Album Review: Who You Are by Jessie J

Jessie J made her first impact on the music scene as a songwriter, impressive for someone who is only 23.  Problem is this album feels like a collection of pop songs she wrote to try to sell to everyone from Lilly Allen to Alicia Keys.  The other problem is she doesn't have as good a voice as she thinks she does.  The live version of "Big White Room" on here is painful to listen to, she sounds like a bad American Idol contestant trying to do her best Christina Aguilera impersonation.

It's a painful 13 tracks to sit through and never once did I feel like I was hearing a song that she wrote for herself.  I feel as though I have no idea who she is as a singer and performer.  One thing you have to be able to do as a great singer songwriter is write songs for yourself, that fit what you can do vocally.  I'm not the biggest Alicia Keys fan, but she knows how to write for herself.

You could possibly pick some songs off of here for a workout mix.

Following the Rhapsody rating method I give it 1 out of 5 stars for Just OK.