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Ace Young
Ace Young
Release Date: 2008 07 15
Label: Pazzo Music
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Few American Idol contestants have ever seemed to come straight from central casting as much as Ace Young, that long-haired, non-threatening hunk blessed with the good looks of one of Samantha Jones' interchangeable boyfriends on Sex & the City, and a name to match. Young tries a little bit of everything on his eponymous debut, all the better to fit on some radio format somewhere. Most of the time, he rides a Michael Jackson-inspired groove borrowed from Justin Timberlake -- the JT of Justified, not the cold robotic loverman of FutureSex/LoveSounds -- a sound that does have its appeal, particularly as the disco-fied rhythms are immaculate and warm. When he's not in this mode, Young switches over to arena-filling, radio-devouring power ballads that prove he does indeed bear some responsibility for DAUGHTRY's success (he helped pen DAUGHTRY's hit "It's Not Over"). Both sides of the coin are well-crafted sonically and structurally -- and they're both tied together by a slight '80s obsession, as both the dance tunes and power ballads feel indebted to the heyday of Michael Jackson, George Michael, and Bon Jovi -- and although Young's blandly handsome voice is lacking personality, he does succeed in being slick and sweet. Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Tracks:
TitleComposerTime
1AddictedChild, Young, Engström, Carlsson3:43
2LetterCarlsson, Engström, Young3:33
3Hard Hand to HoldChild, Go3:19
4You Redeem MeWarren3:54
5Where Will You GoChild, Bautista3:22
6Fast LifeYoung, Horbund, Bunetta3:37
7Young MoneyBunetta, Young3:47
8How You Gonna Spend Your LifeDieffenthaller, Brown, Child3:47
9Girl That Got AwayCarlsson, Engström, Child, Young3:26
10Dirty MindYoung, Child, Carlsson3:23
11GiftChild, Engström, Young6:43







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