'Departure' is Jesse McCartney's 3rd studio album and it is a massive change of genre's for Jesse. Gone are the childish pop/rock tracks that have filled his last 2 albums and in their place we have a Pop/R&B mix. This is a very very good change for Jesse! I've never listened to a Jesse album before this but I've always thought the singles were ok.
'Leavin'' (the first single from this album) really got me excited about 'Departure'. I thought it was the best song I'd heard from Jesse and to be honest I still today think it is one of the best singles of 2008 so far. It did take me a while for it to click properly with me, I liked it straight away but after a few listens I loved it. My main concern with this album however was whether the album would live up to this standard.
I really do think this album has lived up to my expectations. It's the perfect mix of pop/R&B with the odd pop/rock song. But even the pop/rock songs seem to have a new level of maturity, in fact 'Told You So' one of these songs is my favourite on the album. There is a definate progression from his old albums. This album reminds me of Shayne Wards latest album, 'Breathless' only this is better, it has much more of a fresher sound to it, and Jesse seems to fit in with the genre more.
Other highlights of the album include 'Rock You' which features one of the best lines in a song, almost as good as 'It's Britney bitch' and that is 'They call me Jesse baby', it doesn't have quite the same impact as Britneys but I still love it! 'Runnin' is another of my favourites, but really I like the whole album too much to choose between all the great songs.
The only let down on this album is 'Bleeding Love' (a bonus track). I can see why he gave the song to Leona, it doesn't make as much sense as Leona's version, whether it's because vocally it isn't spectacluar I don't know, but I highly doubt Jesse would manage to have a hit with it.
I give this album 4/5 because it's a very good solid album. The reason I didn't give it 5/5 is because even though I love it I don't really love it, it's worth a buy but it hasn't made me into a massive Jesse fan, I just find it isn't perfect.
I recommend you buy 'Departure' now in the US and from June 16th in the UK!
What do you think of 'Departure'?
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