Artist Ashlee Simpson Album Title: Bittersweet World Release: April 15, 2008 Genre(s): Pop, Pop-Rock Label: Geffen Records Producer(s): Timbaland, King Logan, Jerome Harmon, Chad Hugo, Kenna, Jack Joseph Puig, Karl Berringer Buy Now:
Average Total Reviews: 10 FM Rating: 2.9
Timbaland, Kenna and Chad Hugo are a few of the producers that contribute to Simpson's third studio album.
4.0 "Bittersweet World is all bright neon colors and bubblegum melodies, full of naggingly insistent hooks and insipid poses."
- Stephen Thomas Erlewine , All Music Guide
3.5 "It couldn’t be more calculated, but that doesn’t prevent it from being catchy, too."
- Jon Pareles , The New York Times 3.3 "Fans and detractors alike get exactly what they expect."
- Daniel Brockman , The Phoenix 3.0 "Bittersweet World is a party worth attending, but not much is missed if your invite got lost in the mail."
- Jill Menze , Billboard 3.0 "Though it's tempting to dismiss Simpson as an empty shell, she can't seem to stop turning out perfect pop nuggets."
- Leah Greenblatt , Entertainment Weekly 3.0 "Simpson skillfully shifts her crunchy, guitar-driven pop to Eighties-influenced electro-rock with the help of Timbaland and the Neptunes' Chad Hugo."
- Caryn Ganz , Rolling Stone 3.0 "While Ashlee used to desperately distance herself from her blemishless sister, she now sounds desperate to fall in line."
- Ryan Dombal , Blender 2.5 "the most notable accessories on Ashlee Simpson's third album are her collaborators."
- Sal Cinquemani , Slant Magazine 2.0 "You know, she did that kind of Beyoncé thing on her last album, in the middle of all that awful rock? Well it's almost all like that but better."
- Richard Cromelin , Los Angeles Times 2.0 "Bittersweet is another testament to the fact that Simpson has little to offer, this time taking the form of an edgeless, forgettable pop rock that desperately tries to hit the mark."
- Evan Davies , NOW
