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List Price: $13.98 | | Label: Casablanca
Salesrank: 25797
Released: December 6, 2005 |
| Our Price: $5.99 |
| Used Price: $0.58 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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A Little More Personal (Raw) Track Listing:
1. Confessions of a Broken Heart (Daughter to Father)
2. Black Hole
3. I Live for the Day
4. I Want You to Want Me
5. My Innocence
6. Little More Personal
7. If It's Alright
8. If You Were Me
9. Fastlane
10. Edge of Seventeen
11. Who Loves You
12. Beautiful Life (La Bella Vita)
Editorial Review:
On her second full-length album, Lindsay Lohan tries to leave her Disney image behind for good. And what better way to do it than by starting off with the stark "Confessions of a Broken Heart (Daughter to Father)," in which the singer wrestles with her stormy relationship with her felonious father? Lohan Sr. also is the object of the tortured "My Innocence" (as in, Dad, you took it away.) But the best tracks here are the ones on which Lohan Jr. spares us the angsty therapy and delivers tuneful pop-rock. Sure, the kind of rousing mega-chorus used on "Black Hole" has already been heard--to greater effect--in Kelly Clarkson's "Since U Been Gone," but it's still nifty. Elsewhere, "A Little More Personal" begins with Lohan talking about how talking at the start of a song is "rad," but then it turns into a very Cars-like tune--and it's hard to think of a catchier band than the Cars. No wonder it all sounds so impressively slick: For this transitional album, Lohan has surrounded herself with a team of pros--Kara DioGuardi (who's also written for Lohan rivals Ashlee Simpson and Hilary Duff, and coauthored 9 of the 12 songs here), power-popster Butch Walker, and former Evanescence guitarist Ben Moody. The first two also put their producing stamp on a cover of Cheap Trick's "I Want You to Want Me" that's even more upbeat than the original, while Moody applied his tech skills on the other cover, Stevie Nicks' "Edge of Seventeen." Moody particularly shines on "Fastlane," however, a super-catchy number that's one of four for which Lohan gets a songwriting credit. Has she grown up? Maybe not entirely yet, but Lohan is showing the promise of an honorable mainstream career. --Elisabeth Vincentelli
A Little More Personal (Raw) Reviews:
Computerized abomination! 
2009-11-23 - When I first heard that Lindsay Lohan was going to make a CD, I laughed. First of all, doesn't she have enough money already? I mean, does she really need to make us listen to this computerized abomination? I mean, really! Next, she has about the worst voice that I have ever heard. That's basically what the whole album is about. Pathetic garbage. Please, for the sake of humanity and for the future of real music, don't buy this CD. You'll regret it if you do, trust me.
Get some talent!
2009-11-11 - Oh my god, this is a fun dance album and fun to listen to. But the talent is in the production. Lindsay has never had a voice that deserves a second listen. She is background to her wonderful production excess, but just about anyone could substitute for her singing(?) ability. Lindsay's limited singing talent can be effectively used for sampling, but there is nothing substantial here. She has hired the right people to keep her career alive, but really who cares? Just think...who does she sing better than? No one. She is a lucky gal being able to turn her minor talent into a major career. Don't get me wrong, if you buy this CD, you will probably enjoy it; it is fun. But it is not Lindsay that is the talent here. This is just a production album.
Torture.
2009-11-09 - Listening to this album was torture. Lindsay cant sing to save her life. Her voice is just awful, save your money.
insult to the music industry.
2009-11-08 - This album is a cruel insult to the music industry. Lindsay can't sing. When she tries to carry a tune, it sounds like something is dying. I see thousands of people every day with more talent. I would really, really hate to see what she sounds like without all the work done to her voice. With the editing she's still bad, let alone without all the editing. Save your money!
Proof that some people will buy anything...
2009-11-07 - This is the perfect gift for that special someone that you absolutely hate. Wait until you see the look on their face when they open "Speak," only to find out you have lost the receipt.
