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5 out of 10
The Pussycat Dolls' self-titled debut album spawned five top ten singles and their follow-up 'Doll Domination' (featuring an epic eighteen songs) has already given us the cheeky top three hit 'When I Grow Up'. The second UK single is slow jam 'I Hate This Part', which ticks all the right Christmas single boxes; delicate piano tinkling, emotive vocals and heartfelt lyrics, but mixes them with sharp beats and a little trademark PCD attitude that set it apart from more generic festive ballads. In contrast the second US single is sassy 'Whatca Think About That'; mid-tempo, with a great twangy beat and guest spot from Missy Elliott referencing "Katy Perry kissin' on girls", it's infectious and will no doubt be accompanied by an eye-catching video, which is part and parcel of the PCD charm!
Missy Elliott isn't the only famous friend lending a hand; Snoop Dogg serves up his distinctive drawl on 'Bottle Pop', a sexy, electro tinged track that soon becomes repetitive, R. Kelly features on the cheesy 'Out Of This Club' and quite unexpectedly New Kids On The Block appear on 'Lights, Camera, Action', a saucy number about making an x-rated home movie, which would undoubtedly be better than this track.
Big names pop up in the production and writing credits too, but even the likes of Ne-Yo and Timbaland fail to deliver a killer hit; the former serving up a pretty standard ballad with 'Happily Never After', while the latter, although involved with four tracks, only manages to give us one that's decent; 'Whatchamacallit' and even that becomes a little tedious.
Hopes were high for 'Doll Domination' to be laden with pop gems, unfortunately that doesn't appear to be the case, but it's hard to write off any semi-decent PCD track, because their image plays such a huge part in the success of their singles and when they come packaged with glossy videos that are hard not to watch due to Dolls' abundant sex appeal and on-screen charisma, hits are bound to be made.
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Tracklist:
1. When I Grow Up
2. Bottle Pop
3. Whatcha Think About That
4. I Hate This Part
5. Takin' Over The World
6. Out Of This Club
7. Who's Gonna Love You
8. Happily Never After
9. Magic
10. Halo
11. In Person
12. Elevator
13. Hush Hush
14. Love The Way You Love Me
15. Whatchamacallit
16. I'm Done
17. Lights, Camera, Action
18. Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps
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