Not being a Christian, I was hesistant to buy Stacie's CD due to the fact that she has been classified as a Christian singer. After listening to the tracks online, I knew I had to get this CD. Here's a breakdown:

1. Stuck - This is the first single which is currently burning up the charts over at TRL. Very poppy and upbeat. Stacie sings about being stuck in a relationship even though she knows she should move on. 5/5

2. More To Life - Very upbeat, written by singer Lucy Woodward. Stacie has said that she wants this to be her next single. Great song for all ages, all about going after your dreams and not settling for second best. 5/5

3. Bounce Back - Upbeat with a sort of R&B, pop feel going. Stacie sings about not letting things get you down. 4/5

4. I Promise - Ballad but not the annoyingly slow kind. Stacie sings about promising to always be there. 4/5

5. Instead - Great song that really makes you think. Stacie sings about seeing a homeless man, among other things, and thinking that maybe he's not really homeless when asking for money and ignoring him. But then she wonders what if it was her in his place? 5/5

5. Security - Great upbeat song. 5/5

8. Strong Enough - Slow ballad but very beautiful. Again, Stacie talks about being strong enough to get through things. 5/5

9. I Could Be The One - The best track on this CD. Very poppy, dance oriented. Christian overtones as Stacie sings about crashing down but then God showed her the way. Very cool song! 6/5

10. Maybe I Won't Look Back - Another AWESOME track! Mid-tempo. Stacie sings about how a friend called her and sounded down but she told her she couldn't talk because she had something else to do. So now she's not very proud of the way she has lived life today and sings about how to be better. Very cool message and a great track! 6/5

11. Tight - Great clubbing song. Tight club beat at the end. 5/5

12. That's What Love's About - Mid-tempo, R&B vibe. Nice way to end the CD. 4/5

So if you are hesitating about getting the CD due to the fact that Stacie has been classified as Christian, don't! Go out and get this CD today. I guaranteee it won't leave your CD player for a LONG time; I know mine hasn't yet!

This album comes to me as a big surprise. First I thought Stuck was a great song, but it didn't make it worth buy the album, then I got this as a present, and wow!, to my surprise, I love the easy goin' songs in this album, More To Life is an instant hit!, I Could Be The One a fast track with motivation, Strong Enough such a delightful ballad that showcases Orrico at her best. This album is memorable and hopefully will get promoted in the radio airwaves cuz it deserves it.

I absolutely love Stacie. She has a truly beautiful voice. Now I'm 14 (three years younger than her!) and can siing, but I just can't live up to Stacie!

1) Stuck- This song gets "stuck" in my head! One of my favorites! 5/5

2) More to Life- My sisters favorite song, I don't get what's so great about it...but I do think people can relate to it. 4/5

3) Bounce back- A catchy song, the first one relating to God. I'm not that religious, but I really do like this song! 4/5

4) I Promise- A sweet ballad. It was written by Diane warren. stacie's voice is exraoridinary. 5/5

5) Security- This will not get out of my head! It's catchy, upbeat, and rreligious at the same time5/5

6) Instead- A great song about imagining what it would be like to be a homeless man and a Muslim woman. It's great. 5/5

7) hesitation- Awesome! one of my faves, next to Stuck and Strong Enough. It's catchy and about how you can turn to God for help. 5/5

8) Strong enough- My favorite song. It's a ballad that Stacie wrote herself. "Is He not/ Strong enough/ Is he not/ Brave enough/ to break me, pour me out and start again" OMG this is the best! 6/5

9)This one gets stuck on my CD player. I wish i knew what it sounded like :(

10)Maybe I won't look back- Umm, OK, but not as good as the other songs. 3/5

11) Tight-I love the little dance thing at the end! But the whole song is danceable! It's very good! 5/5

12)That's What love's about- This song is about helping others out and stuff. My least favorite track. 3/5

anyway, that about sums it up. Stacie's voice is great, and her songs are great, so why not buy it?

I was really expecting to hear some good ole' Christian Girl songs when I bought this CD for my sister, (no, I really did buy it for my sister) but what I got was an earful of hip and catchy tracks and lyrics that are mature and well... kinda good. I was really surprised by the album's opener track "Stuck" which is a song about a broken relationship and has a chorus that would make any self respecting Christian parent cringe. But to any teeny bopper out there that song is a bonafide hit. But more on that later...

The production varies from sugary sweet Pop Rock to flat out Hip Hop/R&B with bass and beats to make the Neptunes blush. The producers vary as well from the well known Dallas Austin who produced the track "Stuck," and Dent who produced a couple of tracks alongside mega producer Missy Elliott, to the Underdogs whom I've never heard of but they did a nice job on the ballad "Strong Enough." But the best track on this album is the one produced by the unknown Mooki: "Tight." On this track Stacie struts her stuff to a funky beat which switches into an Aguilera-esque segment and holds her own while doing it.

But back to the issue of teeny boppers and edgy Christian Pop... This album is technically a Christian album although it's hard to tell especially when the pronoun game is played. Like, instead of using the words God or Lord, 'you' and 'him' are in more places than they should be. It may sound like I'm rambling, but the point I'm trying to make is that Stacie seems like she's testing out the waters of secular music. And though she's making Christian music now, she might just step out with a not-so-Christian album. Who am I to say for sure?

Best tracks (to me) include:

Basically, Christina might have to watch out.

This c.d. is awesome! The songs are very cool and I'm glad I bought this album. I listen to it almost every day. I like "stuck", "There's gotta be more to life", and "Instead" the best of them all. But they are all cool.

I have all of Stacie's albums and they are all different in their own way. Genuine had more bass and beat in the music and it was more poppish. The songs on Stacie Orrico aren't as queit bassy and there is no loud thumping in the back-ground like on Genuine.

If you like Christina and Britney, you will like this. It's cool that Christian artists are getting noticed now.

I like Stacie because she doesn't just sing all Christian music. She also sings about boy-girl love. I love every song of hers, except I've never heard "Hesitation." Something is wrong with my c.d. player and song 7 skips through out the whole song. I returned three different Stacie Orrico albums because I thought there was something wrong with the whole stock that Wal-Mart had. But I guess it's just my c.d. player. But anyway...

BUY IT! BUY, BUY, BUY!

You won't regret it!