Track Listing

1. Acting Out
2. It's Alright, It's OK
3. Masquerade
4. Overrated
5. Hot Mess
6. How Do You Love Someone
7. Tell Me Lies
8. What If
9. Erase And Rewind
10. Hair
11. Delete You
12. Me Without You
13. Crank It Up
14. Switch

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1759 in Music
• Brand: TISDALE,ASHLEY
• Released on: 2009-07-28
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .22 pounds

Album Description
2009 sophomore album from the American singer and actress best known for her work on all three High School Musical films. 14 tracks including 'Acting Out', 'It's Alright, It's OK', 'Tell Me Lies' and more. Atlantic.

Customer Reviews

Guilty Pleasure is More Than Alright
Ashley Tisdale has a great voice, I think the kind of music she does fits her voice. If you like Headstrong you'll love Guilty Pleasure. Guilty Pleasure is different from Headstrong. I think this album has all the goods all in one. If your a new or old fan of her music I think you're going to enjoy Guilty Pleasure. Ashley sure does have talent, and an amazing voice a powerful voice. Some of the songs on this album you can sing along to. All in all this is a great album.
My favorite songs on Guilty Pleasure are:
1. Overrated
2. Hot Mess
3. What If
4. Erase and Rewind
5. It's Alright It's Ok

Track by Track Review
I have a confession: As macho as I try to be, pop's actually my guilty pleasure. I'm a big fan of Tisdale as a performer. That said, "Guilty Pleasure" is an improvement over Tisdale's last CD, "Headstrong." GP is much more modern, while HS sounded like a tribute to late 90's pop.

Tisdale knows how to open a CD. While HS started with a cool, synthetic overture that was a preview of things to come, GP starts with the classy sound of an orchestra tuning. This leads into a big orchestral introduction to opening track "Acting Out." Disappointingly, the song devolves into the pop/rock sound that will dominate the rest of the album. Even though the theatricality works with the theme of the song, it's a shame Tisdale didn't opt to actually perform a big, dramatic opening number.

The next two tracks "It's Alright, It's OK" and "Masquerade" are easily the best on the CD. It's no surprise that "It's Alright, It's OK" was chosen as the first single, with an amazingly infectious hook ("Don't waste your fiction tears on me/Just save them for someone in need"), while "Masquerade" is my favorite track off the CD. It opens with a cool guitar riff followed by a chain of short, quick rhymes. Both have choruses that showcase Tisdale's pipes. The only problem with both these songs is they're too short.

While the next track "Overrated" was co-written by Tisdale herself, it sounds like a weak combination of previous tracks "Acting Out" and "It's Alright, It's OK" (possibly because the composers on those tracks are the same.) "Hot Mess" is wonderfully reminiscent of 80's new wave numbers. This continues, to a lesser extent, through "How Do You Love Someone", which seems to borrow the rhythm of a funeral march and contains somber, dysfunctional family lyrics. Tisdale performs it well, but the track's too heavy for the rest of the CD.

"Tell Me Lies" has a little bit of a punk flavor to it. "What If" and "Me Without You", both co-written by Tisdale, are the obligatory love ballads. They serve their purpose, even if they're lacking the sugary-sweet melodrama that redeemed "Unlove You" and "Love Me For Me" on HS. "Erase and Rewind" is yet another break-up anthem. "Hair" is the next noteworthy track. It's upbeat, fun, and sexy. (There's something appealing about 24 year-old Tisdale saying she actually likes getting her hair mussed while making out.) "Delete You" is another break-up song, and the ever-present Diane Warren-penned number, but has a noteworthy techno vibe.

"Crank It Up" takes the techno vibe to another level. Clearly intended for the dance floor, this's one of the most memorable songs on the CD. The CD ends appropriately with "Switch", the ending credits theme from "Aliens in the Attic." It's another stand-out with a fun, catchy beat. Overall, while Tisdale still deserves something more challenging than generic pop numbers, GP's a must-buy for fans of Tisdale, pop, or both.

Get some talent!
Oh my God, this is a fun dance album and fun to listen to. But the talent is in the production. Ashley has never had a voice that deserves a second listen. She is background to her wonderful production excess, but just about anyone could substitute for her singing(?) ability. Ashley's limited singing talent can be effectively used for sampling, but there is nothing substantial here. She has hired the right people to keep her career alive, but really who cares? Just think...who does she sing better than? No one. She is a lucky gal being able to turn her minor talent into a major career. Don't get me wrong, if you buy this CD, you will probably enjoy it; it is fun. But it is not Ashley that is the talent here. This is just a production album.