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Vitamin C's infectious debut album just may be the most pure pop record of 1999. But pay attention. Appearances can be deceiving. Both accessible and daring, Colleen Fitzpatrick - alter ego for this new female singing sensation - offers no apologies for what she calls "the-girl-next-door-you-think-you-know" attitude. "You're going to get something a little different everytime you walk across my lawn."
She remembers spicing up the old record collection. "It contained what we called the B's - Beach Boys, Beatles, Blondie - " She pauses for dramatic effect, " - and the Breeders...." Her quick laugh fills the room. "Well, maybe I was the girl next door and a little left of center." On her self-titled premier, she cleverly mines pop's past and present, utilizing some unique producers to help expand her coat-of-many-colors approach, offering up 12 eclectic gems in the process. From the disc's indelibly catchy opener "Smile" - destined to be a summer classic, complete with reggae star Lady Saw's own delectable toast - to a nastier swath of funk-punk-playfulness, "Fear Of Flying," (tugging affectionately on the hem of The Clash's "Magnificent Seven,") Vitamin C knows exactly where she's going. And how she got there.
VC's early showbiz dreams led to a few acting roles. Eventually she decided she wanted to play music. It absorbed her. She began to like the idea of being in a band. "It's funny, but I always found no matter what band I was in, even if it had a slightly more frayed edge to it, I was drawn to the more tongue in cheek elements, but it always had to have that edge."
She discovered that precise chemistry in the plucky Eve's Plum. After a grateful run, and two acclaimed LP's, she would exit the band on good terms, excited about the prospects of going solo. Her dream was to combine a lot of her unrealized, "more playful/optimistic" notions into one persona, Vitamin C. "I remember when I wrote "Smile," which is a really positive song, I was feeling very down. The song kind of lifted me up. A little of that remedy, now and then, is good for the soul."
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Do What You Want To Do
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Girls Against Boys
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I Got You
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Money
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About Last Night
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Fear Of Flying
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Smile (Maserati Version)
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Smile Video (CDRom) w/ behind the scenes footage!
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Me, Myself And I (Radio Edit)
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Money (Album Version)
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Graduation (Friends Forever)
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LP Version
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Pablo Flores Miami Mix
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Jonathan Peters Radio Edit
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