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List Price: $18.98 | | Label: Capitol
Salesrank: 134569
Released: February 10, 2009 |
| Our Price: $13.60 |
| Used Price: $10.63 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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It's Not Me, It's You [CLEAN] Track Listing:
1. Everyones At It
2. The Fear
3. Not Fair
4. 22
5. I Could Say
6. Back To The Start
7. Never Gonna Happen
8. F**k You
9. Whod Have Known
10. Chinese
11. Him
12. He Wasnt There
Editorial Review:
It's Not Me, It's You, is the follow-up to Lily Allen's critically acclaimed 2007 debut, Alright, Still. The album finds Lily in top form, creating a record Blender's recent "In The Studio" feature described as "part God, part country and all middle finger." Allen wrote and recorded the album's 12 songs with producer Greg Kurstin (the bird and the bee), who worked with her on three songs for Alright, Still - "Everything's Just Wonderful," "Alfie" and "Not Big."
On It's Not Me, It's You, Lily's characteristically sharp observations find expression in a variety of musical styles, with influences ranging from the Jazz Era to country and western to dance music. "Highlights include `Everyone's at It,' a synth-pop song about prescription drugs that features Allen on xylophone; `He Wasn't There,' which matches emotional lyrics about her absent father to a jazz groove; and `Not Fair,' a saucy country song about an inadequate lover," said Rolling Stone.
"We decided to try and make bigger sounding, more ethereal songs, real songs," says Lily, who will be touring the U.S. in the spring. "I wanted to work with one person from start to finish to make it one body of work. I wanted it to feel like it had some sort of integrity. I think I've grown up a bit as a person and I hope it reflects that."
It's Not Me, It's You [CLEAN] Reviews:
Another UK Singer Is The One To Watch 
2009-04-11 - April 12,2009
When I first saw Lily Allen on SNL sometime ago it was like getting punched in the solar plexus, the recognition by a music critic of extraordinary talent. It's interesting, but the Killers, who were on SNL three times last year hit me the same way. Going back to Dusty Springfield, Billy J. Kramer, Van Morrison, The Yardbirds, The Beatles, The Stones, Elvis Costello, Thea Gilmore and now Lily Allen getting red hot; how does the UK come up with the most extraordinary and exponentially creative, instrumentally and vocally fabulous recording artists? There must be an elixir on that Ferry Cross the Mersey that they all are drinking that causes them to be so special and charming. Hey, I am an anglophile from birth. Lily Allen is a gutsy, often explicit and captivating entertainer. I downloaded her MP3 Fear and continue to be impressed. Besides having a "healthy" very feminine physical presence, she is an electric songstress with a blend of jazz, reggae, pop and soft rock and quirky synth in her delivery. Lily is going on tour soon in the United States and I not only recommend that you purchase some CDs here but definitely, if you can get a ticket go go go. Lily Allen is going to be bigger and bigger since that SNL appearance. That show may need some new blood on the skit side but with the Killers and Lily, they are hitting those balls over the fence on the music set.
jay adler music critic
Clean out your mouth Lily Allen! 
2009-04-10 - I have the previous album of Lily's and loved it!! It was so cheerful and upbeat. I bought this one hoping for the same thing. I was DEEPLY disappointed!! Although the music is upbeat and catchy the lyrics are HORRIBLE!!! I don't want to listen to a song that's talking about how your boyfriend doesn't make you scream in bed and how you spend hours giving head!!! PLEASE! I also didn't think the song [...] you" was in good taste AT ALL! How could you even title your song that!? Even though this version is clean you can't bleap out every word. I don't want to know if Lily thinks George W Bush is evil and get politics mixed into it. I just want to listen to some good music by someone who is talented. When Lily goes off on her soap box she just ends up sounding immature and ignorant. I probably won't listen to her anymore [...]
It's Lily Allen! 
2009-02-12 - This record is very fun, it's very catchy, and it's very Lily Allen! It's hard to stop listening!
Clean Version:(
2009-02-11 - The album is amazing. Too bad Amazon didn't label the MP3 as the [CLEAN] version and I downloaded it thinking it was the "explicit" version. I'm very annoyed they didn't make this very clear. When you see the actual CDs listed it says [CLEAN] or [EXPLICIT], but not so with the mp3. Now i'm stuck with this censored version that differs from how Allen originally wrote it. Boo Censorship and Boo Amazon for not labeling it properly.
