Unfabulous and More

Unfabulous and More

by Emma Roberts
Unfabulous and More

Unfabulous and More

by Emma Roberts

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Overview

Half soundtrack, half teen pop debut album, Emma Roberts' Unfabulous and More features songs from the Nickelodeon series Unfabulous -- in which Roberts plays Addie Singer, a sensitive but sassy 13 year old who writes songs to cope with the ups and downs of adolescence -- as well as a few new tracks. Much like Hilary Duff's first forays into pop during Lizzie McGuire, Roberts is fresh and genuine, and the album is filled with sweet, idealistic songs sung by a young girl who sounds like a young girl instead of a pop tart. Unfabulous and More is just as musically eclectic, if not more so, than many of the albums by established teen divas: it spans the big, shiny pop of "I Wanna Be," the spunky rock of "Punch Rocker," and "Say Goodbye to Jr. High," a detailed look into the inner workings of the junior-high caste system set to bittersweet synth pop, in just the first three tracks. Like many other teen pop albums, there's a small army of writers, producers, and musicians responsible for these songs, but Unfabulous and More actually manages to sound like the voice of one girl. Many of the best songs were written by Jill Sobule, whose work has always had a sometimes-sweet, sometimes-sharp insight into young women's thoughts. "New Shoes" captures the giddy delight of getting a new pair of kicks, while "94 Weeks (Metal Mouth Freak)" nails the prison-like feeling of putting your teeth in a cage. Though the song is more than a little self-pitying, and much like having braces, goes on a little too long, it's still kind of remarkable that this teenage rite of passage and the worries surrounding it (will you still like me if I have braces?) hasn't had a song dedicated to it before. Songs like "Mexican Wrestler" and "Dummy" -- a kiss-off song dedicated to a friend who's becoming a poser -- also add some quirky but perceptive twists to teen angst. Unfabulous and More may be too earnest and innocent for fans of glossier, more glamorous teen pop, but based on these songs, it's easy to hear why Unfabulous, and Roberts, strike a chord with teenage girls. ~ Heather Phares

Product Details

Release Date: 09/27/2005
Label: Sony Music Distribution
UPC: 0828767764023
Rank: 107903

Tracks

  1. I Wanna Be
  2. Punch Rocker
  3. Say Goodbye to Jr. High
  4. I Have Arrived
  5. 94 Weeks (Metal Mouth Freak)
  6. This Is Me
  7. Dummy
  8. Mexican Wrestler
  9. We Are Gonna Happen
  10. New Shoes

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Emma Roberts   Primary Artist
Dorian Crozier   Drums
Dino Meneghin   Guitar
Keely Hawkes   Vocals (Background)
Vincent Tattanelli   Drums
John Hapmson   Guitar
Lee Nadel   Bass
Denton Whited   Drums
John Levine   Piano,Keyboards
Paul Bushnell   Bass
Mark Rogers   Bass
Lindsay Sorensen   Vocals (Background)
Nick DiMichino   Bass
Marc Rogers   Bass
Daniel Holter   Keyboards
Anjulie Persaud   Percussion,Vocals (Background)
John Hampson   Guitar
Julian Coryell   Guitar
Jill Sobule   Guitar (Acoustic),Vocals (Background)
Jim McGorman   Keyboards
Gabriel Mann   Keyboards
Aaron Sterling   Drums
Zach Danziger   Percussion
Dean Drouillard   Guitar
Sean Hurley   Bass
Jon Levine   Piano,Keyboards
Samantha Murphy   Vocals (Background)
Mike Standal   Guitar (Electric)
Erin Workman   Vocals (Background)
Yurko Mychaluk   Guitar

Technical Credits

Lindsay Sorensen   Composer
Dorian Crozier   Group Member
Kasia Livingston   Composer
Pablo Arraya   Digital Editing
Matthew Smith   Engineer
Dino Meneghin   Group Member
Brian Malouf   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Tim Devine   A&R
Greg Kolchinsky   Engineer
George Fullan   Engineer
Vincent Tattanelli   Group Member
John Hapmson   Group Member
Lee Nadel   Group Member
Denton Whited   Group Member
Big Stu   Programming,Drum Programming
John Levine   Group Member
Anjulie Persaud   Composer,Group Member
Paul Bushnell   Group Member
Stephen Marcussen   Mastering
Emma Roberts   Composer
Nick DiMichino   Group Member
Aimee MacAuley   Art Direction
Michael Kotch   String Programming
Christine Fiene   Production Coordination
Daniel Holter   Composer,Programming
John Hampson   Leader
Mark Rogers   Group Member
Franne Golde   Composer
Joe Zook   Engineer
Julian Coryell   Group Member
Jill Sobule   Composer,Group Member
Robin Eaton   Composer
James "Big Jim" Wright   Photography
Doug Tyo   Engineer
Jim McGorman   Group Member
Gabriel Mann   Group Member
Aaron Sterling   Group Member
Marshall Altman   A&R,Editing,Composer,Engineer,Producer,Programming,Group Member,Vocal Producer,Digital Editing,String Programming
Dean Drouillard   Group Member
Brian Scheuble   Engineer
Sean Hurley   Group Member
Dan Gross   Engineer
Jon Levine   Leader
David Robert Sweeney   Management
David Sweeny   Management
Erin Workman   Composer
Yurko Mychaluk   Group Member
Jason Angel   Engineer,Digital Editing
Jeannie Lurie   Composer
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