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List Price: $13.98 | | Label: Island
Salesrank: 75965
Released: June 15, 2004 |
| Our Price: $2.74 |
| Used Price: $0.38 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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It's About Time Track Listing:
1. Intro (Christina Milian/It's About Time)
2. Dip It Low
3. I Need More
4. Whatever U Want
5. Someday One Day
6. Highway
7. I'm Sorry
8. Get Loose
9. L.O.V.E
10. Peanut Butter & Jelly
11. Miss You Like Crazy
12. Oh Daddy
Editorial Review:
You know her from the infectious single "AM To PM" which hit the top position on Billboard’s Hot 100 Singles chart in 2001, yet that was just a taste of what this multi-faceted young woman is capable of.Christina Milian is a multi-talented phenomenon whose resume includes film, television, theater and music. With starring roles in feature films and her highly-anticipated debut album "It’s About Time" ready for release, Milian is poised to take the entertainment industry by storm. One listen to "It’s About Time" and it is clear that Christina is in a decidedly more mature space. "I’m older now. When "AM To PM" came out I was a teenager. Now I’m 22 and so songs on this album have a little more depth to them." The depth is evident by the album’s R&B vibe and lyrics that have a bit more edge. You can feel the sexy point of view on cuts like the up-tempo "Love." Produced by Warryn Campbell and featuring label mate Joe Budden, "Love" vibrates with a retro 80’s dance club feel.
Description of It's About Time:
Just when you thought the current surplus of pop princesses would cause the leather-miniskirted bottom to drop out, along vamps Christina Milian with a crackling new CD whose 12 songs outshine "AM to PM," her 2001 hit. In the Cuban-American Milian, J-Lo has found her heir apparent (not that she was looking): The songs spotlight a similar sex-i-fied energy, jumbling attitude, vulnerability, and a jigger of jadedness into a heaving, R&B-leaning, red-hot heap. The secret is whip-smart production--credit players who have worked with Alicia Keys, J-Lo, and Mariah Carey--especially on "I Need More," which showcases an array of pings, pulses, and from-the-gut guitar. When we're not singing along to lyrics like "It'll be a cold day in hell before you see your girl shed another tear, boy you better hear me," bottom lip pushed out for emphasis, we're shouting "go, girl" from the sidelines. Or at least wanting to. If the radio hit "Dip It Low" hasn't pushed you to pick up this disc already, it is, in fact, about time. --Tammy La Gorce
It's About Time Reviews:
"It's About Time" Christina Made a Good CD 
2006-12-03 - Do you remember Christina Milian? Probably not. In 2001, the former junior journalist for the Disney Channel landed a single called "AM to PM" on the charts. It fared moderately well, while the album it came from did not. Three years later, Milian returns in her early twenties and marks the occasion with a clever and ubiquitous slice of high-class raunch called "Dip It Low." This turns out to be the biggest -- but not only -- highlight of her second album. It falls somewhere between Beyoncé's Dangerously in Love and Jennifer Lopez' This Is Me... Then in sound and scope, and yet it isn't quite as remarkable as either. Bloodshy & Avant, the two primary producers who reprise their roles from Milian's first album, hand the singer at least three other songs that have the potential to be played on radio and television with at least half as much frequency as the lead single. This should push her well beyond one-smash-and-out status. The club tracks work best and easily outrank the slower songs. Despite the album's handful of bright spots, Milian will need to be more convincing during the ballads next time out in order to be considered a true force.
Also check out her latest album, "So Amazin'" and if you can, get ahold of "Christina Milian", her debut.
It's About Time for some good R&B 
2006-06-24 - I must say that after hearing Christina's UK only album i had my doubts that i would ever be a huge christina fan. I mean her 1st album was good but nothing great. This time around its a different story. Her new cd is much more up beat with fairly catchy hooks. Even the beats are pretty good. L.O.V.E. and Get Lose are really good songs. I Need More is interesting. This cd is MUCH better than her new one Ao Amazin'. Pick it up and hear it for yourself
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2006-06-16 - After listening to 'Dip It Low,' you would figure that this would be a good dance Pop/R&B album. You would be horribly wrong. The album lacks everything, from depth and melody, to organization and reason. Though not so great, there are a few good songs that stand out.
1. Dip It Low- Catchy and cool. 8/10.
2. I Need More- Too many sounds going on. 3/10.
3. Whateva U Want- Good, but too average. 6/10.
4. Someday One Day- Better. 7/10.
5. Highway- Different and sexy. 6/10.
6. I'm Sorry- No melody or organization. 4/10.
7. Get Loose- Slick dance track. 7/10, but plain.
8. L.O.V.E.- Different with an 80`s vibe, but a little much at times. 7/10.
9. Peanut Butter Jelly- Horrible. 2/10.
10. Miss U Like Crazy- Just good. 6/10.
11. Oh Daddy- Emotional, but good. 6/10.
62/110- 56%: ** - **1/2
It's About Time - actually 2.5 stars
2006-05-22 - I was curious to hear this entire disc because other than the single, DIP IT LOW, the only thing I'd heard about Christina Milian was in the acting realm. After listening to it for a few times, I'd rank her vocal ability against Mya, Ashanti, J Lo, Ciara, Rhianna, etc. The one thing that all of them have in common is that they're attractive females with limited vocal skills.
In comparison to Mya & Ashanti's last releases, Ms. Milian just didn't take enough chances with the disc so in a few of the songs her voice sounds almost exactly like Jennifer Lopez but not as strident as J Lo's voice. Christina has a sweet, gentle quality to her voice which lends itself well to the ballads but sometimes gets lost in the more beat oriented dance tracks.
The tracks that I really liked are: DIP IT LOW, SOMEDAY ONE DAY, I NEED MORE (reminds me of old school Janet Jackson), MISS YOU LIKE CRAZY, HIGHWAY, GET LOOSE (very J Lo-esque) & PEANUT BUTTER & JELLY.
I'd recommend it to those who like "hip pop" and have enjoyed discs by any of the females mentioned above. It's a disc that definitely keeps up with others released in this genre of music but is not groundbreaking in any way - her vocals are not distinctive enough to distinguish her disc from the others and truthfully the only two songs that made a real impression on me were DIP LOW AND PEANUT BUTTER & JELLY so if you can download those two that may be your best bet.
Not a Bad Album in the Least 
2006-05-20 - IT'S ABOUT TIME isn't the first release by Christina Milian, but it is the first release to get some attention. During the release of this album you couldn't miss ubiquitous first single "Dip It Low" on TV or on radio. What is unfortunate is, despite the nearly gold sales of this album, it still was under recognized compared to Milian's rivals including Britney Spears, J. Lo, Beyonce, and etc... IT'S ABOUT TIME isn't the second coming where pop music or music is concerned, but it isn't a bad album in the least.
Milian's follow-up to IT'S ABOUT TIME (SO AMAZIN') is a much more urban-driven album compared to this. Here, Milian deals with her pop leanings, evidence by "Dip It Low". While "Dip It Low" is the standout from this album, there are other very capable singles including the incredibly fun "I Need More" and "Whatever U Want". Then later on, Milian slows the pace down with the enjoyable mid-tempo ballad "I'm Sorry". However, Milian isn't particularly consistent with hits and filler material as there is extraordinary material next to average material.
A boost for IT'S ABOUT TIME is the production. Like most dance-pop divas, Milian's voice isn't particularly full, but thin. The production highlights her voice to make her sound very credible as vocalist. Also compared to her R&B counterparts (i.e. Ashanti, etc...) she isn't nearly as modest where vocal nuance and melisma are concerned. It is no surprise this album received a Grammy nomination, however it is certainly not extraodinary in anyway. It is a nice dance-pop set, but it isn't truly innovative in any sense. Nobody can deny how great "Dip It Low" is/was though. 3 Stars.
