are You: 5/5 Gives hope to all those who are still swinging single. Nice, warm sound to it. I like it.

Me Faltas Tu: 4/5 Goin' Crazy in spanish, I think. I'm sure, mostly. It's pretty. Not much else to say.

Over all, I think she has potental, But I hope her second album is better than this.

This cd is really quite good. She has a reasonably good voice and the music is catchy and fun. The first song 'crazy' is excellent and I wish for her it had been a bigger hit. The airplay in the States was good and here in Australia it was practically nill (one reason I love going to the States - to hear good music). Go get this album.

I enjoyed this cd and would recommend it.

I saw the name and i just picked it out blindly and I love it! My friend listens to rap and hip hop mainly and I like rock. This is the only album we can ever agree on to listen to.

i love her album. for one she reminds me of my favorite singer janet jackson everytime i hear my favorite song on the whole lp, "stay" i love her and hope to see more of her in the future!

When I heard Goin' Crazy, I knew she would be a hit. I loved the song. When Energy came out, I loved it even more. Thats when I bought that album. I'm neither happy about it nor disappointed. Her two singles are the best ones in the CD. The others all sound the same. The up tempo ones all seem to be just one song and the slower ones drag. MOst of the ballads are badly produced and engineered. Her voice is average. I always look for rangy singers with big voices but hers is a bit airy and narrow. Her lyrics are all flirty and not really that deep though. All in all, average CD. Some good songs but a lot of fillers. Buy at your own risk.

Natalie's first album is quite good. I liked Goin' Crazy, a nice mellow ballad, but it's no contest to the rest of the album. Energy, You Don't Love Me No More, Ooh, and others are solid pop numbers. One song that I love on here is her remake of Nu Shooz's '86 hit I Can't Wait, with loads of bass thumping on it to make it sound more modern. She uses the sample of Nu Shooz' song a lot better that what Vanessa Williams did on her Happiness song in 1997. Natalie's own raps within some songs show that she's not having it one bit--she's a woman of her own control and knows what she wants from her man! She's that good in shifting styles within her songs. And J Lo needs to watch out (or let alone retire from making music!), 'cause Natalie might be the next hot Latin pop singer! The album does have that Houston, Southwestern feel to it, since most of the album was recorded there. I especially liked the Spanish version of Going Crazy, the last track on the CD, so she's good at appealing this album to English- and Spanish-speaking people. A superb first effort from her.

Natalie has a beautiful voice, and her songs are something that many people can relate to. My personal favorite is Goin' Crazy, where she realizes how deeply she loves someone who has left her. To qoute the song "I never knew I'd ever love a man so much." In general, Natalie has wonderful percussion and backround singers. I reccomend her album to anyone, but girls may enjoy it a bit more than guys.

Hey guys, Natalie's self titled cd is awesome. You should buy it because it has really great songs on it and it is definitly worth buying. My favorite song is Energy. Please buy it and you will not be sorry....Peace Out.

Natalie's debut album is one of those albums that I checked out blindly: I hadn't heard any song off it before listening to the whole thing. I also didn't know until looking at the liner notes that she's down with Frankie J and Baby Bash. I sat down and listened to the album though, and, well, I wasn't impressed.

First off, Natalie doesn't have the strongest set of pipes (and no offense, but I'm not sure how the editorial reviewer's comparing her to Jennifer Lopez, Amerie and Ciara is supposed to HELP her cause). Things start off very shaky at the beginning. First comes the single "Goin' Crazy", which I think is overrated because I don't hear any feeling in Natalie's voice (especially during the chorus). And the failed club-rocker "Energy" features Baby Bash being wack as usual.

"You Don't Love Me No More" made me want to answer the question. I said, "Maybe it's because you tried to kick a verse." Yes, Natalie is actually RAPPING in this song, as well as in the aptly-titled "Emptiness", and I just groaned. (The sad thing is, though, she still sounded better than Baby Bash.) "Where Are You" also suffers from a weak chorus.

The only songs that are truly listenable all the way through are "Stay" and possibly "Ooh". And the remake of Nu Shooz's "I Can't Wait" doesn't help or hurt the album. Anyway, I wouldn't mind having a poster of Natalie on my ceiling, but as far as vocals go, she seriously needs to work on them and THEN come back for another album.

Anthony Rupert