Instigator (album)
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Instigator is the debut album by Pop and R&B singer Kaci Brown
. The album was released on August 9, 2005. "Unbelievable" was the first single released from the album. The second single was "Instigator", which features VA Slim and El Fudge.
Brown wrote most of the songs on the album.
wrote that Instigator "is loaded with the sort of sassy, danceable songs Britney Spears used to do really well." USA Today
s review gave the album two and a half stars out of four, and said that Brown "has a breathy but fluid voice that nods to influences ranging from Jewel to Mariah Carey." The Morning Call
wrote, "For the bubblegum pop aficionado... it's not a bad album." PopMatters
gave the album a rating of two out of ten, and wrote, "With the exception of two songs that demonstrate a burgeoning talent both as a writer and a vocalist, the rest of Kaci’s CD is positively puerile."
Kaci Brown
Kaci Deanne Brown is an American pop and R&B singer. Born in Sulphur Springs, Texas, she moved with her family to Nashville at age 12 in 2001, initially with the intention of developing a career in country music. Instead, she chose a pop career and toured with the Backstreet Boys. At age 17, she...
. The album was released on August 9, 2005. "Unbelievable" was the first single released from the album. The second single was "Instigator", which features VA Slim and El Fudge.
Brown wrote most of the songs on the album.
Critical reception
The Chicago TribuneChicago Tribune
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wrote that Instigator "is loaded with the sort of sassy, danceable songs Britney Spears used to do really well." USA Today
USA Today
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s review gave the album two and a half stars out of four, and said that Brown "has a breathy but fluid voice that nods to influences ranging from Jewel to Mariah Carey." The Morning Call
The Morning Call
The Morning Call is a daily newspaper based in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The newspaper is owned by the Tribune Company, whose other publications include the Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times and Baltimore Sun....
wrote, "For the bubblegum pop aficionado... it's not a bad album." PopMatters
PopMatters
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gave the album a rating of two out of ten, and wrote, "With the exception of two songs that demonstrate a burgeoning talent both as a writer and a vocalist, the rest of Kaci’s CD is positively puerile."
Track list
- 1. Unbelievable 4:08
- 2. Instigator 4:11
- 3. Cadillac Hotel 4:23
- 4. Body Language 3:20
- 5. The Waltz 4:06
- 6. SOS 3:10
- 7. Like 'Em Like That 3:26
- 8. My Baby 3:48
- 9. You Fool 3:49
- 10. Make You Love Me 3:21
- 11. Thank You 2:59