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No Ordinary Girl (2007)
Jordan Pruitt
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Review of
No Ordinary Girl
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JORDAN PRUITT
"NO ORDINARY GIRL"
At an age when most teens have only begun to discover themselves Jordan
Pruitt already has a good sense of who she is. "I'm an all-American
girl," she says. "Half girly-girl, half tomboy. I can go without make-up
and go fishing with my dad; other times, I buy pink shoes and shop at
Betsey Johnson." There may be two sides to Jordan the teenager. But when
it comes to music, there's only one side: Jordan Pruitt is a
monumentally talented singer/songwriter with a maturity far beyond her
15 years. As her Hollywood Records debut CD "No Ordinary Girl" shows,
Jordan has the chops to command the youth audience of today and for many
tomorrows to come.
Produced by Keith Thomas (Nick Lachey,
Whitney Houston, Amy Grant), the
new CD was co-written largely by Jordan, and naturally reflects the
world as seen through a bright-eyed fun-loving teen. Yet, true artist
that she is, Jordan manages to bring out the universal in every song.
"Outside Looking In" has already proved the case. In the song
Jordan examines the typical teen phenomenon of feeling left out and
turns it into a deeply reflective acoustic-flavored masterwork. "I was
left out," she says of earlier experiences in school. "I wrote about
half of the song and in our first session, Keith heard it and loved it.
We wrote the rest together."
Long before its official release, the track has already garnered
more than 600,000 spins on Jordan's Myspace page. Meanwhile the video
version – shot at L.A.'s famed University High – captures all of the
song's inherent drama. The track was also featured in the Disney
Channel's made-for-television film "Read It And Weep," which aired this
past summer. Getting a further head start, Jordan hit the road for a
national tour opening for the Cheetah Girls and Vanessa Hudgens.
On those dates, Jordan offered a sneak preview of the upcoming
CD. "No Ordinary Girl" is aptly titled as Jordan consistently avoids the
easy traps that plague some other young teen artists. Instead, in every
song she strives for the extraordinary. Upbeat tracks like "Teenager"
and "Miss Popularity" explore classic elements of high school life,
mining them for musical and lyrical gold. In "I'm Over It," Jordan
layers her own intricate harmonies over hard-core funk track, while her
joyous remake of the Sister Sledge classic "We Are Family" sums up
perfectly Jordan's approach to life.
Hailing from Loganville, Georgia, Jordan began singing at age 4
-- no surprise, as her father was a worship and song leader at the
family's church. "I was singing with my dad's band at 10, harmonizing
with them. That's when he knew this was something bigger." In the years
to come, Jordan sang before audiences ranging from a few thousand to the
tens of thousands, at venues such as Centennial Olympic Park, Stone
Mountain, Six Flags Over Georgia and The Fox Theater.
Jordan's big break came when Grammy Award winning producer Keith
Thomas heard a demo Jordan had recorded in Atlanta. "The next day,"
recalls Jordan, "Keith called us and said ‘Get up here." Jordan soon
found herself in Thomas' studio in Franklin, Tenn., soon after which she
signed with Levosia Entertainment and, later Hollywood Records.
That prompted a family move to Tennessee and a relentless agenda
of writing, recording and building for Jordan's impending debut. "It's
been such a crazy experience," laughs Jordan. "It's all so new to me,
working from 12 to 12, but it's also been so much fun."
In the months preceding the CD release, Jordan has been setting
the stage. Her "We Are Family" cover is featured on the soundtrack of
Disney's DVD movie "Air Puppies." Jordan also had a chance to perform
with labelmates Aly & AJ at the Disney
co-sponsored 2006 Youth Marketing Conference
With so much happening in her life and career, it's fair to ask
how the 15-year-old handles it all. Her answer is simple: "I've got
amazing people around me," says Jordan. "People always tell me to keep
my head on straight. Well, I have my family to help me do that. With my
music, I'm not saying I'm going to change the world, but I do want to it
make a better place."
Jordan Pruitt. No ordinary girl. No ordinary artist. |
Our Review of No Ordinary Girl
No Ordinary Girl
What pop music needs right
now is a new teen pop diva to rule the airways. Hollywood
records and Disney is hoping that
Jordan Pruitt is that
girl. While Britney Spears
and Jessica Simpson have
long passed their youthful innocence and
Hilary Duff is becoming a
young woman in her own right, the airwaves are open for the next
big act.
Jordan Pruitt can be the
next “it.” The requirements for the job are having the right
look, the right sound – oh, and be able to sing. As for looks,
she has a beautiful girl next-door face, with a laid back
attitude. The music, as far as her debut album, No Ordinary
Girl proves, she also has the right voice with the vocals of
a songbird to go with it.
Disney gave us a tease the
last two years with songs appearing on two compilation CDS (Totally
Awesome Christmas Vol. 2 and
Girl Next). Now she
hits home with a full debut album. The lyrics of the songs
discuss the trials of a youngster in today’s society. The
themes are boldly emblazoned within their titles – “Miss
Popularity,” “Teenager,” “Who Likes Who,” and “Over It.” Each
songs contain a strong dance beat with stronger vocals by Pruitt
who keeps pace with the music’s tempo. For those who groove to
the music, this album has a lot to dance to.
There is also a second,
collateral theme. Some songs discuss the inner workings of a
teenager’s mind, the place where they go when no one is around
to listen – maybe even a young consciousness evaluation their
own minds. A place where most adults have forgotten about.
These themes are contained throughout the album, but more
predominate in songs such as “Outside Looking In,” “My Reality”
and “When I Pretend.” “When I Pretend” is my favorite off the
album. Although the faster beats and changing tempos of most of
the album showcase her vocal capabilities, her skill as a
singstress really hits home in this beautiful ballad. Although
she (and her album) are being marketed towards the “younger”
crowd, she has a voice that can cross the bridges of age and
produce more contemporary non-pop music and be a success.
Either way, with her voice and marketing power of Hollywood
Records, she is going to be a force to reckon with in the next
few years.
With a voice like that,
she’s no ordinary girl.
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1. No Ordinary Girl
2. Miss Popularity
3. Over It
4. Teenager
5. Outside Looking In
6. We Are Family
7. Waiting For You
8. Jump To The Rhythm
9. My Reality
10. Who Likes Who
11. Later
12. When I Pretend |
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