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Meredith Brooks
Deconstruction
Release Date: 1999 09 28
Running Time: 50:09
Label: Capitol

Oregon native Meredith Brooks returns with the follow-up to her 1997 smash release Blurring the Edges with Deconstruction. This time working with producer Dave Darling, Brooks delivers another pleasant if somewhat derivative helping of adult rock but fails to come up with anything that is likely to command the heavy airplay of "Bitch." Deconstruction leads off with "Shout," a slice of noise-pop that sounds a bit like the Breeders, before she tackles a cover of Melanie's Woodstock-era anthem "Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)." It's a punchy version that benefits from an appearance by Queen Latifah who adds some updated lyrics. The rest of Deconstruction ranges from the Sheryl Crow-like "I Have Everything" to the goofy fun of "Cosmic Woo Woo." The best tracks are the acoustic-tinged tale of a neglected, abused child on "Nobody's Home" and the mid-tempo pop hooks of "I Said." Melodic, but there's nothing on Deconstruction that builds on her last record or is apt to sustain interest from the audience gained from "Bitch." [The CD was also released with a bonus track.] Tom Demalon, All Music Guide

Tracks:

	Title	Composer	Time
1	Shout	Brooks	3:54
2	Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)	Queen Latifah, Sofka	4:36
3	I Have Everything	Brooks	4:05
4	Cosmic Woo Woo	Dvoskin, Brooks	3:35
5	Nobody's Home	Brooks	5:12
6	All for Nothing	Nowels, Brooks	4:42
7	I Said It	Nowels, Brooks	3:23
8	Back To Eden	Nowels, Brooks	3:51
9	Bored With Myself	Peiken, Brooks	3:45
10	Careful What You Wish For	Peiken, Brooks, Gorgoni	4:27
11	Sin City	Brooks	4:37
12	Back to Nowhere	Brooks	4:02