Jessica Simpson In This Skin CD

Personnel: Jessica Simpson (vocals); Michael Spriggs, Chris Goercke (acoustic guitar); J.T. Cornfloss (electric guitar); Andy Marvell (guitar, keyboads, programming); Eric Kupper (guitar, keyboards); Billy Mann (guitar); Tommy Harden (keyboards); Alison Prestwood (bass); Kara Dio Guardi, Richie Jones (background vocals).
Producers include: Ric Wake, Richie Jones, Billy Mann, Andy Mavell, Damon Elliott.
This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.
Personnel: Jessica Simpson (vocals); Franne Golde (vocals, piano, background vocals); Eric Kupper (guitar, keyboards); Andy Marvel (guitar, keyboard programming, drum programming); Billy Mann (guitar, drum programming); Nick Moroch, Romeo Antonio (guitar); Chris Goercke, Michael Spriggs (acoustic guitar); Pat Buchanan, J.T. Corenflos (electric guitar); Charlie Bisharat (violin); John Catchings, Victor Lawrence (cello); Trina Harmon (strings, piano); Juilan Bunetta, Julian Bunetta, Jonathan Yudkin (strings); Damon Elliott (keyboards, percussion, programming); Keith Thomas (keyboards, programming); James Ginnetti (keyboards); Tommy Harden, Chad Cromwell (drums); Richie Jones (programming); Kara DioGuardi, Kasia Livingston, Jennifer Karr (background vocals).
Audio Mixers: Patrick Woodward; Dave Pensado; Dan Hetzel; Keith Thomas ; Lee Mars; Tony Maserati; Bill Whittington.
Recording information: 785 Studios; 785 Studios, New York City; Big Baby Studios, NY; Bungalow A; Bungalow A And The Garage; Chartmaker Studios, Los Angeles, CA; Cove City Sound Studios, Long Island, NY; Henson Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA; Planet Mars Studios, New York, NY; Sony Studios, New York, NY; Sound On Sound Studios, NY; Stella Studios, London, England; Stonewall Sound, Malibu, CA; Stonewell Sound, Malibu, CA; Studio 19 Nashville, TN; Studio 19, Nashville, TN; The Bennett House, Franklin, TN; The Enterprise, Burbank, CA; The Garage; The Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA.
Photographer: Tony Duran.
Arrangers: Keith Thomas ; Andy Marvel; Billy Mann.
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. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Out of all the teen pop thrushes of the late '90s/early 2000s, Jessica Simpson was perhaps the oddest. Not because she was genuinely stran