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." 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." 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
Vitamin C [ENHANCED CD],Vitamin C,Elektra / Wea,Club/Dance,Dance Music,Dance-Pop,Pop,Popular Music,Rock/Pop,Teen Pop
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Vitamin C [ENHANCED CD]
Vitamin C Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00000JZBO Release Date: 1999-08-31 |
Tracks:
- Smile
- Turn Me On
- Me, Myself And I
- Unhappy Anniversary
- Not That Kind Of Girl
- Do What You Want To Do
- Girls Against Boys
- I Got You
- Money
- About Last Night
- Fear Of Flying
- Graduation (Friends Forever)
Amazon.com Music Reviews
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." 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." 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 WrightCustomer Reviews:
Vitamin C [ENHANCED CD].......2006-10-06
Pop perfection.......2006-05-07
This is pure pop perfection at it's finest. You've got a wide variety of all kinds of genres rolled into one...some more catchier than others.
"Me Myself & I" is a fun tune that pokes fun at making it on one's own.
"Not That Kind of Girl" has a rock-tinged Vitamin C going all out.
"Do What You Wanna Do" samples some Digital Underground with some success, with Vitamin C crooning about how her fella doesn't need to be perfect to win her over.
"Girls Against Boys" is a fun, slightly random tune about waging war with the sexes. A great beat coupled with some somewhat out-of-place Japanese jibberish and you got a funky track.
"I Got You" is full of energy, with Vitamin C slowing down during the parts leading up to the chorus, where the song just comes alive with a strong beat.
A good CD to have to your pop collection.
Two Minor Cuts, But Overall Very Enjoyable.......2005-05-05
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Since this CD has been reviewed to death (143 reviews as of this writing), I'll just make this short and simple, only adding what little information I can.
Two of the songs have minor cuts at the end.
Track 6 - "Do What You Want To Do" - cuts off at the end as the next track starts.
Track 10 - About Last Night" - end of song fades into track 11 "Fear of Flying."
There's a bonus song which isn't listed in the track listing on the back of the CD case. However, if you buy the CD factory-sealed, there should be an orange sticker on the front with white and yellow-orange text which reads: "Includes the anthem for all friends, for all times Graduation [Friends Forever] and the hits Me, Myself And I and Smile. Bonus Features! Graduation [Friends Forever] (The Student Interview Mix); video and interview footage for your CD-Rom (Enhanced CD)."
So, Track 13 is "Graduation [Friends Forever] (The Student Interview Mix)" (that's the official title).
The Enhanced CD video and interview footage mentioned on the label is for "Smile," though there is one brief clip of Vitamin C singing "Gradution" in a studio with the choir.
Vitamin C - Good Vocal and Unique Music.......2005-04-18
Although Vitamin C's music is quite catchy, I don't think it belongs to the mainstream American pop cultural music. Her interpretation of these songs are unqie and the production of this albumn is very good. I really like her voice. It's sweet but not oversweetened, firm but not rigid. It's very pleasant to the ear.
The overal quality of this albumn is high, with each song contributing similar tone to the albumn. However, it does seem that the last song "graduation" is forcibly put on this albumn just to add some pop flavor to it. It was obvious because this song was one of the hit singles from the albumn, and the theme of this song just didn't go well with the entire albumn
I'd say that if there wasn't this useless effort of adding a hit song at the end, I'd definitely rate this albumn 5 stars. Unfortunately I have to give it 4 stars. I believe that this albumn would sell as well as it did if it didn't have that graduation song.
Purple_Garden
brings back memories..........2004-11-06
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More
Vitamin C Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000051XS9 Release Date: 2001-01-30 |
Tracks:
- The Itch
- Sex Has Come Between Us
- That Was Then, This Is Now
- Dangerous Girl
- She Talks About Love
- I Know What Boys Like
- Busted
- Special
- Where's The Party
- I Can't Say No
- Real Life
- As Long As You're Loving Me
Amazon.com
As if to remind us that radio pop isn't just for kids, Colleen "Vitamin C" Fitzpatrick turns up the grown-up sassiness on her second album. Its percolating opening cut, "The Itch," celebrates not just carnal urges, but also the other pleasures of serial monogamy--such as moving on. Similarly, "I Can't Say No" and "Dangerous Girl" speak up for giving way to sensation. Well-made like its predecessor, More shows Fitzpatrick moving closer to pop perfection without quite reaching it. (A cutesy cover of the Waitresses' postpunk classic "I Know What Boys Like" is the only full-fledged loser among these dozen cuts.) Smart production and conception--"That Was Then, This Is Now" borrows the acoustic-guitar gloss of Madonna's Music, while "As Long As You're Loving Me" ends the disc on a genuinely sweet (not saccharine) note--make More a winning answer to current formulas. Rickey WrightCustomer Reviews:
A Little Hit-and-Miss, But Where It Suceeds, It Goes Beyond Pop.......2006-07-29
"Vitamin C" a.k.a. Collen Fitzpatrick fell under this category for quite some time. However, as I have matured, I can now look back on my past loves and enjoy them for what they are: I've reached the age where I can appreciate what I crazed with at younger years.
Popping "More" into my CD player, a bit curious to what exactly it contained, I found myself . . . frankly: stunned! Some of the songs ("The Itch", "I Know What Boys Like") were not the cream-of-the-crop, but what really floored me was her grouping of electronic-influenced dance/pop music! Only in the world of Pop can so many different flavourings of various styles be accumulated under one artist, and this CD really does prove it.
I reveled in the beauty of "She Talks About Love", "Busted", "I Can't Say No" . . . they were all masterpieces of an era, plain and simple. I can definately see how this album wouldn't fly off the charts, but it definately made my day and has changed my somewhat biased opinion of Vitamin C forever.
She really seemed to enjoy herself, and this album is a perfect time-capsule into a specific portion of the 90's, with a feel of music that I can now adore and appreciate with all the other artists I've learned from since giving up on Colleen.
Amber vonTassle has done it again!
Great Music, Outdated & Crippled Enhanced CD Portion.......2005-05-05
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[3 Stars For The Music, 0 Stars For The Outdated & Crippled Enhanced CD Portion]
Vitamin C's "More" was originally released in 2000 by Elektra Entertainment Group (a division of Warner Music Group). "The Itch" music video on the CD-ROM portion of the disc ("Enhanced CD") is crippled using HyperCD technology. (HyperCD is the brand name for a way of removing a small slice of meta-data from a digital file such that the file is made unreadable. This process is called "encrippling." Only when the "encrippled" file on a computer is linked with the piece of meta-data on a web site can the user view the content.) Unfortunately, the video will NEVER be playable because the website was taken down a long time ago.
HyperCD technology absolutely sucks and gives me a good reason NOT to buy anymore CDs.
Let's see, where should I begin...
1. Running HYPERCD.EXE from the main/root directory of the CD installs files to C:\HYPERCD and puts an icon on my desktop without telling me it's doing this, and for no real reason anyway. This is the first instance of my hatred for HyperCD technology. Spyware does this kind of behavior. (I'll let it slide that this menu exe doesn't contain any real content, and is really pointless to have anyway.)
2. "The Itch" music video is located on the CD here: \content\Vc01.hlk. However the "content" directory is set to be hidden by Windows. There's no reason to hide the file like that. People who bought the CD don't have to be treated like pirates, though that's the basic premise for HyperCD technology when used in a manner like this.
3. The HyperCD browser plugin installer is located on the CD here: \SETUP\SETUP.EXE. However, the program runs in an endless loop on my computer. When it starts to run the second time, I quit it.
4. The plugin gets installed for IE (C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\PLUGINS\nphcd32.dll), but not for Mozilla. I had to manually copy/move the plugin to my Mozilla plugins directory. (The installer gives no indication of what the plugin is named or how many files it installs. The HyperCD.com website gave me the file name.)
5. Since I had to manually quit the install program, this of course means that my default browser (Mozilla - which the plugin was not automatically installed to) won't be launched, and I won't be taken to the site through which I can view the video. Thankfully, I found the URL of the website in this file \SETUP\HCDSETUP.INI on the CD. The website is: http://elektra.broadbridge.net/vitamin_c_001/index.html
6. If I try to go to that site, I get a "server not found" error message as that server, much less that page, was taken down long ago. This is why the internet should not be relied upon to provide exclusive content for a physical item. For example, the Jurassic Park DVDs gave you an exclusive "weblink" to online content on the making of the then in-production Jurassic Park 3. Needless to say, that "bonus feature" is non-existent now. Of course, that case is drastically different from this one. In the case of any CD using HyperCD technology, the content actually exists in the CD itself, but is crippled unless viewed from within an online webpage. It's one thing to have a link to content that can't be viewed, it's quite another to have the content itself but not be able to view/hear it.
7. Using the Internet Archive, I was able to get a copy of the files on that page: index.html, all images, and MOST IMPORTANTLY VitaminC_Vc01.hlq (which contains the missing portion of the video file already on the CD itself). Unfortunately, VitaminC_Vc01.hlq is set to *only* work if it's on the original web server (elektra.broadbridge.net). So even having an archived copy on another website or on my own computer won't work (Mozilla reports: "Error in server identifiers(008)").
Thanks to HyperCD technology, it looks like I'm going to be forced to buy the DVD for the movie "Get Over It!" which contains "The Itch" music video as a bonus feature. I shouldn't be forced to buy an additional product, at a cost of $10 more, for something that was advertised as a "bonus feature" of a product I already bought. That is just plain wrong!
By the way, the other content on the Enhanced CD are outdated copies of Java Environment (JRE13I), Netscape 6 (N6SETUP, N6UNINST, SETUP), Real Player 8 (NSRP8), Direct-X 6 (\SETUP\ DXM6PTCH, DXMEDIA), Spinner internet radio service (\SETUP\INSTALL SPINNER FREE), WinAmp music player - with Vitamin C skin (SETUP\INSTALL WINAMP FREE), ICQ Plus 2.05 instant messenger (SETUP\IPLUS205), and AOL 5 (\SETUP\AOL\).
More - Ode to the Most Under-rated Singer!.......2005-04-30
It is an known fact that every new singer's second albumn always falls somewhat short of expecation. But when I bought Vitamin C's second albumn "More", I was totally blown away. I was already in love with her first albumn, completely enjoying her unique style and sweet voice, but I still didn't expect her second albumn to exceed her first.
The songs on this albumn are more hip-hopish than the ones in the first albumn, however, they still retain much of the "Vitamin C" style. I especially enjoy "The Itch" and "As long as you are loving me". I have to point out that "as long as you are loving me" is such a sweet and wonderful song that deserved more praises that it got.
With two great songs opening and closing the albumn, this production is definitely a success. I think Vitamin C might be the most under-rated singer right now, and I hope she keeps it up and produces more great songs.
With all that said, what are you waiting for? Buy it today!
Purple_Garden
Great album.......2005-04-26
What happened to her?!?.......2004-11-16
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Shot in the Dark
Vitamin C Manufacturer: Fos-glo ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00008F42V Release Date: 1996-02-27 |
Tracks:
- B.F.O. (Brother From Oakland)
- 4 da Taker
- Gotta Let It Off
- Much Love
- Don't Push Me
- Plot
- Can't Let Go
- Busta's
- All in the Bag
- Mr. Whoopie
- Wait Until Tonight
- Fridays
- On & On
- Thanx
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The String Quartet Tribute to Norah Jones
Manufacturer: Vitamin Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000BWVNO Release Date: 2003-09-02 |
Tracks:
- Seven Years
- Turn Me On
- Lonestar
- One Flight Down
- Don't Know Why
- Feelin' The Same Way
- Come Away With Me
- If I Were A Painter
- The Nearness Of You
- The Long Day Is Over
Product Description
1. Seven Years
2. Turn Me On
3. Lonestar
4. One Flight Down
5. Don't Know Why
6. Feelin' The Same Way
7. Come Away With Me
8. If I Were A Painter
9. The Nearness Of You
10. The Long Day Is Over
Format: CD
Customer Reviews:
Another Tribute album..........2003-12-02
These Vitamin guys must be cranking these CD's out in bulk just hoping that one will cash in. Do we really need muzak versions of all these rock-pop artists? The music was created originally for a certain ensemble. Putting it in string format does not heighten it's credibility. Furthermore Vitamin keeps hiring the same people to do these arrangements,why not at least experiement and make logical new arrangements based on the music (i.e. maybe a smooth jazz for Norah) to offer a fresh version-whoops you might steal that idea now...also I heard the tracks from the guy that was originally hired to do this..Joe Andolino.. and he's a great arranger. Too bad Vitamin doesn't care. Based on the used copies available of this already it speaks for itself.
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The String Quartet Tribute to The Roots
Manufacturer: Vitamin Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B0002DB5HC Release Date: 2004-07-13 |
Tracks:
- Pussy Galore
- Adrenaline!
- Break You Off
- You Got Me
- The Seed 2.0
- Don't See Us
- Proceed
- Act Too (The Love Of My Life)
- What They Do
- Concerto Of Desperado
- What You Want
- Sacrifice
Product Description
1. What They Do
2. Concerto of Desperado
3. What You Want
4. Pussy Galore
5. Break You Off
6. The Seed 2.0
7. Sacrifice
8. You Got Me
9. Act Too (The Love Of My Life)
10. Proceed
Bonus Tracks:
11. Adrenaline!
12. Don't See Us
Format: CD
Customer Reviews:
Worth Checking Out.......2005-05-12
If you like the roots, you will like this.
what!.......2005-04-15
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Graduation(Friends Forever)
Vitamin C Manufacturer: Wea International ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B0000589QI Release Date: 2001-01-09 |
Tracks:
- The Itch (Radio Edit)
- The Itch (Original Version)
- Graduation (Friends For Ever)(Original Version)
- The Itch (DJ Scribbles Club Mix)
Album Description
First single off the dance-pop act's sophomore album, 'More'. The follow-up to the 1999 hit 'Graduation (Friends Forever)'. The Aussie edition of the Billboard hit includes four tracks including two previously unreleased mixes not included on the U.S. single. 'The Itch' (radio edit, original version & DJ Scribbles Club Mix) and 'Graduation (Friends For Ever)' (original version). Slimline jewel case. 2000 release.Album Details
Features 3 mixes of 'The Itch', along with the previous single 'Graduation (Friends Forever).Customer Reviews:
2 great songs........2004-07-30
The Itch: this song was such a great dance song for the time it was released when there wasn't much like it. It still holds up well, too.
Graduation: The theme of an entire generation of people, making this our generation's biggest graduation/going on theme to this point. There has been no song surpassing it in recent times
this is a cover song.......2001-05-01
Best Song in the world.......2001-01-22
Is You Be Fellin' "The Itch" Again!!!.......2001-01-20
Track Listings:
1.) The Itch (Radio Edit) = This version is just like that of the original except the fact the it is cut short by about 30 seconds.
2.) The Itch (Original Version) = This is the version most of us are familiar with and that we have seen the video to on MTV.
3.) Graduation (Friends Forever) = This is Vitamin C' strong hit and by the looks of it, off her upcoming album "MORE" I'm sure she'll have at least a couple strong hits hopfully toping this one.
4.) The Itch (DJ Scribbles Club Mix) = This remix is just great being that it is the only remix that Vitamin C put out for The Itch. The beats to this are pretty funky, yet it doesn't sound anything similar to the original.
Peeps, you don't know what your missing out on, hurry up and buy this single, its well worth your money. Infact any remix is well worth the money. This single won't do you wrong, you will "LOVE IT LONG TIME"
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The String Quartet Tribute to Massive Attack
Manufacturer: Vitamin Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0006HBZJM Release Date: 2005-01-04 |
Tracks:
- Angel
- Hymn Of The Big Wheel
- Risng Son
- Better Things
- Safe From Harm
- Inertia Creeps
- Sly
- Teardrop
- Three
- Weather Storm
- Unfinished Symphony
- Oto
Product Description
1. Angel
2. Hymn Of The Big Wheel
3. Rising Son
4. Better Things
5. Safe From Harm
6. Inertia Creeps
7. Sly
8. Teardrop
9. Three
10. Weather Storm
11. Unfinished Symphony
12. Oto (Original Composition)
Format: CD
Customer Reviews:
A Mess.......2006-08-25
They dogmatically attempt to reproduce notes and harmonies from the songs 'as is' rather than rework creatively to achieve an overall flow. Songs are also over-complicated rather than seeking a purity of sound and harmony. This really jars, as this is where Massive Attack excel. It also feels over-produced (trying to make up for poor composition?).
I was hoping for something intelligently re-worked to fit the instruments used, such as Christopher O'Riley did superbly with Radiohead. Instead, this seems to be cashing in on the name rather than getting to the heart of the music.
Nice, although it's not Massive's way..........2005-10-09
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The String Quartet Tribute to PJ Harvey
Manufacturer: Vitamin Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0002DB5GS Release Date: 2004-07-13 |
Tracks:
- 50ft Queenie
- Good Fortune
- Down By The Water
- O Stella
- A Place Called Home
- C'Mon Billy
- Dry
- Rid Of Me
- The Sky Lit Up
- The Wind
- Victory
- To Bring You My Love
Product Description
1. Good Fortune
2. To Bring You My Love
3. Down By The Water
4. C'Mon Billy
5. The Sky Lit Up
6. The Wind
7. Rid Of Me
8. 50ft Queenie
9. Dry
10. O Stella
Bonus Tracks:
11. Victory
12. A Place Called Home
Format: CD
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Smile
Vitamin C Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00000JJ3I Release Date: 1999-06-29 |
Tracks:
- Smile (Mr. Mig's Extended Mix)
- Smile (Radio Edit)
- Smile (Dub Mix)
- Smile (Maserati Mix)
- Smile (Acappella)
- Smile (Album Version)
Customer Reviews:
Put a smile on your face!.......2004-07-30
Great Song.......2000-06-02
this song is excellent.......1999-09-18
lifts ur spirits.......1999-08-31
vitamin c has got a style greater than everyone else.......1999-08-30
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Last Nite
Vitamin C Manufacturer: V2 Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00008UVBK Release Date: 2004-01-13 |
Tracks:
- Last Night [Original Mix]
- Last Night [This Is Radio Electroclash]
- Last Night [I Lick That Mix by Count Caligua]
- Last Night [Manhattan Clique Remix]
Album Description
2003 single for the U.S. dance-pop star, a cover of The Strokes' hit married with Blondie's 'Heart of Glass'. Both the Strokes & Blondie have given full permission to Ms. C! Four tracks, 'Last Nite' (Original, Derby & Kotch Mix, I Lick That Mix By Count Caligula, & Manhattan Clique Remix). V2.Album Details
The Strokes "Late Nite" Produced in the Style of Blondie's Number One Hit "Heart of Glass".Customer Reviews:
3 stars for effort, but ............2004-07-30
"Last Nite" was a huge hit in Europe, where it was released - but compared to her other songs, it just doesn't make any impact. I'd prefer her to stick with sentimental pop ballads, thunderous unique dynamite breakup songs & echoing club anthems. She's had a pretty good streak to this point.
wonderful.......2004-07-17
wonderful.......2004-07-17
Truly Awful.......2004-07-14
BUY THIS SINGLE!.......2004-07-09
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Music: Smuggler / Burn the Witch [Import]
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