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List Price: $22.99 | | Label: Universal Import
Salesrank: 134276
Released: October 12, 2004 |
| Our Price: $0.14 |
| Used Price: $1.40 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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Autobiography Track Listing:
1. Autobiography
2. Pieces of Me
3. Shadow
4. Lala
5. Love Makes the World Go Round
6. Better Off
7. Love Me for Me
8. Surrender
9. Unreachable
10. Nothin' New
11. Giving It All Away
12. Undiscovered
13. Harder Every Day [Non-LP Version]
Editorial Review:
Asian edition of her 2004 album includes the International bonus track 'Harder Everyday' (not available on the US version). Universal.
Autobiography Reviews:
AUTO-Ashlee 
2008-06-23 - This CD is AWESOME! Almost every track, I know the words to. My favs, "La! La", "Better Off", and "Nothing New". "10" for this debut CD!
Still in the shadow 
2006-01-12 - She may have been in big sister Jessica's shadow, but that shadow propelled her to ephemeral MTV stardom. Only marginally talented pop star Ashlee Simpson made her debut in "Autobiography," a forgettable collection of rock-tinged pop, with limp writing and strained vocals.
The now-infamous title track starts off with the ominously intoned "You think you know me," as if to establish a sense of mystery. Following it up is a collection of passable guitar pop, like the whiny "Shadow," cringingly juvenile "Lala," and bland "Unreachable." Sprinkled here and there are some by-numbers ballads like "Undiscovered" and the bouncy pop of "Surrender."
Much of the buzz about Simpson is about her SNL lipsynching gaffe, and formerly it was all about how she is pop superstar Jessica Simpson's little sis. But taken only by itself, Simpson's album is a bland, somewhat whiny pop confection that aspires to rockness, and falls short of its goal.
The music is average guitar pop, not outstanding but not ghastly. John Shanks does a pretty decent job with guitar, bass and keyboards; the three guys who do percussion -- Jeff Rothschild, Kenny Aronoff and Abe Laboriel Jr. -- are passable as well. It's unfortunate that their music is paired with Simpson's vocals.
It's not written anywhere that you have to have an amazing voice to be a singer. And Simpson's might be passable if she stuck to growly intonations. Unfortunately she tries to hold notes and stretch them out -- and her voice starts cracking and straining. As she sings, "Living in the shadow/of someone else's dream," the word "dream" has quite a squeaky strain to it.
And the songwriting is not just bland, but immature and contradictory. Simpson spends quite some time lamenting that her sister was the pretty, popular one, then commands "Don't feel sorry for me!". If you don't want us to feel sorry for you, then why are you complaining? It gets worse, with Simpson coyly saying "You make me wanna lala in the kitchen on the floor." Interpret that as you will. The way I see it, I cannot understand why she sings a song about sex, then quickly softens the naughtiness with an infantile euphemism like "lala."
While the instrumentation backing Ashlee Simpson up is moderately good, her conflicting tough-girl/mopey-girl image and straining vocals make "Autobiography" all but a disaster. Sorry, Ashlee -- you're still in the shadow.
She makes me wanna La La!
2004-12-03 - "Ms.Simpson II" is simply an ear candy...truly original and her songs sounds straight from that girl's heart.With her slight gothic attitude,I can sense her freedom in her life through "Shadow",reborn with a new conception.Not forgetting the ever juicy bits of "Pieces Of Me" that's still winning new fans everyday.
The album is jam-packed with catchy sing-along tunes.It reflects her individuality that is expressed in every single tune in each track.I must admit that her songs overshadows her sister's songs which are quite dry,dont you think?
Ashlee has definitely expressed all the things she felt in life and make one hell of a great album.Watch out! cause it ain't over with Ashlee eventhough with lip-synching rumors.She'll be there to prove to the audience that she's got that something nobody has.....that is "talent"!
Great CD!!!!!!!!
2004-08-27 - I think it is a great cd with excellent songs and is good to listen to all the time!
