This Is the One (US Version)

Utada Hikaru (Singer) | Utada

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Chris@...
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September 5, 2009

pretty good Customer Review Rated Bad 10 - 10 out of 10

this album has some good songs and some not good songs
by far the BEST SONG IS
"merry christmas mr. lawrence-FYI"
love that song
i really really hate the cver of this album,it looks so cheap,serisoussly low budget
they should have done something prettyir and more glamorous

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Alex
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May 28, 2009

1 people found the following helpful

Best asian english album of the year Customer Review Rated Bad 10 - 10 out of 10

I was extremely pleased when i first heard Utada's This Is The One new english album. Its so much different from her debut english album, Exodus. Exodus was overly artistic in the music sense but This Is The One is so R&B and its the style of the music market now.

Songs that i truely love and adore is:

1. Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence, FYI (The best song on the album. The music is so addictive...its so Utada
style!!)- 10/10
2. Come Back To Me (A very strong ballad)- 10/10
3. This One (Crying like a child)- another strong ballad- 10/10
4. Poppin'- i Love how sexy the lyrics is and how stupid the music sounds like..i just love this kind of melody -
10/10
5. Dirty Desire- another same kind of music with Poppin'. Simply adores it!- 9/10
6. On & On- a party song that is super addictive. Love the part where she sang ''honey if ur gay pump it up like
a gay parade..."-9/10
7. Automatic II- at first its not really musically nice but after a few times of listenin to it..it grows.. -8/10
8. Taking my money back- not anywhere near to my likings but over all is ok...-6/10
9. Apple & Cinnamon- abit too boring for me. The music arrangements to me sounded kinda boring...-7/10
10. Me Muero- never like this song from the start...-4/10

Basically i personally feel that this album is one of the best an asian singer has ever released. Her english pronounciation is very very good as well..Its really really good and up to the standard. This could be the album that will leave an impression in the western music world of a great asian singer singing in the western language.. An applaud to Utada for her great work...

I disagree with someone here saying that Boa's english album is much better.. I personally find Boa's style boring and too repetitive...My recommendation...go for UTADA's!

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Win
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May 17, 2009

1 people found the following helpful

Dissappointing Customer Review Rated Bad 4 - 4 out of 10

I brought this album after hearing the song 'Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence - FYI' and it seems I only like this song and the bonus tracks. I love Utada but I was really disappointed with this album.

Reasons why I don't like this album:
1. I'm no prude but some of the lyrics are rather pervy and blatant. Too much information and over suggestive. I don't want to hear suggestive moaning
2. Utada's sexiness doesn't sound genuine, it seems quite shallow.
3. As others have mentioned, the lyrics do not make sense, can be quite random and goes off on a tangent. Whilst when Utada was in J-pop mode although I didn't have a clue what was being sung, the melody made up for it.
4. I thought it was Mariah Carey when the album opened, where has Hikki gone?
5. The album cover was poor and looked like a 5 minute job.

Reasons why I liked the album
1. Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence -FYI, perhaps more because of the sample.
2. The bonus tracks 'Simple and Clean' and 'Sanctuary'. The lyrics are not great but good tune and different.

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Adrie
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May 15, 2009

It's sexy! Customer Review Rated Bad 10 - 10 out of 10

I wasn't a fan of Utada until I heard this album. This is a sexier, definitely more Americanized version (which is to my liking) of her album. Love the strong yet emo, sexy yet sweet unique vocals of hers. Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence - FYI is a total fab. It's addictive. I love the sexy voices and beats that keep u longing for more. I even have it as my mobile ringtone. Come Back To Me was dedicated to me and I was really touched I must say. It's more poppy and I could totally relate to her emo vocals. My other favourites are This One (Crying Like a Child), Apple and Cinnamon and Taking My Money Back. After listening to it over and over again, I've personally love On and On and Dirty Desire which are great party tracks that keep you dancing. The rest of the tracks are above average. I'm glad Utada's one of the very few Asian artistes who doesn't only produces good music, but able to sing pretty well in English. I'm also glad that her songs are finally more contemporary and they're wayyyy better than her previous disappointing Exodus. The only down side is, I think she could afford a better photographer and editor. Album booklets do not look like that. Anyway, that aside, I totally love it! Gotta get it!

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Karen
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May 13, 2009

2 people found the following helpful

This is the One Customer Review Rated Bad 8 - 8 out of 10

First off "This is the One" is much more US audience friendly than her previous wrapped hybrid of every musical genre "Exodus". While I found "Exodus" to be a delightful musical experience many Americans found the album to be too creative. "This is the One" is Americanized R&B and pop with some songs having a bit of a J-pop flavor to it; a matured Americanized "First Love" and "Distance" is the best I can describe it.
"Come back to me", "Apple and Cinnamon", "This One (Crying Like a Child)", "Taking My Money Back" sound like your basic American R&B song coupled with Hikaru's emotive vocals. In "Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence - FYI" Hikaru takes the 1981 song of the same title and edged it out with a heavy bass, modernizing the tune and layering smokey vocals to finish it off. It's is uniwue sounding along with "Me Muero"'s fun exotic, sound. "Automatic II" is an edgier "Animato", "Dirty Desire", "On and On" and "Poppin'" have an inviting and seductive beat and are typical party/club tracks.
Hikaru has written some questionable lyrics about birth control, suicide, going comando, and a ton of sexual references. "Dirty Desire", "Merry Christmas Lawrence - FYI" are sexually charged songs while the rest of the songs are about partying, and largely about average relationship issues. Shocking for Hikaru to incorporate such words in her songs, but very tame to what American artists write in their songs so in a way one can say that she has Americanized her lyrics.
For me this album is unconparable to "Exodus" because I find this albums to be on different musical plateaus. Lyrical their about on the same level where Hikaru was singing about interracial sexual encounters and adultry where on this album she sings about casual sex one a few tracks.
Also included are "Simple and Clean" and "Sanctuary" opening and ending versions. I don't particly care fo them because I've always found it lyrical awkward as Hikaru tried to fit English words into the melody written to Japanese lyrics, but I'm sure it's a treat to other friends who are fans of the songs; so this would be a great treat for them.
It's a fun record with some great tracks. She gives you Utada like the credits on this album say and not Hikaru Utada the Jpop Goddess. "Apple and Cinnamon", "Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence", Me Muero", "On and On," "This One (Crying Like a Child)" are highly recommended. Hikaru continues to shine whether it is English or Japanese.

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yuna_phuong
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May 11, 2009

1 people found the following helpful

Boring! Customer Review Rated Bad 0 - 0 out of 10

I expected much from this album since it's an English one by an Asian artist.
I have to admit that this album is totally boring, I only like the song 'Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence - FYI', the other are absolutely bad! Most of all I dislike Utada Hikaru's voice, she sings as if she doesn't get enough oxygen. That really hurts in the ears of J-Pop loversand should be avoided.
So well, I totally agree with Kevin Kennedy, this album isn't worth to listen to. I wish it was the different way round. Hikaru should take an example on BoA's debut US album which is really top!
So if you're searching for a good English album, don't take this one!

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Kevin Kennedy
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May 11, 2009

4 people found the following helpful

This album should come with a warning label Customer Review Rated Bad 0 - 0 out of 10

For my primary thoughts about this album, please see my review below. But more needs to be said about the lyrics on this album. Let me give a thumbnail sketch of several songs on this CD:

Track 1 -- Girl loses boy when "curiousity" drives her to cheat on him with another guy.
Track 2 -- Girl's lover leaves her; she believes that her life now is empty, so she considers committing suicide.
Track 3 -- Girl promises a casual male acquaintance that she will have sexual relations with him that night.
Track 5 -- Girl finds it hard to leave a guy who sponges off her, gets high, and cheats on her. Why is it hard for her to leave such a bum? Because the sex with him was good and he is a smooth talker.
Track 7 -- "When I like it, I don't hide it, got to have it, I can't help it, it's automatic."
Track 8 -- Girl tells a guy she met last week (a guy who is in a relationship with another girl!) that she wants to have no-strings-attached sex with him, as "long as you know I'm not your girlfriend."
Track 9 -- Girl seeks to sexually flirt with guys with no consequences ("Oops, did I turn you on? I only came to party, party.")
Track 10 -- Girl seeks to live it up "until I die", "intoxicated, emancipated, unapologetic."

All in all, these songs paint pictures of young women driven by a heedless impulsiveness, guided by momentary physical urges rather than any moral compass, then, when those lives leave them alone or stuck in an abusive relationship, they are clueless about how to repair the mess they've created and suicide begins to look like a way out.

While I love the music on this album, this is lyrical poison. I hope that people will keep this album away from impressionable teens.

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Kevin Kennedy
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May 10, 2009

2 people found the following helpful

Yeah, it really is the one!!! Customer Review Rated Bad 10 - 10 out of 10

I was so disappointed by Utada's previous English language album that I avoided her music until now. I'm certainly glad I didn't avoid "This Is The One"! Whereas "Exodus" seemed like the quirky work of an overly self-involved college sophomore, "This Is The One" is the potent, powerful work of a mature artist. The album serves up a beat-heavy mix of dazzling R&B-flavored dance tracks and ballads. Yes, the quirky lyrics are still there, but this time they are much more affecting and perfectly adapted to their captivating musical settings. It has been very difficult for Asian musical artists to break through to the American audience, but I'm hoping that "This Is The One" to do it! Turn it up and enjoy -- it just gets better and better as you listen to it again and again.

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kursttt
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April 13, 2009

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1 people found the following helpful

10/10 hikki <3 Customer Review Rated Bad 10 - 10 out of 10

WHAT AN ALBUM!! this is incredible!
i remeber when i recieved my pre-ordered copy of this in the post i screamed!! XD i was so excited!! and when i heard it .....i was not disappointed! its a great album!
its a little like her older albums style...."distance" and "first love"-ish.....but more r & b / pop.
its a great album from hikki...
my personal faves are -
dirty desire,
FYI,
On And On,
Me meuro...........etc!
and all the rest are also incredible. all are 10/10 songs.
well done hikki! :) if you are a person that likes REAL music....buy this now.
love you utada <3

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Kathy
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March 31, 2009

This customer review refers to This Is The One (Japan Version)

LOVE IT! Customer Review Rated Bad 10 - 10 out of 10

This album rocks. When it comes out in the U.S. I will buy it. My favorite song is Dirty Desire. It's a dirty song, but I love it. It shows a different side of her. Come back to me is good, but I think the chorus gets repetitive. Very good cd. Way better than that Easy Breezy crap she pulled years back. The video to come back to me is beautiful. Good job, Hikki! Yes..yes....this is the one to get!

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