Product Description

This is the debut album from US pop-rocker Ashlee Simpson, sister of US pop queen Jessica Simpson. Released after the popular reality TV show 'The Ashlee Simpson Show', which tracked her move from TV actress to rock star, the album is a world away from the sweet pop ballads of her sister, mixing indie rock, pop, and radio friendly metal.

Track Listing

1. Autobiography
2. Pieces Of Me
3. Shadow
4. La La
5. Love Makes The World Go Round
6. Better Off
7. Love For Me
8. Surrender
9. Unreachable
10. Nothing New
11. Giving It All Away
12. Undiscovered
13. Harder Every Day
14. Sorry

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3930 in Music
• Released on: 2004-08-30
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 51 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
You hear a lot of echoes throughout Ashlee Simpson's Autobiography, but her big-eyed, bright-smiled sister Jessica isn't behind a one of them. That'll come as no surprise to fans and anyone who has caught the "darker" Simpson sister on MTV, which is responsible for hurtling the hard-edged "Pieces of Me" onto radio playlists across the country and creating a mini frenzy over this CD's content. Stoking the gossip-fuelled flames is track three, "Shadow". On it, 19-year-old Ashlee spills her childhood resentment over her sister's attention-gulping career, ending up on a conciliatory note that has the surprising effect of making the Simpson divas' drama seem believable ("Everything's cool now…and the past is in the past," she sings). But serious music fans ought not to dilly-dally with the celeb stuff and dive right in, because this disc dishes up more than a lot of us bargained for. "LaLa" revs up the unsuspecting by way of out-and-out lustiness, "Love for Me" lays on the lovelorn angst thick, and the title track is a take-no-prisoners, love-me-or-leave-me rock anthem. Rippling throughout are cunningly malleable vocals, bending here for a kittenish Gwen Stefani effect, stretching there to sound Christina Aguilera-cathartic. Sweeter moments call to mind the indie sensibilities of Jill Sobule. More than others of her reality-show insta-star ilk, Ashlee Simpson's is an autobiography that shouts, "bring on the sequel". --Tammy La Gorce

Album Description
Autobiography, produced by John Shanks (Sheryl Crow, Melissa Etheridge, Michele Branch, Hilary Duff, Unwritten Law), has elements of rock, punk and pop, recalling Ashlee’s own favourite bands – ranging from The Pretenders and Blondie to Janis Joplin and Steve Nicks. Ashlee co-wrote every song on the album, working with the likes of Good Charlotte's Benji Madden, Ron Fair (Black Eyed Peas, Christina Aguilera) and Weezer's Rivers Cuomo. Ashlee is currently starring in her very own MTV reality show Ashlee, which tracks her through the whole recording process and is going down a storm in the US. The world is set to learn all about the latest multimedia Simpson star.

Customer Reviews

Ashlee Simpson - "Autobiography"
I have to say this is a very good album, I can see why it has beaten her sister's (Jessica Simpson) album successes as Ashlee appeals more to teens! "Pieces of Me" was a smart move and it shows that she is actually a very good singer but some people just put her down because she had one little lip syncing incident but she still sings in her own songs. Nowadays she has learned from that SNL incident and she sings live more often. "La La" also has to be the best attempts at a rock/pop song from a teen singer as it is really full of energy and has you singing along! All and all, great album!

Autobiography Review
Those dark puppy dog eyes stare at you from the cover of Autobiography. Everything about Ashlee's image is screaming 'IM NOT LIKE MY SISTER'. But is it just an act? - This album is a fine example of teenage pop-rock definitely unlike her sisters more 'pop princess' glossy sound. Ashlee seems dark and mysterious with a lot of emotion's, but is this all an act dreamt up by some paper pushing label execs? - Ashlee's not so strong and some times throaty voice is supported by protool's engineering, but! The formula seems to work. Autobiography will have you dancing, crying & laughing. This is a perfect buy for fans of mainstream pop music.

WKD
Well i think this album is wicked, i love her attitude as it is very similar to my own every song has a great beat to it n u can 'rock out' to every song n being a female i reckon any female can relate to every song on here feeling over powered by her bloke or bein ditched by the git, or even sick and tired of living up to everyones expectations.