In This Skin (DualDisc)
03/22/2005 | Sony
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All Music Guide Review
Out of all the teen pop thrushes of the late '90s/early 2000s, Jessica Simpson was perhaps the oddest. Not because she was genuinely strange -- especially compared to Christina or Pink -- but because she never seemed that comfortable with the genre. On her debut, Sweet Kisses, that awkwardness could be written off as first-time jitters, particularly because the album boasted the dynamite single "I Think I'm in Love," which is about as perfect as pop gets. On her second album, Irresistible, her awkwardness could be attributed to either the fabled sophomore slump or the fact that she was being tarted up too much, presented as a sexy tease when she's really just the sweet, curvy girl next door. Now, for her third album, In This Skin, she tones down the trashy club beats and image, staying within the contemporary dance-pop realm while inching toward the middle-of-the-road diva that she's always yearned to be. And that's the key to Simpson and her records -- apart from that brief, brilliant moment on "I Think I'm in Love," she's never seemed like she's wanted to sing pop music. She's somebody who would have been much more comfortable in an era where she could have been produced by Mitch Miller, not somebody who half-heartedly sings moderately stylish, overly calculated dance-pop. Simpson is not a bad singer, and only when she's given a show-stopping ballad in the vein of Celine Dion can she really strut her skills. The heart of In This Skin is in the mature middle of the road, while its sound is still pitched young. Simpson is still a sweet, photogenic girl with a good voice, and in her favor, as she gets further removed from her teens, she will be allowed to do more mature material -- and this CD is a tentative step in that direction. [The album was issued in a Dual Disc version with special sound, as well as Bonus Track and Bonus Track/DVD editions.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
In This Skin (DualDisc) Track Listing
Credits of In This Skin (DualDisc)
- Andy Marvel
- Guitar, Arranger, Producer, Engineer, Keyboard Programming, Drum Programming
- Tony Maserati
- Mixing
- Nick Moroch
- Guitar
- Dave Pensado
- Mixing
- Alison Prestwood
- Bass
- Rick Wake
- Producer
- Bill Whittington
- Mixing
- Jonathan Yudkin
- Strings
- Andy Zulla
- Mixing
- Michael Spriggs
- Guitar (Acoustic)
- Kara DioGuardi
- Vocals (Background)
- Dan Hetzel
- Engineer, Mixing, Digital Editing
- Paul Pimsler
- Guitar (Acoustic)
- Jessica Simpson
- Main Performer
- Andrew Williams
- Producer, Instrumentation, Engineer
- Tom Coyne
- Mastering
- Darcy Proper
- Mastering
- Mary Maurer
- Art Direction, Design
- Dave Scheuer
- Engineer, Digital Editing
- Damon Elliott
- Percussion, Programming, Producer, Keyboards
- Richie Jones
- Programming, Producer
- Romeo Antonio
- Guitar
- Holly Lamar
- Producer
- Rob Fusari
- Producer
- Nick Lachey
- Vocal Arrangement
- Anthony Kilhoffer
- Assistant Engineer
- Lee Mars
- Mixing, Vocal Producer
- Carlos Henderson
- Bass
- Pablo Munguia
- Vocal Engineer
- J.D. Andrew
- Engineer, Digital Editing
- Jim Annunziato
- Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant
- Jennifer Karr
- Vocals (Background)
- Darryl Bush
- Production Coordination
- Bart Migal
- Track Engineer
- Tommy Harden
- Drums
- Patrick Woodward
- Mixing
- Rich Balmer
- Engineer
- Jaime Sickora
- Vocal Engineer
- Neil Devor
- Engineer
- Jun Ishizeki
- Assistant Engineer
- Greg Price
- Mixing Assistant
- Matt Snedecor
- Mixing Assistant
- Luz Vasquez
- Mixing Assistant
- Dan Bucchi
- Mixing Assistant
- Ethan Willoughby
- Assistant
- Christopher Rojas
- Violin, Engineer, Programming, Arranger
- Brendan Kuntz
- Mixing Assistant
- Chris Yoakum
- Digital Editing, MIDI Technician
- David Munk
- Vocal Producer
- John "Silas" Cranfield
- Engineer
- Trina Harmon
- Piano, String Arrangements, Strings, Producer
- Joseph Roeder
- Creative Services Coordinator
- Jill Gifford
- Design
- Chris Goercke
- Guitar (Acoustic)
- Greg Fitzgerald
- Producer
- billymann
- Organ, Guitar, Piano, Guitar (Electric), Vocals (Background), Engineer, Drum Programming, Producer, Programming, Arranger, Guitar (Acoustic), Bass
- James Ginnetti
- Keyboards
- Lana Israel
- Production Coordination
- Kasia Livingston
- Vocals (Background), Producer
- Julian Bunetta
- Strings, Engineer, String Arrangements
- Piero Giramonti
- Producer
- Mike Nack
- Authoring
- Marc Stecker
- Authoring
- Dave Matthews
- Engineer
- Richard J. Alcock
- Producer
- Calvin Aurand
- Producer
- Cheryl Frohlich
- Producer
- Jacklyn Jablkowski
- Producer
- Keith Thomas
- Bass, Arranger, Keyboards, Programming, Producer, Mixing
- Mark Russell
- Production Coordination
- Franne Golde
- Piano, Vocals (Background), Producer
- Greg Barnhill
- Producer
- Charlie Bisharat
- Violin
- Pat Buchanan
- Guitar (Electric)
- Thom Cadley
- Mixing
- John Catchings
- Cello
- Earl Cohen
- Track Engineer
- Chad Cromwell
- Drums
- Tony Duran
- Photography
- Jeffrey Frederick
- Producer
- Eric Kupper
- Guitar, Keyboards
- Victor Lawrence
- Cello
























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