Jessica Simpson | A Public Affair (2006)
16 February 2008 // 10:30 AM
Jessica Simpson's fourth album, and first following her divorce from crooner Nick Lachey, was released via Epic Records in the summer of 2006 to little fanfare. The album received scathing reviews in the press and has been criticised for its lack of originality and its similarities to 70s and 80s disco and pop music without a contemporary spin, namely the striking similarities between the title track and Madonna's anthem "Holiday."
The album shipped 500,000 copies in the US but many were left unsold. On a worldwide scale, the album has seen a fortune almost just as bleak, selling under 800,000 copies. The lead single, "A Public Affair" was the first single released from the record but failed to catch on, peaking at #39 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #20 in the UK.
A second single was released from the album called "I Belong to Me," which was not featured on original pressings of the album. (Subsequent pressings have included the song as a bonus track tacked to the end.) The single bombed and the record was quickly forgotten about.
Tracklisting:
1. A Public Affair
2. You Spin Me 'Round (Like A Record)
3. B.O.Y.
4. If You Were Mine
5. Walkin' 'Round In A Circle
6. The Lover In Me
7. Swing With Me
8. Push Your Tush
9. Back To You
10. Between You & I
11. I Don't Want To Care
12. Fired Up
13. Let Him Fly
14. A Public Affair (Extended Version)
Click here to download "A Public Affair"
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