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Who I Am
EMAILPRINTby Nick Jonas And The Administration
Mixed or average reviews
Based on 10 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 21 votes
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Album Info
Label: Hollywood
Release Date: 02 February 2010
Discs: 1 disc
Genre(s): Rock, Pop
Summary
The youngest brother of the Jonas Brothers, with the help of a backing band that comprises members from Prince's New Power Generation, releases his solo side project.
Also On Metacritic
FILM: Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience
MUSIC: Jonas Brothers: A Little Bit Longer Jonas Brothers: Lines, Vines and Trying Times
TV: Camp Rock
Also On The Web: Official Artist Site
What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Los Angeles Times
Who I Am all feels a bit tentative. Recorded, supposedly, in just two weeks, think of it as "Camp Soul."
Read Full Review >Rolling Stone
In this side project, he's not trying to be too different from the Bros, just going for a more retro-soul vibe with a band of old Prince alumni.
Read Full Review >BBC Music
Nick has a great pop voice--high and clear and strong. It isn’t a great rock voice though, and his desire to smash it into shape by spirited bellowing alone can curdle things, just as they should really start cooking.
Read Full Review >Boston Globe
What’s surprising is that when he’s cut loose from the chaff of his brothers, the result is an album that’s all chaff.
Read Full Review >All Music Guide
While it’s easy to admire his well-cultivated classicism, Who I Am is an awkward growth spurt, relying on songs designed as grooves but given performances too hemmed-in to be soulful and often undone by Nick’s thin teenage yelps.
Read Full Review >Billboard.com
Who I Am is so polished and adult-sounding -trading teen pop moxie for organ and slide guitar-that one is left wondering whether the same songs about love, heartbreak and political curiosity wouldn't be a more satisfying evolutionary step in the hands of a scrappier troupe.
Read Full Review >No Ripcord
Should his solo career continue, this record could stand as an in between point between his teen past and his adult future, but as it stands now, it's just a muddled, occasionally interesting but often baffling pop-rock album.
Read Full Review >NOW Magazine
N Jo’s fan base doesn’t care about calculation. They’re just the right age to buy into the workmanlike quasi-genuine rock of Who I Am. And there’s still enough of that original Jonas flavour to keep them interested.
Read Full Review >Slant Magazine
It's still a too-polished, kid-friendly approximation of a rock record, splitting the difference between the ill-fitting maturity of 2009's "Lines, Vines and Trying Times" and the lukewarm soul affectation of John Mayer's "Battle Studies."
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this album is 4.9 (out of 10) based on 21 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Tim Off gave it a1:
Boring, cliched drivel that barely passes as music. Don't waste your time.
Andrew W gave it a10:
Who I Am is a quite good album. I was pretty amazed when I found out just how good a solo member of the Jonas Brothers could be. I love the Jonas Brothers, although I kind of always knew Nick had it in him, too. The three strongest points are "Rose Garden", "Olive and an Arrow" (which has a flare of John Mayer in it), and the obvious "Who I Am".
Art gave it a10:
This is really good. Hopfully with time, he will grow as a musical artist. People need to give him more credit. He is REALLY talented. As for the haters, they don't know what they are missing. They really don't, and they may regret it someday. Nick, keep doing what you are doing. Best of luck!!
Andrew W gave it a10:
Modern masterpiece. The greatest album of All Time.
sdads a gave it a10:
I'm going to be completely honest here, this is an amazing record. i absolutely hated the Jonas Brothers, but when i heard the single 'Who I Am' i was blown away. Nick sounds like a young John Mayer and I'm actually surprised he maned up and left the Jonas Brothers for this. Amazing, a must buy.
