I'm surprised Don't Forget to Remember Me lasted this long. It's usually trashed. Also I Believe was such a bop. I gave it a mediocre rate but it was stuck in my head for so long after I rated it.
As soon as I found out all of the results, I immediately pulled out some pen and paper and tried to see if I could get Truth Is into the Top 10 by sabotaging the upcoming songs. After my calculations, I found out Truth Is would only get as high as 11th.
A smooth bop. This song is amazing, and it's a shame Fantasia bowed out so close to Top 10. She def deserved one entry, and this song would've been perfect. Although she was dragged, overall she didn't do as badly as I thought she would. Maybe next time.
A little surprised this is Jordin's highest album track. Looking back, she tried out a lot of styles of music on this album, and Permanent Monday is her pop-rock ballad. This is a very Kelly track. I really liked this one a lot, it became the earworm of the album for me. And she sounds so good here. With all of these different genres Jordin took on with this album, she really makes them all feel authentic to who she is.
Fun Fact: Both this song and Permanent Monday were in the Top 10 for a while until the last couple of ballots!
The bop of the album. It's such a feel good song, I really love this one. A perfect title track. I'm kind of miffed it missed Top 10, but I'm glad it made it this far. Sorry Nightingale. For his 11, he writes, "I can't believe her label let this flop and Carrie has just forgotten about it. It's so perfect." That's a real shame, this had potential to kill like her other singles from this era.
Overall, I like this Top 10. I feel like Low, A Moment Like This, or Tattoo could've been replaced by a Tasia song. But other than that, this is a nice selection.
You guys have been really good at predicting almost every reveal and placement. Now I wonder if you guys can guess the winner...
Thank goodness This Is My Now left easily the worst of the coronation songs in this rate.
I wished I Believe made it into the top 10. It's good and she deserved to have at least one song there.
At this point I'm rooting for Miss Independent, One Step At A Time, or Before He Cheats to take it.