Vitamin C

• Artist: Vitamin C
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• Release Date: August 24, 1999
• Genre: Rock

Review

Vitamin C is the nom de plume for singer Colleen Fitzpatrick, who fronted Eve's Plum for two very good, and overlooked, albums released by 550 Music in the mid-'90s. Here she steps out on her own for a self-titled solo debut that is every bit as engaging as those two releases and more so. The album shows a wider range stylistically from Fitzpatrick than she did with her former band, and the result is a stunning collection that mixes pop, alternative, and dance music. Jamaican dancehall diva Lady Saw guests on the single "Smile," which fuses dancehall and alt-pop to good effect on the opening track. There is no shortage of hooks on Vitamin C. "Turn Me On" is raucous pop with quiet spoken passages and a neat lyrical twist, and "Me, Myself and I" cops the vibe of War's "Lowrider." Fitzpatrick adopts a breathy delivery over electronic bursts and a hammering drumbeat on "Not that Kind of Girl." She gets funky on "Do What You Want to Do" and explores role reversal on the electro-pop of "Girls Against the Boys." And just when it seems that she can't pull one more hook from her bag of tricks, Fitzpatrick delivers the provocatively playful "About Last Night" and the nostalgic, string-laced "Graduation (Friends Forever)." She even takes an admirable stab at the Split Enz classic "I Got You." There's not a weak track on this stellar record. ~ Tom Demalon, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Smile (Lyrics)	Josh Deutsch, Colleen Fitzpatrick	Vitamin C	(3:58)
Turn Me On (Lyrics)	Josh Deutsch	Vitamin C	(3:47)
Me, Myself and I (Lyrics)	Gregg Rolie	Vitamin C	(3:57)
Unhappy Aniversary	Sean Altman, Noel Cohen	Vitamin C	(3:56)
Not That Kind of Girl	Michael Kotch	Vitamin C	(3:27)
Do What You Want to Do (Lyrics)	Bernie Worrell, George Clinton, Josh Deutsch, William "Bootsy" Collins, Damon Elliott	Vitamin C	(3:21)
Girls Against Boys (Lyrics)	Michael Kotch	Vitamin C	(4:16)
I Got You (Lyrics)	Neil Finn	Vitamin C	(4:01)
Money (Lyrics)	Josh Deutsch, Colleen Fitzpatrick	Vitamin C	(3:47)
About Last Night (Lyrics)	Robbie Nevil	Vitamin C	(4:01)
Fear of Flying (Lyrics)	Joe Strummer, Jimmy Harry, Topper Headon	Vitamin C	(3:16)
Graduation (Friends Forever)	Josh Deutsch, Colleen Fitzpatrick	Vitamin C	(8:12)

Credits

Garry Hughes (Keyboards), Garry Hughes (Programming), Garry Hughes (Producer), Ada Dyer (Vocals (Background)), Mark Wood (Viola), Vaneese Thomas (Vocals (Background)), Zachary Alford (Drum Loop), Sean Altman (Vocals (Background)), Ron Baldwin (Executive Producer), Alan Friedman (Programming), Matt Goeke (Celli), Jill Jaffe (Viola), Ron Lawrence (Viola), Fred Maher (Guitar), Fred Maher (Recorder), Fred Maher (Producer), David Mansfield (Guitar), Tony Maserati (Mixing), Vaughn Merrick (Engineer), Herb Powers (Mastering), Lloyd Puckitt (Recorder), Lloyd Puckitt (Engineer), Lloyd Puckitt (Mixing), Mary Rowell (Violin), Laura Seaton (Violin), Sally Shumway (Viola), Steve Sisco (Assistant Engineer), Vitamin C (Main Performer), Mary Wooten (Celli), Jonas Tauber (Celli), Josh Deutsch (Guitar), Josh Deutsch (Programming), Josh Deutsch (Producer), Josh Deutsch (A&R), Gregor Kitzis (Violin), Sandra Robbins (Viola), Paul Woodiel (Violin), Colleen Fitzpatrick (Vocals (Background)), Martha Mooke (Viola), Suzie Katayama (Cello), Lady Saw (Vocals), Alli (Art Direction), Michael Kotch (Guitar), Ashley Horne (Viola), Matt Mahaffey (Recorder), Matt Mahaffey (Producer), Matt Mahaffey (Mixing), Janice Prendergast (Project Coordinator), Joel Rudin (Viola), Hughes Garry (Producer), Harry Jimmy (Arranger), Harry Jimmy (Recorder), Harry Jimmy (Producer), Waymon Boone (Vocals), Dan the Man (Vocals (Background)), Max Gibbs (Bass), Markus Klinko (Photography), Dennis Lanni (Hair Stylist), Dave Rainger (Guitar), Denise Stillwell (Viola), Ashley Ward (Make-Up), Dan Barrett (Celli)

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