 
Every now and again a new female solo artist comes
along and totally blows everyone away, back in
2007 it was Kate Nash, 2008 it was Adele, 2009
it was Lady Gaga, 2010 was Ellie Goulding and
Eliza Doolittle and 2011 a lot of new names are
floating around such as Katy B, Sky Ferreira and
Jessie J, but it is Jessie J who is causing the
most buzz within the music industry and due to
the constant interest and popularity of Jessie
J her record label have decided to move her album
release date forward by a few weeks to stop people
seeking out illegal downloads and also to please
her fast growing fan base.
I first caught onto Jessie J only a couple of
weeks ago when her latest single ‘Price
Tag’ kept being played on the radio, at
the time I had no idea who it was but instantly
fell in love with the song and still love the
song now despite the fact that it has been heavily
over played but the whole upbeat vibe and beautifully
executed vocals is enough for me to never grow
bored of the song and it seems that the majority
of the UK feel the same way if the recent number
1 chart position is anything to go by.
Now I am sure that many people are wondering if
‘Who You Are’ really is that good
to have had the release date moved forward by
a few weeks and I can confirm that if you are
a fan of the Jessie J singles ‘Price Tag’
and ‘Do It Like A Dude’ then you will
totally love the album and if you are a fan of
artists such as Katy Perry, Rihanna or Christina
Aguilera then you will also love the album.
The album opens with the ever so loveable and
infectious ‘Price Tag’ and then blasts
straight into ‘Nobody’s Perfect’
a track which really oozes in style with the perfectly
sounding beautiful vocals which Jessie J showcases
throughout.
There are many strong tracks throughout the album
with the biggest sounding tracks being the two
main singles ‘Price Tag’ and ‘Do
It Like A Dude’ but sitting nicely right
behind those are the infectious ‘Rainbow’
the ever so cleaver written ‘L.O.V.E’
and my personal favourite track ‘Who You
Are’ which also happens to be the album
title track.
‘L.O.V.E’ is a love song but not your
typical cheesy sounding love song, instead the
song is about Jessie J never wanting to write
a love song but then confessing “fuck it,
I’m in love” within the lyrics which
happy to be fun and quirky throughout, the song
has a beautiful vibe and flows in such an uplifting
way.
‘Who You Are’ is a big sing-a-long
track from start to finish and is without a doubt
one of the strongest moments of the album and
from the go Jessie really shows off her fantastic
song writing skills and at the same time her amazing
vocal abilities which have enough power to lift
off the roof of the biggest arenas across the
country which Jessie J is bound to be selling
out by the end of the year.
Like most albums ‘Who You Are’ does
have a few weak moments which pretty much come
across like fillers such as the boring ‘Abracadabra’
which comes across sounding like a song by The
Saturdays which has gone slightly wrong, another
weak moment on the album is ‘Casualty Of
Love’ as the song has no real get up and
go and comes across pretty average, however don’t
let these moments put you off the album as it
is pretty hard to find an album these days that
do run smoothly throughout and in all honesty
the album does feature many killer tracks which
will warrant your hard earned money.
Overall ‘Who You Are’ is a really
strong album release and perfectly showcases the
talents of Jessie J from her general song writing
skills to her wide vocal range and as a debut
album she should really be pleased with what she
has achieved.
4/5
Review by Trigger
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