Pink

Title: Can't Take Me Home Artist: Pink Release Date: 4/4/2000 Label: BMG, La Face, LaFace Duration: 54:08 UPCs: 4988017628263, 730082606226, 0886972123127 Genre: Rock Styles: Dance-Pop, Urban, Pop/Rock, Teen Pop Moods: Aggressive, Confident, Freewheeling, Stylish, Theatrical, Complex, Outrageous, Provocative, Rousing, Sexual, Sexy, Ambitious, Energetic, Fun, Street-Smart, Cheerful, Party/Celebratory, Playful, Nocturnal, Quirky Total Copies: 47 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Split Personality
2. Hell Wit Ya
3. Most Girls
4. There You Go [*]
5. You Make Me Sick
6. Let Me Let You Know
7. Love Is Such a Crazy Thing
8. Private Show
9. Can't Take Me Home
10. Stop Falling
11. Do What U Do
12. Hiccup
13. Is It Love

Year Type Label Catalog # 2007 CD La Face 88697212312 2004 CD BMG 27022 2000 CD LaFace 26062

No other editions were found for this album.

It may be hard to listen to Pink's debut album Can't Take Me Home without hearing TLC, specifically their 1999 album Fanmail. After all, L.A. Reid and Babyface were the executive producers for both albums, and they decided to use a skittering, post-jungle rhythm for the bedrock of these savvy, club-ready dance-pop productions -- a sound exploited expertly on TLC's record. If Can't Take Me Home pales next to Fanmail, it's not Pink's fault, nor is it because the album is sub-par; it's simply because it follows in the footsteps of a record that's as close to a modern classic as contemporary soul gets. Judged as its own entity, Pink's debut is quite strong, even if it isn't perfect. The production is masterminded by Babyface and LA Reid, who oversee such producers as Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs, Terence "Tramp-Baby" Abney, Daryl Simmons, and Tricky (not to be confused with the dark trip-hop genius, of course), and throughout this album, their work sparkles, from the deft layers of drum machines to the sultriness of the slow grooves. For the most part, Pink's performances match that production -- she may not be able to deliver ballads with assurance and soul just yet, but she never over-sings. She also not only has an appealing voice, but displays a fair amount of chops. So, with the production and performances in place, that leaves just the songs. While there are no bad cuts on Can't Take Me Home, there aren't any knock-out punches, either. They're all fairly well-crafted, but they're more ingratiating than immediate, and if dance-pop should be anything, it should be indelible upon at least the second listen, if not the first. Many of the songs on Can't Take Me Home need a few spins before they truly sink in, which is a bit unfortunate. Still, it's not the worst situation in the world, either, especially since a lot of the tunes actually do make an impression with repeated plays. So, Can't Take Me Home doesn't really escape many of the pitfalls of a debut, but thanks to LA Reid and Babyface's production and Pink's engaging talents, it's a promising first effort all the same. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Name Credits Anthony President Producer, Instrumentation, Drum Programming Babyface Producer Blake Eiseman Engineer Brian Smith Assistant, Engineer Celeste Moses Artist Coordination, Production Coordination Cherie O'Brien Creative Coordinator Chris Champion Engineer Chrissy Conway Vocals (Background) Craig Love Guitar Damon Thomas Vocal Arrangement Daniela Federici Photography Daron Jones Instrumentation, Producer, Arranger Darrell Thorp Assistant Daryl Simmons Producer Derrick Scott Guitar Douglas Robertson Assistant Dylan Vaughan Assistant Elliot Blakely Assistant Fredrick Parnell Hair Stylist Herb Powers Mastering Ivy Skoff Production Coordination Jamal Jones Vocals (Background) Jason Boyd Arranger Jason Rome Assistant John Frye Engineer John Horesco IV Assistant Josh Butler Engineer Justin Henry Make-Up Karlin Producer, Arranger, Instrumentation Kawan "KP" Prather A&R Kenny Stallworth Assistant Kerren Berz Strings, String Arrangements Kevin "KD" Davis Mixing Kevin Lively Assistant L.A. Reid Producer Larry Reid Producer Lysa Cooper Stylist Manny Marroquin Mixing Mauricio Iragorri Assistant Michael Keith Arranger Mike "Hitman" Wilson Engineer Mike Hartnett Guitar, Bass Milwaukee Buck Mixing Neil Pogue Mixing P.A. Drums, Producer, Keyboards Paul Boutin Engineer Paul Foley Engineer Pink Vocals (Background), Vocal Arrangement, Vocals, Main Performer, Arranger Ralph Cacciurri Assistant Regina Davenport Artist Coordination Ricardo Lewis Vocals (Background) Rob Chirelli Mixing Robert Hannon Assistant Sean "Sep" Hall Engineer, Producer Sharon A. Daley A&R Sherree Ford-Payne Vocals (Background) Soulshock Arranger, Instrumentation, Producer Stephanie Vonarx Assistant Steve Baughman Assistant Steve Macauley Assistant Tavia Ivey Vocals (Background) Terence "Tramp Baby" Abney Keyboards, Drum Programming, Producer Tye-V Vocals (Background) Victor McCoy Assistant Will Baker Vocal Arrangement