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   1. "Don't Cha" (featuring Busta Rhymes) 
Since the album version of this track features Busta Rhymes, the review rating i'm going to give is going to be lower than what I would have given to it. Busta Rhymes vocals, although are a great promotion to the band puts the song down.  The song isn't really one that you can listen to all the time, and over time it becomes more and more annoying. Annoying or addictive, though? It's repetitive beat and catchy-chorus makes it a fantastic debut single too. I wouldn't, however, call it the lead single of the album. Loaded with cheeky lyrics "Don't you wish your girlfriend was hot like me?" and superstar Busta, the song was sure to be a hit. And, lived up to its potential it did, when it reached no.1 in several countries worldwide. Strictly speaking it is officially the second single by the Dolls, but after the poor response to Sway it was decided by Antin [the creator of the dolls] to release this as the lead single.
 
8.5/10




   2. "Beep" (featuring Will.I.Am) 
 The contract that the Dolls signed to allowed them to collaborate with top-producers and singers, and the second track off the album is no different.
 Beautiful beat, with and fantastic smooth backing vocals "hoo"s and "huh"s. The rap parts are amazing and proved to be great sing-along material. Will.I.Am pushed the track up. We hear vocals from various band members here also, starting to get a flavour of the band. Again another cheeky track "Imma do my thing while your playing wit ya.. ha ha ha ha hahaha!" and "I don't give a... keep looking at my.."
It follows through well from the also upbeat previous track and is quite a fuse of the pop feel of Dontcha with R&B roots.

 9/10





   3. "Wait a Minute" (featuring Timbaland) 
 The album is going along in its journey and this track seems to be completely R&B. Another catchy collaboration... It seems like the girls cannot go wrong. It is hit after hit, with this album!


 9/10



   4. "Stickwitu" 
 A fantastic slow-down to the past four up-beat numbers. Emotional, in an ambigously displayed sad/happy song. The lyrics are good, and is a great play on the words stick with you. A nice vocal composition of smooth notes and a sharp, downbeat, soft background beat. One of the best songs of the album. Another hit! Fantastic!


 10/10



   5. "Buttons" 
 By this time I think we have heard 99% Nicole and 1% Melody and then backing vocals. It seems this is probably the reason why Carmit bravely quit the scene after this album. Melody's voice in this song is pure, with vocal acrobatics reminscient to big pop diva's in the US industry and we only get to hear a fraction of it in the song at the end with adlibs. Drained vocals... Nicole Scherzinger takes the word lead a step too far! The whole album dissapointingly is saturated too much by Scherzinger and by this point in the album you realise, you aren't going to hear much more of the rest of the girls even if you try.
Despite my sheer anger at this fact, I adore the song. Heavy beat, super heavy bass and a doll-rapped bridge it is a great addition to the album. Snoop Dogg eventually recorded his vocals for the released-version of the track but the albgum version does not include him. Also another hit on the album...


 9.5/10
 N.B: The lack of Melody's vocals prevented the song from being ranked 10/10





  6. "I Don't Need a Man" 
 Silky smooth, bubblegum pop smash-hit. One of my favourites from the entire collection of The Pussycat Dolls material. The album seems to have a similar beat on lots of the tracks, so no difference there. The vocals are very strong and convey emotion effectively. A song flaunting independence and self-happiness, shows a glimmer a positive example. Lyrically it isn't better than the low level of sophistication in the music industry, neither worse.. this really doesn't effect the song. I have never had mixed feelings for this track, though. Wonderful!


10/10






  7. "Hot Stuff (I Want You Back)" 
A smooth-jam, dramatic and an uptempo beat. A weak slice of pop, but there is still shimmering light within the song. It definitely gives contrasting effects. I feel a little harsh ranking it this low since the song sometimes has  a certain energy about it.. but i'm afraid it is a little messy and fails to be powerful.  Unfortunately it is not very captivating.


 5/10



   8. "How Many Times, How Many Lies" 
Unfortunately, it seems we have been voyaging to a weaker part of our journey through this album. 
 The beat is too generic and there is no unique feel to the track that makes it memorable.It seems like a continuation of the previous song, slightly better perhaps.

 6/10



   9. "Bite the Dust"
 Despite the downwards spiral of the last two tracks, this song picks up. A nice smooth, marching, slicey track. Loving Melody's finale vocals/adlibs and the bridge. Quite mysterious and unique!

  8/10



  10. "Right Now" 
 Bizzarely clusterred within this Pop/R&B oriented album is a Jazz song. Remeniscient of Michael Buble, Scherzinger's voice is showcased once again but from a new perspective. Although it seems like the track shouldn't work it does. I love the ending of the song by melody which leads perfectly into the next song.


 8/10



  11. "Tainted Love"/"Where Did Our Love Go"
 A very strong cover, sound. A continuation of the orchestral feel of the song, in a more burlesque style though. A nice light-hearted song to listen to. The opposite of generic pop, the ending section of the song bumped up its ranking as it is divine; "I've got this burning yearnin.. feeling deep inside me."


9/10



  12. "Feelin' Good" 
It has dawned on me how much the album style has changed. I appreciate the jam-packed togetherness of styles to make a true journey. Take-your-ticket to "Feelin' Good!"  Not as good as other versions of the song and not as strong as the rest of the Jazz part of the album. It is a dissapointing leap.


 6/10



  13. "Sway" [BONUS TRACK]
Shockingly Bonus! A fantastic, romantic cover of the famous song Sway. It doesn't, however compete well with other similar type songs on the market. This was also the reason that lead to an early flop, before the lead single of the album was releasd. That's probably the reason for this being included only as a Bonus track



 7.5/10



  14. "Flirt"  [BONUS TRACK]

 I can see why this is bonus, it is completely random. It is randomly positioned but would have been a nice replacement for some of the weak middle parts of the album. A general high-end pop/rock track... Seems like even potential release material



8/10