| Product Summary | | Label: Rca Records | | UPC: 00886970377423 | | Release Date: 4/17/2007 | | Buy.com Sku: 204298519 | | Item#: M3K54H | | Buy.com Sales Rank: 2543 | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Girlfriend ~ Avril Lavigne |  | | 2. I Can Do better ~ Avril Lavigne | | | 3. Runaway ~ Avril Lavigne | | | 4. Best Damn Thing, The ~ Avril Lavigne | | | 5. When You're Gone ~ Avril Lavigne | | | 6. Everything Back But You ~ Avril Lavigne | | | 7. Hot ~ Avril Lavigne | | | 8. Innocence ~ Avril Lavigne | | | 9. I Don't Have To Try ~ Avril Lavigne | | | 10. One Of Those Girls ~ Avril Lavigne | | | 11. Contagious ~ Avril Lavigne | | | 12. Keep Holding On ~ Avril Lavigne | |
| For 2007, Avril Lavigne is back at the top of her game, delivering what she describes as her "best record yet." Aptly titled The Best Damn Thing, this album finds Avril returning to the fun, colorful sound of her debut album yet showing just how much she has grown as an artist. The album feartures writing and production collaborations between Avril and Dr. Luke (Lady Sovereign, Pink), Rob Cavallo (Green Day, The Goo Goo Dolls), Butch Walker, and her husband Deryck Whibley of the platinum-selling band Sum 41. Album features the hit song "Girlfriend."
"...furiously bouncy..." Boston Globe
"...reembraces the 15-year-old pom-pom punkette within..." Entertainment Weekly
"...a much easier listen than the monotonous angst of Under My Skin." Sputnikmusic
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Notes & Personnel Info |  | Personnel: Avril Lavigne (vocals, background vocals); Lukasz "Doctor Luke" Gottwald (guitar, piano); Butch Walker (guitar, keyboards, percussion, programming, background vocals); Deryck Whibley, Tim Pierce, Greg Suran (guitar); Larry Corbett (cello); Jamie Muhoberac (piano, keyboards); Dan Chace (keyboards, programming); Abe Laboriel, Jr., Josh Freese, Kenny Aronoff, Stevo, Travis Barker, Steven Wolf (drums). | | Audio Mixers: Deryck Whibley; Chris Lord-Alge; Serban Ghenea; Tom Lord-Alge. | | Recording information: Abbey Road, London, England. | | Photographers: Deryck Whibley; Mark Liddell. | | Arranger: Leon Pendarvis. | | BEST DAMN THING is the third full-length from pop chart upstart Avril Lavigne and shows the artist has lost none of the cheeky, bratty rock edge that put the singer on the map. The album's lead-off single, "Girlfriend," a bouncy pop-punk romp driven by pell-mell energy and a naggingly catchy chorus, is a case in point. "Girlfriend" kicks off the 12-song set with a bang, telling the listener in no uncertain terms that the album is going to be a fast, fun, high-octane ride. | | Whereas Lavigne's sophomore release, UNDER MY SKIN, showed a more reflective side of the singer, BEST DAMN THING doesn't waste time navel-gazing or brooding about relationships gone wrong. Instead the album revels in punchy, uncomplicated pop delivered with a teenaged sneer (and a few well-placed curse words to keep the parents on their toes). Lavigne still seems a ways off from fully exploring her "mature" side, but this batch of energetic tunes is all the better for it. The best teen pop thrives on good hooks and youthful, devil-may-care attitude, and that's exactly what Lavigne delivers. |
Producer: Butch Walker; Deryck Whibley; Rob Cavallo; Matt Mecley; Steven Wolf; Avril Lavigne; Butch Walker; Dr. Luke; Deryck Whibley; Rob Cavallo |
Engineer: Chris Holmes; Keith Gretlein; Tom Syrowski; Seth Waldmann; Wesley Seidman; Tatiana Gottwald; Aniela Gottwald; Chris Soper; Doug McKean; Rouble Kapoor; Michael Caffery; Karl Egsieker; Ken Allardyce; Paul David Hager; Matt Beckley; Josh Wilbur |
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 | Avril Lavigne - The Best Damn Thing - CD Review By: Brendan Butler - Cinema Blend CD Reviews Published on: 4/16/2007 5:44 PM | | Avril Lavigne, the bad girl of pop, is back. Or, more fittingly, the girl who wants us to think she's bad. Ever since her 2003 debut single, "Complicated," she has captivated and spiraled us into manic confusion: Britney' Christina' Nope, it's a new breed of feisty bubble gum punk dominated by a little Canadian girl wearing a necktie over her wife beater. ...read the full review |
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| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 04/17/2007 | | Original Release Date : 2007 | | Catalog ID : 03774 | | Label : Arista Records (USA) | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Runtime : 40m : 33s | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00886970377423 |
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| | Professional Reviews | | Spin (p.89)
- 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Lavigne returns to the infectious hooks and mall-punk guitars that made her famous....Throughout, Lavigne spruces up her sound with pep-squad chants and funky hip-hop rhythms."Entertainment Weekly (p.60)
- "[S]he's provided the best darn rock & roll album teen girls are likely to hear all year..." -- Grade: B Los Angeles Times 8 of 10
On "The Best Damn Thing," Lavigne comes off more like a follower than a leader. It's a consciously lightweight pop-punk romp that appears to have been inspired by "Since U Been Gone," Kelly Clarkson's massive hit. Fortunately, inspirations don't get much better than "Since U Been Gone," whose precision-geared exuberance Lavigne replicates perfectly in "Girlfriend" and "I Can Do Better," both produced by Dr. Luke, one of the mixing-board magicians behind the Clarkson tune...In interviews, Lavigne has demurred from suggestions that the new album's more upbeat tone is a product of her marriage last year to Sum 41 frontman Deryck Whibley (who produced "Contagious"). But her denials aren't very convincing: In "Innocence," one of the disc's ballads, she describes feeling safe for the first time in her life, while "I Don't Have to Try" lets us know that in the Lavigne-Whibley home, she's "the one who wears the pants." This isn't groundbreaking work, but it's great fun. - Mikael Wood
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