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Number of Who I Am (2001) Reviews: 1
Reviewer: John Fitzgerald, Human resources staff database assistant November 06, 2001 I've heard Andrews fans describe this as a disappointing follow up to her well liked debut
release but this album fairs quite well with what's on offer. For those unfamiliar with
Jessica, she is yet another artist that is thrown into the ever growing pile of Country "cross
over" artists attempting to tread Faith Hill territory. This album reminds me somewhat of
Jamie O'Neal's "Shiver" album. However, "Who I am" has more electricity and in general
more appeal but the songs are slightly less adventurous then those on "Shiver" so it makes
finding gems harder. Fret not, they are there, it will just take more listens to find them.
One number definitely of interest here is the bouncy "Good friend to me" which was
co-written by Bekka and I think I can hear Bekka on background vocals on this song but
as she's just listed as being on the album and many songs are of a similar volume and
tempo, it's hard to tell which ones she's actually on. The cover of Maria Mckee's "Show
me heaven" is a bit watered down, lacking some emotional impact as Andrews doesn't
attempt to hit the key notes in the tune. Overall, the jangly electric guitars and well put
together backing instrumentation will make it easy for one to want to listen to this disc on
numerous occasions but like O'Neal's outing, this musical path, while enjoyable to me and
many others I'm sure, may not seem so original anymore.
