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Amazon.com: If you thought Black Eyed Pea-sized bites of Fergie might be all you could handle--that a full plate of Fergie is possibly too much for any discerning musical palate--The Dutchess might change your mind. For here the lumpen lady throws caution to the wind and threads her pop needle with an ambitious ribbon of yet-to-be-conquered genres: reggae and ska on "Mary Jane Shoes," with Rita Marley; vintage soul on "Here I Come"; '80s hip-hop on "Fergalicious"; and sophisticated R&B on the John Legend-assisted "Finally." It's a tremendous and unpredictable expenditure of effort that mostly pays off--echoes of more talented vocalists like Pink, Beyoncé, and Christina Aguilera poke through in places. But while unbridled messing about can pay handsome artistic dividends (here, the guitar-propelled rock-like track "Big Girls Don't Cry" coughs them up), ultimately it's when Fergie's at her Peas-iest that she's most lovable; cases in point are the raunchily irresistible "London Bridge," which earned every week of its chart-topping success, and the will.i.am-assisted "Clumsy," a girl-group-styled bump-a-thon that showcases Fergie's coolest and most distinctive asset--her personality--to winning effect. --Tammy La Gorce

I Can't Get Into This... January 6, 2009
What I Up With These Beats These Days?. This Music Is So Ugly, Pop Music With Hip-Hop Influences, That Is So Gross. I Say This In Every "Hip-Hop/Crunk/Dance" Album Review: "I Can Not Wait 'Til This Hip-Hop/Crunk Era Is Outdated.

Fergie Has A Subtle Accent When She RapsAnd Sings That is So Annoying, It's Like "Shut-Up". This Album Was A Waste Of Her Time Going In The Studio, If She Was Going To Do An Album She Shouldv'e Taken A Little More Time An Evaluated What Sound She Was Going For Before Making A Fool of Herself. She Started Looking Tired Towards The End Of The Album Anyhow, Her Weaves Were A Mess And So Was She.

I Hate This CD.

Fergie's first album EXPLODES on the music scene - and right into the dumpster December 27, 2008
I really wanted this CD cuz I love Fergie's singles. So I bought it. I listened to it. I hated half the tracks. Then slowly, i started hating all of them except her singles. So really it's not worth buying the album, you might as well download the singles. She has talent, but her voice sounds bad in every song except the singles! I give it 2 stars, one cuz she has talent and one cuz the singles are good. That's it. On the upside, the CD makes a GREAT frisbee for my dog :]

don't buy this - save urself 18 dollars

very upbeat July 31, 2008
i like to listen to this while i'm cleaning. it's fun and lyrically it's alright.

The girl is amazing - and inspirational to women (1 of 1 Found this Helpful) July 18, 2008
I bought this CD for two songs. Fergalicious and Big Girls Don't Cry and ended up loving the whole album. Fergie really has an amazing voice and is so hot she makes me have a "girl crush" on her. When I need a pick me up song to work out to I always enjoy this CD and I think every girl should own a copy.

Good party music (1 of 1 Found this Helpful) July 7, 2008
I believe this CD is great to listen to if you want to be put in a great mood. I have fun dancing and singing along but I would warn buyers not to buy this for younger listeners because some the lyrics are risque. I also warn buyers that this is not a CD you buy for content value since Fergie's singing skills and lyrics are not the best, it is just a CD with good beats to dance to.

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