Vitamin C's first album was pitched directly at junior-high and high-school kids, to the point that its breakthrough single, "Graduation (Friends Forever)," was pumped full of yearbook clichés. Perhaps it shouldn't be a surprise that she wanted to spice up her image with her second album, More, adding a little more sex and sophistication -- two things that are only appropriate for a singer closing in on 30. While the title implies this is another ride on the teen pop merry-go-round, More winds up having more style and substance than its predecessor. Vitamin C isn't afraid to be either slyly witty or to celebrate her new wave roots, not just on the cover of the Waitresses' "I Know What Boys Like," but in the general frothy, synthesized approach of the entire album (highlighted by the near-robotic vocals on "She Talks About Love"). Much of this music is lightweight, but deliberately so, and, at its best, such as "Dangerous Girl," its bright, shiny attitude is utterly giddy. Vitamin C isn't content on making effervescent, featherweight pop singles; she wants to sex it up a bit, vamping on occasion (such as on the lead single, "The Itch"), and, with "Sex Has Come Between Us," she gives into a platonic friendship turned romantic (unlike Britney, who just teased on "Oops! I Did It Again"). There's no mistaking this for anything other than a dance-pop record, yet it's made by an artist that is (thankfully) a little too old for teen pop. She's in on the joke, playing with the conventions, adding a touch more wit, both in the music and lyrics, as well as more classicist pop songcraft. That doesn't mean that this is as purely pop as Fountains of Wayne, but it's easy to see this becoming a guilty pleasure for that group's fans. And they may even wind up embracing its knowing approach to teen pop more than teens themselves. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
Windy Wagner, Dorian Cheah, Vitamin C, Guy Roche, Shelly Peiken
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Credits
David Frank (Arranger), Steve Sidelnyk (Drum Programming), Victoria Clamp (Vocals (Background)), Alli (Design), Tom Bender (Assistant Engineer), DJ Logic (Turntables), Laila Samualson (Vocals (Background)), Bloodshy (Drum Programming), Alli (Art Direction), Mick Guzauski (Mixing), Peter "Ski" Schwartz (Keyboards), Andy Marvel (Keyboards), Dah Len (Photography), Josh Deutsch (Guitar), Marc Anthony Jones (Guitar), Michael Hatch (Performer), Adam Rogers (Guitar), Guy Roche (Programming), Laila Samualson (Performer), Dorian Cheah (Guitar), Dorian Cheah (Keyboards), Marc Anthony Jones (Performer), Fredro Starr (Producer), Andy Rogers (Performer), Windy Wagner (Vocals (Background)), Yussi Allie (Logo), Michael Hatch (Producer), Ryan Freeland (Engineer), Bo Reimer (Mixing), Alan Friedman (Drum Programming), Michael Hatch (Guitar), Shelly Peiken (Vocals (Background)), Mac Quayle (Keyboards), Steve Penny (Assistant Engineer), Jim Caruso (Engineer), Dushyant Bhakta (Engineer), Guy Roche (Engineer), Jimmy Harry (Programming), Antonio Ballatore (Prop Design), Jimmy Harry (Arranger), Fredro Starr (Process Engineering), Michael Hatch (Programming), Guy Roche (Keyboards), Yussi Allie (Design), DJ Logic (DJ), Ryan Freeland (Production Assistant), Mats Berntoft (Guitar), Bloodshy (Keyboards), Dorian Cheah (Programming), Flip Osman (Mixing), Andy Marvel (Engineer), Billy Mann (Producer), Jimmy Harry (Producer), Andy Marvel (Guitar), Jack Daley (Bass), Avant (Producer), Vaughan Merrick (Engineer), Andy Marvel (Producer), Bloodshy (Producer), Jimmy Harry (Keyboards), Tabitha Fair (Vocals (Background)), Lloyd Puckitt (Engineer), Billy Mann (Keyboards), Devra Kinery (Make-Up), Alli (Logo Concept), Ché Graham (Retouching), Ted Jensen (Mastering), Garry Hughes (Keyboards), David Frank (Producer), Brad Gilderman (Mixing), Dave Way (Mixing), Guy Roche (Producer), Michael Hatch (Vocals (Background)), Vitamin C (Vocals (Background)), Dan Sharp (Hair Stylist), Sue Ann Carwell (Vocals (Background)), Mark Anthony Jones (Guitar), Bloodshy (Engineer), Vaughan Merrick (Mixing), Lloyd Puckitt (Mixing), Jeanette Olsson (Vocals (Background)), Billy Mann (Guitar), Bloodshy (Arranger), Tony Maserati (Mixing), Josh Deutsch (Producer), Billy Mann (Vocals (Background)), Flip Osman (Mixing Assistant), Alex Edenborough (Performer), Michael Hatch (Keyboards), Jeanette Olsson (Performer), Mick Guzouski (Mixing), Ann Mincieli (Mixing), Sue Ann Carwell (Vocal Arrangement), David Frank (Drums), Chris LeBeau (Photo Production), Alex Edenborough (Vocals (Background)), Ron Baldwin (Executive Producer)
More is the second album released by singer Vitamin C in 2001. The album was not as successful as Vitamin C's previous eponymous album both in terms of chart positions and sales. The album peaked at #122 on the Billboard 200 albums chart and was uncertified. Like her debut, the Japanese version of the album contains a bonus track, "This Summer I".
I Know What Boys Like is a cover of the 1980s band The Waitresses. The song is not only from The Waitresses' 2nd album, Wasn't Tomorrow Wonderful, but it was also the album's 6th track as is the case for Vitamin C. The track was pencilled as the album's 3rd single, yet never materialised after Elektra Records abandoned the project.
