Audio Cassette review:
Vitamin C - Vitamin C

Vitamin C - Vitamin C

Band: Vitamin C Title: Vitamin C Rating: Release Date: 31 August, 1999 Media: Audio Cassette Tracks: 1: Smile 2: Turn Me On 3: Me, Myself and I 4: Unhappy Aniversary 5: Not That Kind of Girl 6: Do What You Want to Do 7: Girls Against Boys 8: I Got You 9: Money 10: About Last Night 11: Fear of Flying 12: Graduation (Friends Forever)

Editoral Review " Colleen Fitzpatrick, formerly of modern rockers Eve's Plum, makes sure we know her smarts didn't run out there; her Madonna-influenced album also has room for a canny dance-pop version of Split Enz's "I Got You," a Feminism 101 essay assignment for junior-high students ("Girls Against Boys"), and a Clash sample on "Fear of Flying. Vitamin C took a leaf from the Sugar Ray playbook, calling in dance-hall royalty (in this case Lady Saw) to add some spice to the single "Smile. " Unfortunately, these good ideas are failed by their execution--most of the songwriting and tracks are catchy but not enough to truly lift the record off the ground--and Fitzpatrick's slight air of superiority to the radio-driven marketplace she's courting makes the record ultimately unfun. A lesson in sincere manipulation wouldn't hurt; a few listens to Best of Blondie might help. --Rickey Wright .. You can see a complete list of all Vitamin C discography, or go back to the Vitamin C tabs