| | |  | Tote Bags | Home » » » It's Not Me It's You | | | | | | | Description: | | It's Not Me, It's You, is the follow-up to Lily Allen's critically acclaimed 2007 debut, Alright, Still. The album finds Lily in top form, creating a record Blender's recent "In The Studio" feature described as "part God, part country and all middle finger." Allen wrote and recorded the album's 12 songs with producer Greg Kurstin (the bird and the bee), who worked with her on three songs for Alright, Still - "Everything's Just Wonderful," "Alfie" and "Not Big." On It's Not Me, It's You, Lily's characteristically sharp observations find expression in a variety of musical styles, with influences ranging from the Jazz Era to country and western to dance music. "Highlights include `Everyone's at It,' a synth-pop song about prescription drugs that features Allen on xylophone; `He Wasn't There,' which matches emotional lyrics about her absent father to a jazz groove; and `Not Fair,' a saucy country song about an inadequate lover," said Rolling Stone. "We decided to try and make bigger sounding, more ethereal songs, real songs," says Lily, who will be touring the U.S. in the spring. "I wanted to work with one person from start to finish to make it one body of work. I wanted it to feel like it had some sort of integrity. I think I've grown up a bit as a person and I hope it reflects that." | | | Product Details: | | | Audio CD Release Date:
| February 10, 2009 | | Studio:
| Capitol | | Number Of Discs:
| 1 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 85 reviews |
| | | Track Listing: | | | 1. | Everyones At It | | 2. | The Fear | | 3. | Not Fair | | 4. | 22 | | 5. | I Could Say | | 6. | Back To The Start | | 7. | Never Gonna Happen | | 8. | F**k You | | 9. | Whod Have Known | | 10. | Chinese | | 11. | Him | | 12. | He Wasnt There | |
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 Happy CustomerSep 07, 2010
I got this item really fast! It was also in excellent condition too! I will def. buy more things!
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 Not worth buying vinyl on Amazon.comAug 10, 2010
the music is great but the vinyl record was shipped in an over sized box, not the typical box used for shipping vinyl. the album was completely warped and unplayable. the replacement that was sent to me was again shipped in inappropriate packaging and also warped, just not as bad as the first. i wont be buying vinyl from amazon again.
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It's not just me, It's amazingJul 12, 2010
I start off by saying if your going to buy this for your 10 year old daughter, bad idea, but I'm sure your not so I carry on. A brilliant album, very catchy and has a meaning. It's so Refreshing to see somebody who writes from her heart Most of the songs are brilliant with some ok one's, in short no fill in's. This is a brilliant album and a must buy it's one of the best album's of 2009.
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Building on Alright Still's successJul 12, 2010
Lily Allen, It's Not Me It's You
4 stars out of 5
In many ways Lily continues the things that made her first album work without merely cloning that album; that's generally a good thing, eh?
Though I later became a far bigger Gagaphile, Lily was the first modern mainstream pop star whose songs I found myself interested in much at all. She was actually the first to show me that hit pop music [i]could[/i] be intelligent and enjoyable.
Lily does have an interesting singing voice. She doesn't go for theatrics such as holding high notes; her vocals stay clear and even without getting boring.
However, where I think she really works well is the juxtaposition of the airy style of the vocals and beats with the biting social commentary of some of her lyrics. This is what I found in "F*** You", the song that got me introduced to her. (I actually ran across that when Googling for Eric Idle's "The FCC Song", which also uses gratuitous profanity as a part of sarcastically making [i]its[/i] point). Great dig at the attitudes/mindset of the far right.
I also saw that in "22" (aimlessness of some young women coupled with overdependence on boyfriends or the idea of boyfriends), "Everyone's At It" (drug-fueled lifestyle, prescription or otherwise), "The Fear". Accordingly, those are my favorite songs on the album.
Lily does have her share of songs with more-standard themes such as clubbing and boyfriends/breakups. However, while often not my favorite songs of hers, they still work fairly well because of the voice, variation from typical pop instrumentation/production, and Lily's lyrical sarcasm. "I Could Say", "Not Fair", "Never Gonna Happen", "Who'd Have Known" and "Back To The Start" come to mind here.
(Not Fair also has an undertone of neglect or abuse, even if not in a violent sense, that does add to the song's feel.)
A few weak tracks, but the stronger ones are very good and interesting.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Lily rocks!Jun 23, 2010
Ok, I stumbled upon Lily Allen a few years back. I bought her first album "Alright, Still" and could not believe the honesty in her lyrics. Very entertaining. Plus her songs are catchy! I still like her first album better then this one. But I am definately a fan and look forward to future albums.
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