TCG (album)

TCG (short for "The Cheetah Girls") is the second and final studio album by The Cheetah Girls. The album was released on Hollywood Records on September 25, 2007. The album debuted at number 44 on the Billboard 200 albums chart with 19,000 copies sold in its first week.^[2] It has sold 126,000 copies to date.^[3]

Critics gave the album mixed to positive reviews, who while complimenting the girls' vocal performances, felt the album was "safe" and didn't push any boundaries. It was supplemented by the single "Fuego".

Background

The girls originally began working on the album in January 2006. However, when production began for The Cheetah Girls 2 and its accompanying soundtrack, the album was put on hold at the time. Much of the album was recorded during The Party's Just Begun Tour which began in September and ended in March 2007.

Group member

Group member Sabrina Bryan was interviewed by Billboard magazine and said that the group was eager to showcase a more mature sound to gather an audience of older fans while keeping the lyrics clean for the younger fanbase as well. She also said that the group would work with some of the producers that they had previously worked with, while also exploring new producers as well. They also announced that they'd be releasing the album via Hollywood Records rather than Walt Disney Records, which was the record labels used to release the group's soundtrack albums, their holiday album Cheetah-licious Christmas, and their live album In Concert: The Party's Just Begun Tour.^[5]

Group member Kiely Williams, describing the album, stated that "it's like the first look at the Cheetah Girls apart from our roles in the show. ... Just Sabrina, Adrienne and Kiely kind of saying what we feel ... We actually co-produced and wrote a good portion of the album". She also confirmed that this album will be "a little bit more mature than what the fans are used to". She also described the music on the album as a blend of hip-hop and R&B.^[1] The famous classical piece "Ode to Joy" was also used in the motif of the track titled "Human", which was co-written and co-arranged by award-winning vocalist Jade Valerie Villalon from Sweetbox.

In an interview with Radio Disney about the album, the group commented that some leftover tracks would be used on the One World soundtrack.^[6]

Singles

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"So Bring It On" was released a Radio Disney-only promotional single on August 25, 2007. The song was theme of Twitches Too.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[9]
Common Sense Media	[10]

Marisa Brown of

Kathi Kamen Goldmark of Common Sense Media also gave the album three out of five stars, though gave a more mixed review. She wrote: "Though parents may be grateful for any CD that isn't filled with sexist posturing, and first graders will enjoy the clearly audible lyrics and danceable beats (Spanish-infused "Fuego"), there's a manufactured quality throughout that prevents three young women with obvious talent from strutting any real stuff. In other words, the Cheetah Girls get down on TCG, but not that far".[11]

Track listing

Wal-Mart bonus EP

TCG EP
EP by The Cheetah Girls
Released	September 25, 2007
Genre	Latin pop R&B
Length	20:18
Label	Hollywood Wal-Mart

Personnel

All vocals by The Cheetah Girls (

• Guitar – Bob Horn, Kevin Kadish, Paul Palmer, and Tim Pierce
• Keyboards – Ron "Neff U" Feemster
• Bass – Ron "Neff U" Feemster

Production

• Executive producer: Jon Lind, Mio Vukovic, Melissa Wiechmann, Tse Williams
• Producers:
  Tim James, Steve Lunt, David Norland, RedOne, Jonathan "J.R." Rotem
  , Soul Nana & Toka
• Vocal producer: Bishop "Young Don" Dixon,
  Courtney Harrell, Leah Haywood, Daniel James and Claude Kelly
• Mastering: Chris Gehringer
• Engineers: William Durst, Bob Horn, Nigel Lundemo, John D. Norten, Greg Ogan, RedOne
• Vocal engineer: Phil Margaziotis
• A&R: Jon Lind, Mio Vukovic
• Photography: Brian Bowen Smith
• Art direction & design: Jolie Clemens, Emily Frye

Charts

Release history

References