Her Second English Album is an Asian Exclusive produced by Ric Wake. Sony BMG. 2005. Album Description
 |  | Along the lines of Ciara & Rihanna |  |
If you like that type of pop you will like this. She has a great voice and a very soulfoul edge.
August 21, 2006| | | Way better than her last one | |
This isnt a great album, i mean its not really a 5 star album but i gave it 5 stars because compaired to her last english cd "just no toher way", this one is like Coco's holy grail. This one is part pop, part R&B. for one thing, i would say that the song belly dance being called bublegum is a joke. its like a beyonce-type song, (think baby boy). The song "all around the world" is the theme song for the korean version of Charlies Angels 2 and its not a bad song. I liked it alot more when i saw her proform it live. Rock it is not bad. its catchy R&B. So Good is a very sexual song about "crawling on all fours" and "riding it all night". there are some boring slow songs. the song "cool" is a sad attempt at being clever and humorous. its about relationships and compairing them to making movies. "gotta clue" is a good catchy R&B song with a nice hook. if im being personally honest, i would say that this cd in NO way reminds me of britney spears. At least not the newer britney. Newer britney has (if i dare say it) edgyer material on her "in the zone" cd than coco has. i would say this cd reminds me more of a mix of jessica simpson and Jlo with a splash of beyonce (without being beat heavy). coco has a very nice voice and i respect her for that. good songs, good voice, hot babe, whats not to like?
June 27, 2006When I hear her songs, I thought she was an African American singer. Her voice is strong yet silky. I don't know what the other reviewer is thinking. Although she doesn't have as much of a range as Mariah Carey (who does??) I would compare Coco to Mariah's level but she sounds like Jessica Simpson. This album is very hip and it is very easy to bump her tracks in your car. My favorites are Hush, So Good, Rock It. Its unfortunate she probably wont get as much play as she deserves.
January 16, 2006its always enjoyable to listen to coco. her voice is so playful and changable. when she sings ballads u can feel her emotions when she sings upbeat songs u can feel her groove. she really has mastered to use her vocal.
i am really proud of her even tho she might not have made a big success into the us market but i am sure its all in time.she sings well thats unquestionable.
if u havent got this album, u better do so, i am sure u will love it:)
October 10, 2005 | | Too Distracting and Typical Bubblegum | |
First off, I'm asian. I used to be a big fan of Asian pop back in my day. I still like some of the old ballads. The thing that gets me is when non-english speakers singers try to sing English. Sure she lived in the US for a while, but her accent is distracting. They always sing slowly, and they tend to sound forced. Even the fastbeat "No Doubt" sort of slows down on the harder English words. An example of this is Shakira. When she sings in Spanish, her voice soars; however, when she sings in English it's forced, because she's not used to singing in a foreign language. It's probably the same with Coco.
Yes, yes, yes... she lived in America for years, but I know when I speak Cantonese, it's hard for me to go back to English without an accent (and I was born here!). She's been there for almost 10 years now, and she sounds like it.
Overall the album is bubblegum... I don't know what to call it. It's not really R&B or hip-hop. Frankly, it reminds me too much of Britney Spears music i.e. Toxic, and I'm too old to be listening to that kind of music. To be honest, she should abandon the US market. No one listens to bubblegum anymore, except for maybe preteens, and she doesn't have a niche to separate herself from all the other singers here. I don't even think she'd win American Idol. I suggest she stick to the Asian market, where she can continue to enjoy her popularity.
P.S. Her fans will probably vote to find this unhelpful as some lame way to defend her. Go ahead. I couldn't care less.
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