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2001 studio album by Brooke Allison

Brooke Allison
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Studio album by Brooke Allison
ReleasedJune 19, 2001
GenreTeen pop
Length42:02
Label
Producer
Singles from Brooke Allison
  1. "The Kiss-Off (Goodbye)"
    Released: March 13, 2001
  2. "Thought You Might Wanna Know"
    Released: June 2001

Brooke Allison is the debut studio album by American singer Brooke Allison. Virgin Records released the album on June 19, 2001. Allison worked with producers including Michael Blakey, Robert Palmer, Elton Ahi, Peter Rafelson, Jeff Vincent, Damon Elliott, and Mark Portmann. It is a teen pop album, which was conceived after Allison's songs were discovered by a recording executive online. Brooke Allison's lyrical themes revolve around love and relationships.

Brooke Allison includes two singles: "The Kiss-Off (Goodbye)" and "Thought You Might Wanna Know", with the former peaking at number 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales chart.

Background

In 2001, Allison signed to Virgin Records after a recording executive discovered some of her songs on the internet.

The album was promoted through the children's television channel Nickelodeon. Allison appeared on a number of TV programs to promote it, including Nickelodeon's Slime Time Live. Allison guest starred on the Nickelodeon television series Taina in the season two episode, Sabotage. The album's closing track, "Say Goodbye", is featured in the episode.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Robert Christgau(choice cut)

The album received generally mixed reviews, with the Knight Ridder calling it "a classic exhibit of the pop music industry's assembly-line tendencies". Stephen Thomas Erlewine from AllMusic praised "The Kiss-Off (Goodbye)" and "Toodle-Oo" but wrote that "Allison tries so hard to sound different while remaining commercial enough to be successful, her record can be grating at times".

Track listing

Brooke Allison track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."The Kiss-Off (Goodbye)"3:33
2."Oh No" (interlude)
  • Blakey
  • Palmer
—0:10
3."Toodle-oo"
  • Peter Rafelson
  • Jeff Vincent
  • Blakey
  • Rafelson
  • Vincent
3:39
4."I Miss You"
  • Blakey
  • Ahi
4:10
5."Seth" (interlude)
  • Blakey
  • Palmer
—0:24
6."Rollercoaster"
  • Blakey
  • Palmer
  • Vincent
3:31
7."Thought You Might Wanna Know"
  • Palmer
  • Livingston
  • Blakey
  • Palmer
3:58
8."If I Were You"
  • Blakey
  • Ahi
4:15
9."Perfect Chemistry"
  • Blakey
  • Elliott
3:04
10."Without You"Vincent Brantley
  • Blakey
  • Ahi
3:26
11."Maybe Tonight"Erik Trent Andrews
  • Blakey
  • Ahi
4:04
12."Dating" (interlude)
  • Blakey
  • Palmer
—0:16
13."My Heart Goes Boom"
  • Greg Wood
  • Geoman
  • Blakey
  • Ahi
3:13
14."Say Goodbye"
  • Blakey
  • Portmann
4:19
Total length:42:02

Notes

  • signifies an additional producer

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the liner notes of Brooke Allison.

  • Elton Ahi – production, mixing, strings, piano
  • Agostina – make-up
  • Brooke Allison – lead and background vocals
  • Michael Argento – spoken vocals on interludes
  • Michael Blakey – production, mixing, drum programming, percussion, strings, executive producer
  • Chelsea Brummet – spoken vocals on interludes
  • David Campbell – strings
  • Scott Canady – bass guitar
  • Frank Chevalier – stylist
  • Cario Dalla Chiesa – photography
  • Yong-Bae Cho – engineering
  • Serge Colbert – strings
  • Demetric Collins – guitars, percussion
  • Claudio Cueni – mixing
  • Jim Davis – assistant engineer
  • Elwood Edwards – sample vocals
  • Damon Elliott – production, programming
  • Mary Fagot – creative direction
  • Craig Furkas – engineer
  • Grant Geissman – acoustic guitar
  • Bruce Gladstone – executive producer
  • Van Gogh – production
  • Jesse Gorman – assistant engineer
  • Julie Griffin – background vocals
  • Portia Griffin – background vocals
  • John Guidon – executive producer
  • David Guerrero – assistant engineer
  • Tim Heintz – keyboards
  • Kent Huffnagle – assistant engineer
  • Charles Jefferson – bass guitar
  • Denaine Jones – background vocals
  • Aaron Kaplan – assistant engineer
  • Tim Malone – mix engineer
  • Matt Marrin – assistant engineer
  • Ethan Mates – mixing
  • Will Miller – strings
  • Fred Mirza – arrangement
  • Tim Neuman – creative direction
  • Robert Palmer – production, guitars, keyboards
  • Dave Pensada – mix engineer
  • Mark Portmann – production, strings
  • Ian Prince – keyboards
  • Serena Radaelli – hair
  • Peter Rafelson – production, mixing, engineering
  • Eric Roinestad – art direction, design
  • Christophe Saluzzo – hair
  • Eddy Schreyer – mastering
  • Jill Tengan – assistant engineer
  • Michael Thompson – guitars
  • Jeff Vincent – production, keyboards

References

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  2. "Vote for Brooke on MP3.com". Brooke Allison. June 27, 2001. Archived from the original on July 12, 2001.
  3. "AOL Taps Brooke Allison To Advise 'Tweens'". Billboard. June 27, 2001. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  4. K. Elder, Roberts (August 5, 2001). "Rockers look to Internet as shortcut to stardom". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on August 11, 2024. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
  5. "New teen diva turns from pop to rock – DU Clarion". Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  6. Video on YouTube
  7. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (June 19, 2001). "Brooke Allison - Brooke Allison". AllMusic. Archived from the original on April 18, 2015. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
  8. Christgau, Robert. "CG Brooke Allison". Robert Christgau. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
  9. Gubbins, Teresa (2001) "Reviews of releases by Lonestar, Lil' Romeo, Jim Lauderdale.(The Dallas Morning News)", Knight Ridder, July 3, 2001.
  10. Virgin Records (2001). Brooke Allison (Media notes). Brooke Allison.
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