Mandy Moore

The Best of

Mostly Solid Collection From Underrated Talent

Review Score:

(8/10)
When Mandy first came out back in '99, I honestly could not stand her. I was and am an admitted fan of the whole teen pop era that she was a part of, but hated her debut single "Candy" and instantly dismissed her as a one hit wonder. However, despite the fact that Mandy came no where near her peers in popularity, her future works were very strong. Her self-titled 2001 release was a very cool, yet sophisticated contribution to teen pop and her 2003 covers album was even better, yet neither made much of a splash on the charts despite decent critical accalim and that's a shame. This "Best of" takes some of her best *and worst* material from her four albums. None of these were huge hits...."I Wanna Be With You" was Mandy's only top 40 hit "Candy" just missed it peaking at #41, but these were not even remotely her best songs.

Her best song is probably "Only Hope." Even though it was never a radio hit, it is probably her most liked song. It's great to see it on here. "Cry" is also a very strong single as is her covers of "I Feel the Earth Move" and "Have A little Faith." i personally would've liked to see her version of "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters" on here, but oh well. Her lone top 40 hit "I Wanna Be With You" is also nice.

Mandy will probably never have a very big recording career, but she does have talent. She's come a long way from her first album "So Real."

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