I Am Me

Ashlee Simpson

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 18, 2005)
• Original Release Date: October 18, 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Geffen Records
• ASIN: B000B66PD4
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (466 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #10,035 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

For saboteurs of records that sound good because of elements completely unrelated to the artist, Ashlee Simpson's sophomore effort, I Am Me, may well be a dream disc. The production is a tight-wrapped, A-type achievement and, with sounds running from hip-hop (the unstoppably infectious "L.O.V.E.") to vintage '80s (the lusty "Dancing Alone") to Synchronicity-era Sting (the energetic, pulsing "Boyfriend") to airwave-friendly ballads that sister Jessica might have choked her way through ("Catch Me When I Fall"), the music sucks you in more reliably than a bagless Dyson. But instead of Ashlee Simpson, credit for both those things - really, for the way this disc favorably insinuates itself into a listener's head overall - belongs to producer/keyboardist/bassist/guitarist John Shanks. Ardent Ashlee-ites, of course, will beg to differ, and they won't be without their points: In addition to co-writing each of these 11 songs, some of which ("Beautifully Broken," a response to her "Saturday Night Live" lip-synching debacle) are more sophisticated than others ("Burnin' Up," a Madonna-reminiscent, reggae-style romp), she sings in a voice as artfully burnished and appealing as it was on her 2004 debut. She makes you want to la la all over again, and for that, and for finding the right guy to orchestrate this acknowledgment-heavy jewel, you've got to like her. --Tammy La Gorce

Product Description

UK pressing features two bonus tracks, 'Kicking And Screaming' and 'Fall in Love with Me'. This is Ashlee's sophomore album and the follow-up to Autobiography. Features the lead-off single 'Boyfriend'. 13 tracks in total. Universal. 2005. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Well No Duh!!, October 18, 2005

By	Russ T Bags - See all my reviews

I am me? Wow what a deep title. Then I guess that makes you.....you yeah that's it. Listen people how much more of this fake crap can you take? It seems like fan's of this worthless "Semi" pop star don't care that Ashlee uses "Enhancements" to make her voice sound better. I'm sure she still does live too. Listen I watched her show I saw how bad a singer she is. The computer used to correct her voice must of blown up a couple times during the making of this CD. Listen I'm not dumb Catch Me When I Fall is a great example of this. Do you really think she can hit those high notes? I don't think so. I even watched her dumb MTV special and it was clear she still uses a backing track. But listen people, here is the bottom line. Ashlee doesn't write her own stuff. She "Co-wrote" songs on here. That means some 40 year old dude gave her songs and she added a line or two to make it sound like her own. To me that sounds like a High School student going online and taking a paper that someone else wrote and then changing some words around to make it sound more like them. Don't waste your time, the whole simpson family is worthless but at least Jessica can sing.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Yaaaaaay More Crap!!!!!!!!, October 18, 2005

By	Chris Genatossio "Chris G" (NY, NY) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

What a wonderful piece of garbage. Ashlee if this is the best you got then I would invest in a pair of clear plastic high heels or just live in the dark shadow of your sisters soon to be over career. Oh, one must wonder the intellectual songwriting genius of "Boyfriend" and L.O.V.E., it reminds me of the classics like "Over The Hills and Far Away" and "Misty Mountain Hop".....NOT!! Lets face it THIS ALBUM WOULD HAVE TO GET BETTER JUST TO SUCK! I would rather listen to my 3 year old niece sing twinkle, twinkle little star, while somebody scrapes their fingernails across a blackboard. The losers on American Idol have more talent than this "never will be." It probably true but there will be more from Ashlee as long as her pimp of a father has something to do with it. Because we all know he'd rather humiliate his daughter and convince her that she has talent cause "he ain't goin' back to preachin'" to make a living.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Ashlee tries again.., October 18, 2005

A Kid's Review

First of all I'm dissapointed to see that people who bought this album bought Fiona Apple long-awaited and acclaimed "Extraoridnary Machine", which by the way would make a MUCH better purchase than this.

Now on to Ashee herself. She's back, and trying harder than ever to be "herself". What a load of crap. We are supposed to feel sorrow for this girl because she made an embarssment of herself on national TV? I refuse to sit back and support an artist who can't even sing her own music when there are 1000's of talented artists who would love some exposure. But no, she's shoved down America' s teenage girl's throats.

"Boyfriend" could possibly be the worst first single I've heard from a recent pop princess, just horrible melody, maybe some of the worst lyrics of 2005.