Brooke Allison (album)

Brooke Allison is the debut and sole studio album by American pop singer Brooke Allison, released on June 19, 2001. The album includes songs written by Mýa, Meredith Brooks and Allan Rich. The album did not impact any major charts.

Brooke Allison
Studio album by
Brooke Allison
ReleasedJune 19, 2001
Recorded2000–2001
GenrePop
Length41:52
LabelVirgin, 2K Sounds
Producer
Singles from Brooke Allison
  1. "The Kiss-Off (Goodbye)"
    Released: March 13, 2001[1]
  2. "Thought You Might Wanna Know"
    Released: June 2001

"The Kiss-Off (Goodbye)" was the first single released from the album and reached number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales chart.[2] This was followed by "Thought You Might Wanna Know", which failed to impact any charts.[3]

Composition

Allison has said of the album: "It's so crazy - in a good way - because the album has so many musical styles... I mean, we've got some pop, R&B and ballads, but my main style is probably pop Top 40."

Promotion

The album was promoted through the children's television channel Nickelodeon.[4] Allison appeared on a number of TV programs to promote it, including Nickelodeon's Slime Time Live.[5] The music video for "The Kiss-Off (Goodbye)" was often the Nick Video Pick of the Day on Nickelodeon.

Allison guest starred on the Nickelodeon television series Taina in the season two episode, Sabotage. The album's closing track, "Say Goodbye", is featured in the episode.

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic link
Robert Christgau(choice cut)[6]

The album received generally mixed reviews, with the Knight Ridder calling it "a classic exhibit of the pop music industry's assembly-line tendencies".[7] Stephen Thomas Erlewine from AllMusic praised "The Kiss-Off (Goodbye)" and "Toodle-Oo" but wrote that "Allison tries so hard to sound different while remaining commercial enough to be successful, her record can be grating at times".[8]

Track listing
  1. "The Kiss-Off (Goodbye)" (Jim Peterik, Jeff Jacobs) – 3:31
  2. "Oh No" (Interlude) – 0:07
  3. "Toodle-Oo" (Peter Rafelson, Jeff Vincent) – 3:36
  4. "I Miss You" (Larry Dvoskin, Meredith Brooks) – 4:07
  5. "Seth" (Interlude) – 0:21
  6. "Rollercoaster" (Robert Palmer, Kasia Livingston, Jeff Vincent) – 3:28
  7. "Thought You Might Wanna Know" (Robert Palmer, Kasia Livingston) – 3:57
  8. "If I Were You" (James Day, Amy Powers, Jim Gatley) – 4:12
  9. "Perfect Chemistry" (Mýa Harrison, Damon Elliott, Michael Blakey) – 3:01
  10. "Without You" (Vincent Brantley) – 3:24
  11. "Maybe Tonight" (Erik Trent Andrews) – 4:01
  12. "Dating" (Interlude) – 0:14
  13. "My Heart Goes Boom" (Greg Wood, Geoman) – 3:10
  14. "Say Goodbye" (Mark Portmann, Allan Rich, Serge Colbert) – 4:17

"The Kiss-Off (Goodbye)" contains a sample of "Goodbye" as performed by Elwood Edwards, courtesy of America Online.

Personnel

References
  1. World Radio History
  2. "AOL Taps Brooke Allison To Advise 'Tweens'". Billboard. June 27, 2001. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  3. "Vote for Brooke on MP3.com". Brooke Allison. 27 June 2001. Archived from the original on 12 July 2001.
  4. "New teen diva turns from pop to rock – DU Clarion". Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  5. Video on YouTube
  6. "Robert Christgau: CG: Artist 4965". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  7. Gubbins, Teresa (2001) "Reviews of releases by Lonestar, Lil' Romeo, Jim Lauderdale.(The Dallas Morning News)", Knight Ridder, July 3, 2001.
  8. Brooke Allison - Brooke Allison Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2023-08-13
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