“Can’t Take Me Home” came out as the debut album from the Pennsylvania-born R&B, Rock and Pop singer Pink. This one came out in 2000 and was her breakthrough release as she performed in a style which appeared to fit in more with the Soul influences which she was raised on (which later went more towards the Rock and Pop world) as she got backing from the R&B singer and producer Babyface.
1. “Split Personality”
Getting the album going, you have a track which has here performing in a manner which really appears to fit in the style of 1998-2000 R&B, and it draws especially close resemblance to what Kelis was doing around this time and so it was really current in what it does for a decent opening cut as a tune to introduce what this has to offer from her.
**Three Stars**
2. “Hell Wit Ya”
You see as we move on through the thing, you get one which appears it take on in more influence from one of the people who has come to work on the production of this as this open has to have a lot of Kandi Burress input in it with the ex-Xscape members Bass-inspiered style driving the way this one is composed. Lyrically, she concentrates on the hard time soft h relationship with her man.
**Four
Stars**
3. “Most Girls”
With Babyface behind the way this one is done, you find that here she gets into what was her second single as she gets into some appealing R&B work, in which she comes up with some of the freakiest melodies to guide her as she talks of how she differs from the girls out there in what her ideal man involves nothing more than love.
**Five Stars**
4. “There You Go” This was her debut single (from this single at least) and one which really made a big impact as it had burst through with some bouncy beats from Kandi doing one which really fitted in with the way R&B was going at the time with herself and others such as Destiny’s Child coming with songs about woman getting back at partners they have fallen out with.
**Five Stars**
5. “You Make Me Sick”
Here was another of the popular hits from the album, but this one didn’t really live as much up the hype of those which came prior to it with it taking on a much more relaxed format and seeing her put much more Pop into the music. Nonetheless, it is still a nice one and has her working up to her strengths.
**Four Stars**
6. “Let Me Let You Know”
The tune prior to it now sounds to have been a transitional tune as the music calms down as she chooses to perform more of the same sort of stuff with the subject dealing with breakups, but with a much more gentle approach on beats partly produced by Tricky Stewart. I wasn’t as keen of this kind of work, but it does let her bring out the best in her vocal ability.
The grungy beats which you get from this one are an aspect of the music which you can’t help but get down to it, and I felt that this is what brings you into the thing as the content of the material doesn’t really change all that much, but with such engaging, beats, you don’t really take much notice of this issue.
**Four Stars**
8. “Private Show”
Here you have a tune which brings the tempo up a bit, and I felt that that this was really needed at this point as the thing wasn’t really getting that much in the way of boosts, but with this lick-rich recording having her getting into much more energetic music, it brings you back in to the more lively and invited work.
**Four Stars**
9. “Can’t Take Me Home”
In the eponymous track form the album, you have amongst the highest-quality material on the whole thing as you see that we are led into more of the bouncy work which makes to take notice of what she does. I’m surprised that this wasn’t chosen as a single as it really sounds to be of the same standard of the premiering R&B acts from the time.
**Five Stars**
10. “Stop Falling”
You see a big contrast from what you just got as you go from a high right down towards much more sombre material form her. In this song you find that alongside minimal production see sings in a Soul style to fit in with the motive nature of the recording. It wasn’t something which really appealed to me, but this calmer side was required at some point.
**Two Stars**
11. “Do What U Do”
I was pleased to see that the downer which was brought about just before it as you find that she is backed by a funky composition for this one to bounce right off hat you got just before it to twist things towards the much more appealing and engaging stuff from it. It is an up-lifter and I felt that it was effective in what it did.
**Four Stars**
12. “Hiccup”
I thought that this was a nice original track from her as you see just how well she can write her material. It is an effective construction and she really goes all-out with it, in spite of the fact that it was potentially risky, but I felt that that the contemporary beats kept it together and it prevented things from falling apart.
**Four Stars**
13. “Is It Love”
Closing the album off, you see on which deals with the same sort of things as wt you get at just about every other song on the album and for this reason I felt that it was a strong at representing all you got from the album to round it ff well. In addition to this, I felt that the complex style of production was another aspect which made you remember what people enjoyed most about the biggest tunes form the album.
**Four Stars**
Although a few of the tunes on the album aren’t that appealing, the majority of what you get from this record is of a high quality and sees Pink working at her optimum potential when performing in the R&B style. I would recommend it to not only fans of her later music, but those into the Pop-R&B acts such as Destiny’s Child, Jennifer Lopez and Christina Aguilera would enjoy this too.
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Advantages: well-produced, clever lyrics, catchy tunes, a really good voice Disadvantages: ballads, the fact she has now abandoned her r & b roots, no lyrics provided
Aug 3rd, 2009
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