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  • Artist: Natalie
  • Rating: StarStarHalf Star
  • Release Date: September 19, 2006
  • Type: Contains explicit content
  • Genre: Rhythm & Blues

Review

Natalie scored a modest hit, "Goin' Crazy," with her self-titled 2005 debut album. Her second album, Everything New, similarly opens with a nice breezy urban ballad with a sugar-coated hook. The song, titled "What You Gonna Do?," also features a phoned-in feature by Bun B, a popular hardcore rap from Houston. Some songs on Everything New take an even breezier approach (e.g., "All of My Life"), eschewing the urban flourishes, while others compensate with harder, dancier productions ("Dance with Me"). The balance is nice, mainly employed by producers Happy Perez and Play N Skillz. But for an album titled Everything New, there sure isn't much here that sounds like anything approaching "new." This is standard urban dance-pop, for the most part. The exception to the lack of newness is the album-closing title track, which boasts surprisingly sharp rapping from Natalie as well as a likewise cutting beat driven by an old Isaac Hayes sample. Make no mistake, "Everything New" is the most striking song on the album, even if it's too autobiographical for radio play. Indeed, it's a shame that it's sequenced last rather than first; it would have been a jolting kick-start to this otherwise straightforward album. [The two unlisted bonus tracks include "Goin' Crazy," the likable hit song from Natalie. It's a really nice bonus for anyone who doesn't already have that album or an MP3 of the song.] ~ Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
What You Gonna Do? N. Alvarado Bun B, Natalie (3:49)
All of My Life N. Alvarado Natalie (4:38)
My Candy N. Alvarado Natalie (3:45)
Pieces N. "Happy" Perez, N. Alvarado Natalie, Rob G (4:15)
Dance with Me P. Winnberg, N. Alvarado, C. Karlsson Natalie (3:10)
Call Me Up N. "Happy" Perez, N. Alvarado Natalie (4:21)
If You Only Knew N. Alvarado Play N Skillz, Natalie (3:52)
Heartbreaker N. "Happy" Perez, N. Alvarado Natalie (3:30)
Slow Dance N. Alvarado, N. "Happy" Perez Rob G, Natalie (3:32)
Turnin' Me On N. Alvarado Natalie (3:47)
When I Was with You N. "Happy" Perez, N. Alvarado Natalie (3:34)
Everything New N. "Happy" Perez, N. Alvarado Natalie (3:28)
Love You So [*] Natalie (3:37)
Goin' Crazy [*] Natalie (4:51)

Credits

Russ Lee (Musician), Mark Liddell (Photography), Larry Gold (Cello), Rob G (Performer), Jason Goldstein (Mixing), Igor Szwec (Violin), Charles Chavez (Executive Producer), Emma Kummrow (Violin), Sandy Brummels (Art Direction), Guardian (Producer), Gloria Justin (Violin), Steve O Valdez (Producer), Russ Lee (Producer), Happy Perez (Producer), Jeff Chestek (Engineer), Larry Gold (String Arrangements), Rick Marcel (Guitar), James Hoover (Mixing), Azar Shahsavarani (Artist Coordination)
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Everything New
Studio album by Natalie
Released September 19, 2006
Genre Contemporary R&B
Label Universal
Producer Happy Perez, Bloodshy & Avant, Steve-O Valdez, Play-n-Skillz
Natalie chronology
Natalie
(2005)		 Everything New'
(2006)

Everything New, released September 19, 2006, is the second album by R&B/pop singer Natalie Alvarado. It was the follow-up to Natalie's debut album Natalie. The album featured productions from Happy Perez, with whom she worked on her debut, but also worked with other producers, like Bloodshy & Avant and Play N Skillz.

The album's lead single was intended to be "Love You So", which was even released as a single on iTunes a month before the album's release, but the first single sent to radio from Everything New was "What You Gonna Do?", which features hip-hop tinges from Bun B, but failed to gain much attention. Due to the record label's lack of promotion for the album, and lack of radio support for the singles, Everything New failed to chart on the Billboard 200 albums chart, and has sold less than 5,000 copies. If the album had sold only 2 additional copies in the first week of release, it would've debuted at #200. The album's original track listing featured a song titled "Feels Good", but it was replaced by "When I Was With You" before it was released.

The album's unofficial lead single "Love You So" is actually an unlisted bonus track, as well as Natalie's debut single "Goin' Crazy".

Track listing

  1. "What You Gonna Do" (featuring Bun B)
  2. "All Of My Life"
  3. "My Candy"
  4. "Pieces" (featuring Rob G)
  5. "Dance With Me"
  6. "Call Me Up"
  7. "If You Only Knew" (featuring Play-n-Skillz)
  8. "Heartbreaker"
  9. "Slow Dance" (featuring Rob G)
  10. "Turnin' Me On"
  11. "When I Was With You"
  12. "Everything New"
  13. "Love You So" (bonus track)
  14. "Goin' Crazy" (bonus track)


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