★★★★★
A former chipmunk gets his urban groove on. A child actor in US soap All My Children and wholesome, cherubic singer in boy band Dream Street, McCartney has undergone an incredible re-invention from soppy tween pin-up into an R&B love stallion. The journey included voicing one of Alvin's chipmunks (Theodore) and more importantly in the history of pop co-writing Leona Lewis' Bleeding Love...
- www.virginmedia.com
2009-07-21
★★★★★
At 21, Jesse McCartney is now co-writing big, grown-up hits like LeonaLewis' "Bleeding Love," so you can't blame the former WB heartthrob forwanting to reinvent himself with this more adult, if carnal-minded,third CD Departure. While "Make Up" proves a catchy Justin Timberlake facsimile,McCartney's nasal, still-boyish vocals often sound preposterous pairedwith come-ons like "You and me, we gon' travel like a Visa" on suchharder-edged cuts as "Rock You...
- ew.com
2009-06-12
★★★★★
McCartney, no relation to Stella, takes himself more seriously than the average teen scream. The former All My Children star stretches his thin voice to the breaking point, usually over mellow acoustic guitars. Here he tries to prove he's a rocker. Rash prediction: It's not going to work. McCartney doesn't sound too seductive begging, "Stick the key in the ignition and light it up." Sorry, kid, but according to the Springsteen-Seger Act of 1975, you're required to "make her motor run."...
- www.rollingstone.com
2009-06-08
★★★★★
It may not have made huge waves, but Jesse McCartney's debut album, Beautiful Soul, was an undeniable hit, one of the biggest hits on the tween scene since Hilary Duff no longer belonged just to Radio Disney. McCartney filled the hole Duff left behind at Radio Disney, as his slick, sugary confections constantly played on that channel and on The Disney Channel, too...
- music.aol.com
2008-08-27
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