Common Sense Note
Jesse McCartney delivers pleasant, nice-boy pop on BEAUTIFUL SOUL -- one of the more successful actor/singer crossover artists playing it very safe. You could point out that McCartney wrote four of the songs here; perhaps that fact will inspire your kids to try their hand at song-writing as well.
Common Sense Review
Reviewed By: Kathi Kamen Goldmark
Jesse McCartney cut his pop-star teeth in boy bands. The Sugar Beats and Dream Street veteran was also a child soap-opera actor and appears in the WB drama "Summerland." His debut solo album, "Beautiful Soul," is an unusually successful actor/singer crossover pop CD. Unlike some similar recent efforts (Lindsay Lohan comes to mind), Jesse's performances feel honest and natural. He delivers safe, pleasant, and well-produced tunes that stop short of becoming so saccharine that they make your teeth itch.
It helps that the kid can really sing. And that he's absolutely adorable to look at, with a sense of style and dynamic that you either have or you don't; it'd be hard to fake. The song lyrics don't say a whole lot, but they say it over interesting rhythm tracks, on tunes that show off Jesse's musical and vocal strengths. Mostly love songs, the lyrics and delivery make the singer seem like a sensitive sweetie-pie. As it happens, he co-wrote four of the best songs on the album: "She's No You," "Get Your Shine On," "That Was Then," and "What's Your Name?"
Jesse McCartney's voice, delivery, and charisma -- combined with top-notch production and some more-than-halfway-decent material -- make for a surprising, refreshing, and delightful pop music debut from this sure-fire teen heartthrob.
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