Right Where You Want Me

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Right Where You Want Me

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  • Artist: Jesse McCartney
  • Rating: StarStarHalf Star
  • Release Date: September 19, 2006
  • Total Time: 43:46
  • Type: Lyrics are included with the album, Enhanced CD-ROM
  • Genre: Rock

Review

It may not have made huge waves, but Jesse McCartney's debut album, Beautiful Soul, was an undeniable hit, one of the biggest hits on the tween scene since Hilary Duff no longer belonged just to Radio Disney. McCartney filled the hole Duff left behind at Radio Disney, as his slick, sugary confections constantly played on that channel and on The Disney Channel, too. It set the stage perfectly for a mainstream crossover, just as Hilary Duff made serious inroads outside of the Disney community after her second album, and that's what his 2006 sophomore effort, Right Where You Want Me, was designed to be. Unfortunately, it doesn't quite deliver on its intentions. Right Where You Want Me goes just a little bit too far in making McCartney into a mainstream star -- rather, it goes a little bit too far in making McCartney mature, removing the snap from his bubblegum by giving him too many ballads to sing and too much production to sing through. He amiably gives it his all, yet the problem doesn't lie with McCartney: it's with the material and its presentation, which is too reserved for tweens, too kiddie for adult contemporary. So, it's the equivalent of musical puberty: McCartney may be closing in on 20, but this finds him in his awkward phase where he's not a boy yet not a man, and the record will only please those fans who are sticking by him through their own awkward phases. Fortunately, McCartney is enough of a showbiz pro that when he survives this transition, he'll be able to come through and deliver a good third album that builds on the better sections of this record. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi

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Right Where You Want Me (album)

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Right Where You Want Me
Studio album by Jesse McCartney
Released September 13, 2006 (Japan)
September 15, 2006 (Taiwan)
September 16, 2006 (AUS)
September 19, 2006 (U.S.)
September 22, 2006 (H.K.)
September 30, 2006 (Brazil)
April 10, 2007 (Taiwan Exclusive Special Edition)
Recorded 2005-2006
Genre Pop rock, teen pop
Length 41:14
Label Hollywood
Producer Jon Lind, Sherry Kondor, Ginger McCartney, Andy Dodd, Adam Watts, John Shanks, Kara DioGuardi, Marti Frederiksen, Emanuel Kiriakou, Dory Lobel
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Jesse McCartney chronology
Off the Record
(2005)
Right Where You Want Me
(2006)
Departure
(2008)
Singles from Right Where You Want Me
  1. "Right Where You Want Me"
    Released: August 29, 2006
  2. "Just So You Know"
    Released: December 7, 2006

Right Where You Want Me is the second studio album by American singer Jesse McCartney, released on September 19, 2006.

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Album information

Right Where You Want Me debuted at number 15 on the US Albums chart, beating the first week sales of McCartney's first album Beautiful Soul. The album sold less than 300,000 copies in the United States and sold over 600,000 copies worldwide going Gold in Taiwan & Italy accounts to over 100,000 of the sales[citation needed].

The first single of the same name was not as successful as his debut single "Beautiful Soul", peaking at number thirty-three on the US Billboard Hot 100. The video for his second single "Just So You Know" was shot and officially released, though the single never received a full release in the US due to lack of support from his current record label, as stated in an email from Sherry, one of McCartney's managers. It did chart in several European countries though.[1] A third single called "Just Go" was released in Italy. Following the low support, McCartney went back to the studios again writing and recording for his third album.[2][3]

Track listings

Standard edition
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "Right Where You Want Me"   Andy Dodd, Dory Lobel, Jesse McCartney, Adam Watts Andy Dodd, Adam Watts 3:32
2. "Just So You Know"   Andy Dodd, Dory Lobel, Jesse McCartney, Adam Watts Andy Dodd, Adam Watts 3:54
3. "Blow Your Mind"   Dory Lobel, Jesse McCartney, John Shanks John Shanks 3:11
4. "Right Back In The Water"   Dory Lobel, Jesse McCartney Dory Lobel 3:26
5. "Anybody"   Kara DioGuardi, Marti Frederiksen, Dory Lobel, Jesse McCartney Kara DioGuardi, Marti Frederiksen 3:21
6. "Tell Her"   Franne Golde, Emanuel Kiriakou, Dory Lobel, Jesse McCartney Emanuel Kiriakou 4:00
7. "Just Go"   Andy Dodd, Dory Lobel, Jesse McCartney, Adam Watts Andy Dodd, Adam Watts 3:38
8. "Can't Let You Go"   Dory Lobel, Jesse McCartney, John Shanks John Shanks 2:46
9. "We Can Go Anywhere"   Andy Dodd, Dory Lobel, Jesse McCartney, Adam Watts Andy Dodd, Adam Watts 3:35
10. "Feelin' You"   Andy Dodd, Adam Watts Andy Dodd, Adam Watts 3:25
11. "Invincible"   Kara DioGuardi, Dory Lobel, Jesse McCartney Kara DioGuardi, Dory Lobel 3:45
12. "Daddy's Little Girl"   Sherry Kondor, Dory Lobel, Jesse McCartney, Drew Ramsey, Shannon Sanders Sherry Kondor, Dory Lobel, Shannon Sanders 3:45
Bonus track
No. Title Length
13. "Gone" (Millennium version) 3:20
14. "Right Where You Want Me (Enhanced video)"   3:20
Japan exclusive bonus track
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
13. "Running Away"   Kara DioGuardi, Dory Lobel, Jesse McCartney, John Shanks Kara DioGuardi, John Shanks 3:35
14. "Feels like Sunday"   Kara DioGuardi, Marti Frederiksen, Dory Lobel, Jesse McCartney Kara DioGuardi, Marti Frederiksen 3:45
Best Buy exclusive bonus track
Amazon MP3 edition
No. Title Length
13. "Running Away"   3:35
Target exclusive bonus track
No. Title Length
13. "Feels like Sunday"   3:45
Wal-Mart exclusive bonus track
No. Title Length
13. "Gone" (Original version) 3:20

iTunes Italy exclusive bonus tracks

No. Title Length
13. "Feels like Sunday"   3:45
14. "Where You Want Me" (Junior Caldera Remix) 3:13

Asia Exclusive CD+AVCD special edition

  • CD

Same as the US normal edition track listing.

  • Bonus AVCD:
  1. Format Data (Not Playable)
  2. "Because You Live" (Music Video)
  3. "Beautiful Soul" (Karaoke Video)
  4. "She's No You" (Karaoke Video)
  5. "Because You Live" (Karaoke Video)
  6. "Beautiful Soul" (Acoustic Version from Osaka Live Convention in Japan)
  7. "Without U" (Acoustic Version from Osaka Live Convention in Japan)
  8. "I'll Try"
  9. "Crushin"
  10. "One Way or Another"
  11. "When You Wish Upon a Star"
  12. "The Second Star to the Right"
  13. "Winter Wonderland"
  14. "Best Day of My Life" (Karaoke Audio Track)
  15. "Get Your Shine On" (Karaoke Audio Track)
  16. "Good Life" (Karaoke Audio Track)
  17. "What's Your Name" (Karaoke Audio Track)
  18. "That Was Then" (Karaoke Audio Track)

Taiwan Exclusive CD+DVD Special Edition (Re-release)

  • CD

Same as the US normal edition track listing.

  • Bonus DVD:
  1. "Right Where You Want Me" [music video]
  2. "Just So You Know" [music video]
  3. "Blow Your Mind" [Taiwan TV Special Performance]
  4. "Anybody" [Taiwan TV Special Performance]
  5. "Just Go" [Taiwan TV Special Performance]
  6. "Right Back in the Water" [Taiwan TV Special Performance]
  7. "Just So You Know" [Taiwan TV Special Performance] (acoustic version)
  8. "Right Where You Want Me" [Taiwan TV Special Performance]
  9. "Right Where You Want Me" (EPK & The Making Of...)
  10. A Day in the Life: Taiwan

Charts

Right Where You Want Me actually debuted at 15 on the Billboard 200 instead of the known 14, because Billboard posted incorrect information.[4]

Chart (2006) Peak
position
Taiwan G-music Albums Chart[5] 4
Taiwan G-music International Albums Chart[5] 1
Taiwan 5-music International Albums Chart[6] 1
Australia ARIA Albums Chart 49
Italian FIMI Albums Chart 7
Swiss Albums Chart 90
France Albums Chart 89
UK Albums Chart 153
U.S. Billboard 200 14
U.S. Billboard Top Internet Albums 9

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