O-Town

by J-Records

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Release Date:2001-01-23
Label:J-Records
UPC:808132000024
Binding:Audio CD
Published By:J-Records
ASIN:B0000560HC
Category:Music

Tracks on O-Town by J-Records

  1. Liquid Dreams
  2. Every Six Seconds
  3. Girl
  4. Sexiest Woman Alive
  5. Love Should Be A Crime
  6. Shy Girl
  7. All Or Nothing
  8. Sensitive
  9. The Painter
  10. Take Me Under
  11. All For Love
  12. Baby I Would
  13. Baby I Would

Editorial Reviews and Product Descriptions

Album Description

Limited special edition, includes live recordings, videos, photos, poster & lyrics. Plus the bonus track 'We Fit Together' from the soundtrack Dr. Doolittle 2. The enhanced section includes the videos for 'Love Should Be A Crime' & 'Girl'. 2002.
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It's a teenage fantasy: after enduring countless auditions, five young guys from across the U.S. are chosen to be members of a boy group. They will call Orlando home. They will live together in a house while they prepare their debut album. They will work with legendary record executive Clive Davis. They will be the first to be signed to his new label. They will be filmed every step of the way. If all goes according to formula, they will also be teen heartthrobs with a few hit songs on the radio. So goes the story of O-Town, the group created for and by the ABC television show Making the Band. Taking a step past saccharine pop, O-Town venture into Michael Jackson-inspired R&B ("Girl"), piano-driven balladry ("All or Nothing," which sounds a bit like Bryan Adams), and even straight-up rock ("Love Should Be a Crime" could be sung just as easily by Jon Bon Jovi, but wouldn't sound as good). They also make endless pop culture references, especially in their single, "Liquid Dreams": "I dream about a girl who's a mix of Destiny's Child, just a little touch of Madonna's wild style, with Janet Jackson's smile / Throw in a body like a Jennifer, you've got the star of my liquid dreams." The words aren't the only playful elements here--watching them compete against boy band stalwarts the Backstreet Boys and 'N Sync should be just as fun. Even with such tough competition, though, O-Town deserve a chance. With their hit show in its second season and with songs as good as "Liquid Dreams" and "The Painter," they'll get one. --Heidi Sherman

Customer Reviews

what happened to 13th song "We fit together" - Reviewed on 2006-04-24
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1 customer found this review helpful.

This album used to have the song "We fit together" and now it does not. That was the best song on the cd what happened to the song?
failure - Reviewed on 2005-09-06
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1 customer found this review helpful.

A lot of people were looking forward to this album because of the high publicity it got after i bought this album i found only a couple of tracks worth listening the rest were real scrap and i m sure the result from this album would stop such foolish ventures by Mtv and music companies in the future
Pure, off the assembly line pop.... - Reviewed on 2005-06-16
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1 customer found this review helpful, 1 did not.

Comon people listen to some music with soul and meaning. Buy Guns 'N Roses Use your Illusion albums. They rock and they'll blow you away musically. They have guys who play their own instruments in it, and play that very well. Please don't let music like this reign the charts anymore. It is a scam by the record companies for them to make s**tloads of money. They give you this sleek "appealing" commercial trash used to fool you and get YOUR MONEY!!! Please listen to real music. Their are starving musicians everywhere around the world who deserve to get paid before these little droids do.
Unique set of boys to look out for... - Reviewed on 2005-01-02
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4 customers found this review helpful, 3 did not.

Though I'm no longer a boyband-loving girl anymore, I still stand to my opinions that BSB, NSync and Otown are probably the few of the tons that actually have their own originality and they sound well together. Bad examples of boybands - Natural, Code Red, whatever crap that fizzle out after 1 month.

I'm gonna make this short and simple by commenting on the songs, and you decide if you wanna buy it. I don't think I need to kiss up to the band anyway so I'll tell you the absolute truth. (all rated out of possible 5)

1. Liquid Dreams - Skip this song. It's death to ears. 0.
2. Every Six Seconds - I like this song. Sexual, but good. 4.
3. Girl - I think it sounds sweet... but it grows on you. 3.
4. Sexiest Woman Alive - I think this song is sexy, and I love how most of the songs here are implying sex in a way. It feels good to listen, as a girl. Don't we all like to be flattered? 4.
5. Love Should Be A Crime - I love this song. It could easily be sung by Bon Jovi, but after a while it gets old and you just wanna bang your head to the wall. 2.
6. Shy Girl - Great song. I think it's sweet and sincere. Too sweet maybe, but it works. 4.5
7. All Or Nothing - I like Dan's vocals here. I think he has a great voice and should pursue a career on his own. But overplayed. 3.6
8. Sensitive - SKIP. I just don't like this. 0
9. The Painter - Replay. Replay. Replay. 5+
10. Take Me Under - Just okay. Skip it. 2
11. All For Love -Crappy. 0
12. Baby I Would- Skip it.

The best part about this cd is that it's just sexual and it's good to just listen and have fun.

Overall, you can see that this cd is lesser than mediorce, but I like the fact that it has a unique sound to it... it's a cut above pop these days.

But this album, but I doubt everyone will appreciate it as much as some of us do, really.
Good effort, uneven songs in some places - Reviewed on 2004-09-26
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2 customers found this review helpful, 2 did not.

O-Town's first album was good when I heard it, but the song selection wasn't all that exciting. There are some uneven songs in the middle as the group struggles to glide on the more complex material. Comparing their favorite girl to another actor or acting as if they're seeing them on TV make up some of the silliest lyrics on the album. I liked Love Should Be a Crime, The Painter, Sexiest Girl Alive and Liquid Dreams as well as the country-sounding All or Nothing (sounds like any country singer could sing it). And that uneveness went on into the second album, perhaps one of the biggest sophomore flops in music history! O-Town just didn't get very serious about their music career to start with and this album shows it.
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