Schizophrenic

J.C. Chasez

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 3, 2003)
• Original Release Date: February 24, 2004
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Jive
• ASIN: B0001ADALU
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (216 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #104,963 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Some Girls (Dance With Women)

2. She Got Me

3. 100 Ways

4. Mercy

5. Build My World

6. Something Special

7. If You Were My Girl

8. Shake It (featuring the Basement Jaxx)

9. All Day Long I Dream About Sex

10. One Night Stand

11. Come To Me

12. Dear Goodbye

13. Everything You Want

14. Lose Myself

15. Right Here By Your Side

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

NSYNC's underage fans are going to get a shock when they pick up JC Chasez's first solo album. Either that or they're in for an accelerated sex education class. With the release of Schizophrenic, this erstwhile boy-band member has shown that he had a few impure thoughts during his band's squeaky-clean five-year run. If Justin Timberlake was the cute member of the outfit, Chasez was the hot-blooded one, and he's not afraid to show just how steamy by extolling his prowess, his proclivities, and even the geographic locations in his home where he has made love on this CD. From the athletic "All Day Long I Dream About Sex" to the feverish homo-erotic "Some Girls (Dance With Women)" he whips himself into a entertaining froth, but he doesn't really cross the lines of good taste until "Come To Me." Despite his dirty mind, Chasez has proven to be an adventurous auteur, taking his music to places where NSNYC would never venture, serving up the dangerous swampy gumbo ya ya of "Shake It," dance hall reggae with a song like "Mercy," or a more sanitized version with "Everything You Want." But he's at his absolute best when he evokes the sweaty specter of eighties dance pop on "100 Ways" treading in the same stiletto boots that the Purple One did two decades before. --Jaan Uhelszki

Product Description

Another NSYNC'er goes solo! Aussie version of his 2004 solo album debut features two bonus tracks, 'Blowin' Me Up (With Her Love)' & 'Some Girls (Dance With Women)' featuring Dirt McGrit (Rap Version). BMG. 2004. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Much More Skillful than 'Justified', May 23, 2004

By	Rudy Palma "The Writing Fiend" (NJ) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

It's curious why "Schizophrenic," the appropriately titled solo debut JC Chasez of 'NSync fame, has sold little since its recent release.

While not appropriate for any of 'NSync's preteen fanbase, it would be selling hand over fist if it were marketed as well as Justin Timberlake's 2002 solo effort that pales in freshness and originality.

The first single. "Some Girls (Dance With Women)," while a decent track, was far from the best choice for the LP's lead single. However, there is no excuse for the ultra-addictive second single, "All Day Long I Dream About Sex," getting so little airplay.

The song, which pays gratitude to the sound the Human League made famous back in the '80s with hits such as "Fascination," is without a doubt the best pop single released so far this year. Perhaps the FCC and Janet have had some influence in keeping songs that literally say "sex" off the air, however one has to concede that a great deal of songs that have been in the Top 40 as of late are overtly sexual.

It seems the word "sex" is more important to censor than actual subject matter, thus "100 Ways," if made a single, would fit the bill; it is even more sexually charged (if that is possible), but never brings up the word.

While many pop music critics have trashed this album -- citing it has no musical direction -- it is this fact that makes "Schizophrenic" such a satisfying listen.

"Build My World," about his desire not to be lonely, features strong lyrics:

"Someone for everyone but no one for me/Constantly searching for the love I need to/Build my world around, around/I'll be the lonely one until I find someone/The one I build my world around."

Other notable tracks are the bittersweet "Dear Goodbye," lyrically altered in tribute to Gregg Arreguin, Chasez's friend who penned the original track with him before passing away; "Shake It" an adventurous collaboration with Basement Jaxx; the bouncy "Everything You Want" and "She Got Me," a light-hearted song about falling for an extraterrestrial.

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Schizo: The 'Dear Goodbye' to the days of "I Want You Back.", February 24, 2004

By	Dave Harris (California) - See all my reviews

Very few were surprised by bandmate Justin Timberlake's successful solo effort 'Justified' a mere 16 months ago. No matter how many cameras clicked frantically in front of the band for a magazine cover or paparrazzi shoot, it was no surprise to find Timberlake front a center. It was even less of a surprise that Timberlake's debut was a strong step forward for the talented young artist and the Grammys it received were well-deserved.

2 years after the *NSYNC hiatus began, enter JC Chasez: the enigma of *NSYNC. As 'Schizophrenic' proves, Chasez has a long and lustrious career ahead of him.

Opting not for the hip hop sounds of the Neptunes of Timbaland as Timberlake did, Chasez takes both a step backwards and a step forwards simultaneously - taking influences from the past and making them relevant to the present and beyond.

Fan of Sting and the Police? Check out the nu-reggae head bobber "Everything You Want." Looking for Led Zepplin meets 21st century production and pop sensibility? Check out "If You Were My Girl." Ready for the 80's dance floor anthems? "All Day Long I Dream About Sex," "She Got Me", and the Corey Hart sampling "Come To Me" are waiting for you. Remember the power of *NSYNC balladry? "Build My World," "Dear Goodbye," and "Lose Myself" all go a step beyond any of *NSYNC's ballads and break the cookie-cutter mold for pop ballads. A fan of electronica? Basement Jaxx makes an appearance on "Shake It." Fan of Prince? "100 Ways" is 21st century Prince.

JC Chasez's solo debut is the best of album of 2004 that will sadly slip under many people's radars. Despite the fact that JC is the "other *NSYNC guy," a few facts remain:

- While this is promoted as teen pop by Jive Records, this is an adult album.
- While "Some Girls" was chosen as the lead single for this album, it's hip hop-lite credibility and guest appearance by Dirt McGirt misrepresent this diverse and incredible album.
- Pretty smiles and controversial ex-girlfriends aside, Chasez is and always has been the voice in *NSYNC.
- 'Schizophernic' has something for EVERYBODY.

First, there was 'Justified.' Now, there's 'Schizophrenic.' Guess those *NSYNC guys (well, 2 of them, at least) had some serious staying-power in the music industry, after all.

This album is electronica meets 1986 meets pop sensibility that comes from selling 30 million albums meets the Police meets something new and undiscovered... sounds strange? It better be. It's 'Schizophrenic.'

JC Chasez: Vocalist, piansit, guitarist, producer... and it's time for the world to find out who this guy with the un-pronouncable last name is.

22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good job, JC!!!, February 24, 2004

By	dharma69 (San Clemente, CA United States) - See all my reviews

I don't own any NSync albums and have never given Justin Timberlake much of a passing thought, yet here I am in possession of a boy-band solo project (heaven help me). For whatever reason, Chasez' voice was always more pleasant to my ear than any other NSync-er; more distinct, more...potential. Timberlake did the expected: an R&B-tinged, blue-eyed, new-wave Michael Jackson impersonation. Ho-hum (wake me when it's over). Chasez, on the other hand, seems to have a need to channel the sounds, beats, styles and vocal levels of whatever mood he's in on any given day. Hence the title "Schizophrenic". A better title would have been "Schizo-frenetic" because the music generates heat. This CD is pretty damn good! Although I may never look at him quite the same since the song, "All Day Long I Dream About Sex". I didn't need to know that, but it's an outstanding jam to do the Robot to!

From the Stevie Wonder-esque "She Got Me", to the reggae "Mercy" and, probably one of the most tender and well-emoted ballads I've heard in a while, "Dear Goodbye" (lovely rhythm guitar, expressive vocals), Chasez got down to business making an album that you can shake your groove-thing to, feel love to and get naughty with in the privacy of the club or of your own bedroom. And when he does get naughty, it's quite respectful with his ladyfriend's best interests in mind. "Shake it-Do it 'til you're satisfied"- okay, if you insist. I did giggle at the "I Wear My Sunglasses at Night" intro on "Come To Me", but I got over it real quick (sexy song). And I had no idea that he had the funk of "100 Ways" in him- it reeks of Prince-like guitar, bass and drum play (and bless you, JC, for sneaking those horns in there), not to mention altered state-like vocals. Speaking of vocals, I'd be doing Chasez an injustice if I didn't mention that he's got some sweet octaves that I didn't notice before (like 3:23 min/sec into "Lose Myself")

On the lyrical side of things, Chasez shines as a creative and free-thinking writer who doesn't shy away from exposing himself (and if your mind wanders with that thought, don't blame me). Nothing's predictable here, and that is it's strength. So, in case you can't tell, I'm more than pleased that I took a chance on JC ..., because he's taken plenty of them himself on this project. Yes, there's a sample or two and, yes, he's influenced by other artists (who isn't??). But I think that you can hear him strong and have no doubt that he's in his own groovy, little world.