YOU
MAY
HATE
PARIS
HILTON
the
ubiquitous
celebrity
persona,
but
you
cannot
deny
that
Paris
Hilton
the
artist
is
crafting
some
of
the
most
catchy,
danceable
pop
music
in
recent
months.
Well,
you
can
deny
it
all
you
want,
but
we
know
how
certain
music
activates
gay
genes.
Now
that
her
debut
album,
“Paris”
is
out,
Hilton
may
quiet
many
critics
with
her
genre-sampling
work.
The
album’s
11
tracks
venture
through
pop,
rock,
reggae,
hip-hop
and
dance,
with
Paris
co-writing
five
of
the
songs
—
writing
that,
like,
makes
us
want
to
cry,
it’s
so
good.
Maybe,
like,
it’s
not
that
good,
but
it’s
still
a
pretty
impressive
feat
for
someone
the
world
doubts
could
write
her
own
name.
Paris
also
was
one
of
three
executive
producers
on
the
album,
along
with
Scott
Storch
and
Tom
Whalley.
Storch
is
a
golden
boy
in
the
worlds
of
hip-hop,
rap
and
soul,
lending
his
Midas
touch
to
hits
by
Beyoncé,
Dr.
Dre,
50
Cent
and
Snoop
Dogg.
Hilton
actually
spent
months
recording
with
Rob
Cavallo
(who
produced
tracks
by
Green
Day,
Goo
Goo
Dolls
and
Alanis
Morissette)
only
to
decide
she
wanted
to
move
in
a
different
direction
musically.
In
the
documentary
on
the
DVD
special
edition,
Hilton
says
their
collaborations
were
too
rock-oriented
and
that
she
is
more
of
a
dance
club
girl.
ENTER
STORCH,
AND
THE
REST
IS
history.
He
produced
“Turn
It
Up,”
which
features
Hilton
whispering
“Yeah,
that’s
hot”
and
“Scott
Storch”
on
the
album
version.
The
original
gets
a
little
tedious,
and
Hilton
channels
cheerleaders
in
the
middle
of
the
song
(which
some
find
annoying,
some
endearing),
but
it’s
still
pretty
good.
The
remixes,
of
course,
rock
and
are
a
little
light
when
it
comes
to
the
whispering,
thank
goodness.
The
debut
single,
“Stars
are
Blind,”
was
produced
by
Fernando
Garibay
and
made
waves
on
FM
and
satellite
radio
with
its
smooth
reggae-flavored
beats
ideal
for
summer.
Garibay
is
no
stranger
to
hits,
having
produced
“La
La”
for
Ashlee
Simpson,
“Summer
Sunshine”
for
the
Corrs,
“Shake
Your
Bon-Bon”
for
Ricky
Martin
and
numerous
tracks
by
Enrique
Iglesias.
“I
Want
You”
features
a
sample
of
“Grease”
by
Barry
Gibb
and
the
track
is
pure
pop,
and
a
hell
of
a
lot
of
fun.
Paris
is
flirtatious
without
being
a
bimbo
and
makes
her
quarry
aware
of
her
intentions.
“I
want
you
and
I
think
you
should
know/
I
want
you
and
I
won’t
let
you
go”
makes
the
message
pretty
clear.
Get
it,
girl!
The
sugary-sweet,
bubblegum-pop
ballad
“Heartbeat”
feels
out
of
place
on
the
CD,
particularly
when
you
remember
Paris
made
a
sex
tape.
The
song
is
too
sweet
and
cheesy
for
the
rest
of
the
album,
but
when
taken
on
it’s
own,
it’s
not
a
horrible
pop
song,
either.
“Screwed,”
“Not
Leaving
Without
You,”
“Nothing
in
This
World”
and
“Turn
You
On”
round
out
the
solid
pop
tracks
on
the
album.
Some
of
the
songs
sound
a
little
like
Hilary
Duff,
but
Paris
makes
a
good
showing.
If
listeners
maintain
an
open
mind
long
enough,
she
should
find
a
solid
fan
base,
especially
among
gay
men.
PARIS
HIT
IT
BIG
WITH
DANCE
fans
due
to
remixes
of
“Screwed”
being
released
months
ago.
“Stars
are
Blind”
and
“Turn
It
Up”
followed
with
stellar
remixes
from
the
likes
of
Paul
Oakenfold,
Peter
Rauhofer
and
Tracy
Young.
The
album
is
pretty
good
overall,
but
there
are
some
songs
made
to
be
skipped.
Paris,
you
have
to
take
the
good
with
the
bad,
honey.
She
felt
compelled
to
write
a
song
about
her
“friend
break-up”
with
Nicole
Richie.
“Jealousy”
bemoans
the
ruins
of
their
relationship,
with
Hilton
whispering,
“I
only
wanted
what
was
best
for
you/
Everything
I
did,
I
did
because
I
cared/
So
how
did
all
the
good
between
us
turn
so
bad?/
Maybe
someday
we’ll
get
back
what
we
had.”
Really?
Seriously?
Gag.
