I Am Me

Performer: Ashlee Simpson
Engineer: Jeff Rothschild...
Producer: John Shanks...
Distributor: Universal Distribution

Notes: Personnel: Ashlee Simpson (vocals); John Shanks (guitar, keyboards, bass instrument, background vocals); Daniel Chase (keyboards, programming); Patrick Warren (keyboards); Jeff Rothschild (drums). Although Ashlee Simpson had to deal with the Saturday NIGHT LIVE lip-synching debacle that followed the release of her successful debut, she still managed to escape the shadow of her older sister, Jessica, and emerged as a popular performer in her own right. On 2005's I AM ME, Simpson clearly revels in her independence and renewed confidence, moving forward with an energetic set of guitar-heavy pop/rock tunes. Though her music still falls into the vein of Avril Lavigne and Hilary Duff, the dense, layered production of multi-instrumentalist John Shanks helps to distinguish the tunes here, which he co-penned along with Simpson. Given assured tracks such as the immediately catchy "In Another Life" and the New Wave-tinged "Dancing Alone," I AM ME is a worthy successor to Simpson's first album and bodes well for the young singer's future.

Ashlee Simpson, younger sister of singer Jessica Simpson, is one of the most fascinating pop-culture phenomena of the early 2000s. Following a stint on the squeaky-clean television drama "7th Heaven," the prefabricated sensation's singing career was launched in 2004 with the release of AUTOBIOGRAPHY. Despite an infamous lip-synching debacle on SNL, fans continued to gobble up Ashlee's pop take on alternative rock. Simpson is an intriguing study in insta-fame and, as her 2005 release I AM ME proved, a dependable source for catchy chart toppers.

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