Another Side

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  • Artist: Corbin Bleu
  • Rating: StarStar
  • Release Date: May 01, 2007
  • Total Time: 41:32
  • Type: Lyrics are included with the album, Enhanced CD-ROM
  • Genre: Rock

Review

Straight off the success of another Disney movie (High School Musical followed by Jump In), teen heartthrob Corbin Bleu released his debut, Another Side, ostensibly to show that there's more to him than just his acting and his pretty face. However, what the album illustrates most of all is that Bleu has an impressive production and songwriting team and plenty of money to make a hit record rather than any particular immense talent of his own. The singer's voice is decent in its own right, though not spectacular, and fits the kind of pop/R&B that's being churned out in spades, but Bleu isn't able to give himself much of an identity or personality beyond that. The music itself doesn't help, either. The 12 tracks that make up Another Side don't distinguish themselves from any other of the teen pop songs out there. They are catchy, but only in the most generic of ways, with too many synthesized beats and other instruments that are processed beyond the point of recognition. Yes, there are moments when Bleu seems to find his voice -- the stalkerish "Homework," the Ne-Yo-penned "I Get Lonely" -- but more often than not the tracks all seem to be knock-offs of older Disney faves *NSYNC (and similarly, Justin Timberlake, who Bleu often seems to be mimicking) or even the Cheetah Girls; it's pure TV-channel-created pop, meant to support and reflect the tween dynasty they've created. Bleu and Co. are trying to appeal to a sense of fun, to singing along in the car with your friends (as your mom drives), but it's so generic and produced it doesn't even do that. And with that one objective failed, Another Side loses its own purpose completely. ~ Marisa Brown, Rovi

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Another Side (Corbin Bleu album)

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Another Side
Studio album by Corbin Bleu
Released May 1, 2007 (U.S.)
June 18, 2007 (France)
June 11, 2007 (UK)
August 11, 2007 (Australia)
Recorded August 7, 2006—February 23, 2007
Genre Pop, teen pop, dance-pop, R&B
Length 39:01
Label Hollywood
Producer Elliot Lurie (exec.), Stan Rogow (exec.), Cutfather, Matthew Gerrard, Christopher Rojas, Jonas Jeberg, Damon Sharpe, Stereo, Shaffer Smith, The Heavyweights
Corbin Bleu chronology
Another Side
(2007)
Speed of Light
(2009)
Singles from Another Side
  1. "Push It to the Limit"
    Released: November 25, 2006
  2. "Deal with It"
    Released: May 12, 2007
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 2.5/5 stars[1]

Another Side is the debut album from High School Musical singer Corbin Bleu. It was released by Hollywood Records on May 1, 2007. His first single off the album, "Push It to the Limit", was recorded and appears on the soundtrack of Jump In!. Bleu has stated that the album has a "pop-R&B feel". The album debuted at number thirty-six on the U.S. Billboard 200, selling about 18,000 copies in its first week.[2] He supported his debut album by doing a solo summer tour with opening act Mitchel Musso, along with opening for Vanessa Hudgens' State & County Fair 2008 summer tour. He had covered two songs, "She Could Be" was originally sung by Christian Bautista and "Still There for Me" was originally sung by Nick Carter. As singles, "Push It to the Limit" reached #14 on the Billboard Hot 100, while "Deal with It" reached #112 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles and #87 on the Pop Songs chart.

Contents

Track listing

Standard edition
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "Deal with It"   Jay Sean, Mikkel Johan Imer Sigvardt, Joe Belmatti, Mich Hansen Cutfather 3:04
2. "Stop" (featuring J-King) Lambert Waldrip, Drew Jordan Stereo 3:24
3. "Roll with You"   David Kopatz, Mich Hansen, Joe Belmaati Cutfather 2:59
4. "She Could Be"   Andrew Fromm, Christopher Rojas, Arnie Roman Christopher Rojas 3:25
5. "I Get Lonely"   Shaffer Smith, Melvin Spankman, Marcus Allen The Heavyweights 3:35
6. "We Come to Party"   Matthew Gerrard, Robbie Nevil, Corbin Bleu Matthew Gerrard 3:04
7. "Mixed Up"   Corbin Bleu, Damon Sharpe, Greg Lawson, Brian Wayy Damon Sharpe 2:54
8. "Still There for Me" (featuring Vanessa Hudgens) Gerrard, Nick Carter, Bridget Benenate Matthew Gerrard 3:38
9. "Marchin'"   Damon Sharpe, Greg Lawson, Jonas Jeberg, Simon Brenting Damon Sharpe, Jonas Jeberg 3:02
10. "Never Met a Girl like You"   Matthew Gerrard, Robbie Nevil, Corbin Bleu Matthew Gerrard 3:40
11. "Homework" (featuring J-King) Steven Durham, Dalevertis Hurd, Corbin Bleu, Jaime King, Jr Steven Durham, Dalevertis Hurd 2:58
12. "Push It to the Limit"   Matthew Gerrard, Robbie Nevil Matthew Gerrard 3:14

Deal With It

The song "Deal with It" was originally written and sung by Jay Sean, who originally intended it to be the title single of his second album My Own Way (2008). He later gave it to Corbin Bleu, whose version of the song features background vocals by Jay Sean. The song earned Jay Sean a BMI Songwriter Award [3] and was later instrumentally covered in the 2009 song "Juliette" by South Korean band SHINee.[4][5]

Charts

Chart Peak
position
Sales
U.S. Billboard 200 36[6] 120,000+

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