[Departure]

http://www.vibe.com/news/online_excl...y_fiveminutes/

Jesse McCartney may have been another TRL poster boy lost within a maze of milk-faced, syrupy sweet crooners, but with the upcoming May release of his third album Departure, JM’s looking to score 106 cred at the top of his resume. Skeptical? He’s got Sean Garrett’s and The-Dream’s stamp of approval.


VIBE: For those who may already have a perception of you, describe the change in this album.

Jesse McCartney: I would say this is an R&B influence record with a very contemporary melody and somewhat of an 80s throwback sound. There was so much personal growth that I knew I had to change it up for me to just be comfortable. There’s a lot of shock value to this album, but in a cool way. When you listen to the previous records I’ve done, I feel like the impression hasn’t been made till now, which is the fact that I grew up listening to a lot of older, classic artists.

VIBE: Like who?

Aretha, Ray Charles, James Brown. Michael Jackson was the reason I started singing. I knew I wanted to do a more R&B record because that was my foundation and what I was best at, but it’s tough to get your point across…it takes awhile.

VIBE: How was it working with Sean Garrett and The-Dream?

On paper it looks great and then when you meet them it’s like, “Oh man I’m really doing this.” Sean’s like a big brother to me now. I just talked to him a few days ago, he’s a mentor. “Rock You” was the first track we did together and I’m like “Wow! This is pretty extreme, but amazing”. Then he wrote this rap and I said “Sean, you know I’m not rapping.” So he did it and now it’s the two of us on the track.
VIBE: On the first album you also had the remix to “She’s No You” with the Neptunes and [Fabolous]. What’s your take on hip hop fusing with pop so much these days? Is it something you want to continue with?

I think anything that moves you in any way whether it’s pop, R&B, urban, whatever, is good. When I heard Tim McGraw and Nelly do a song together first I said “What the **** is this”, but then it was the biggest song of the year. It was groundbreaking and kind of opened the doors to have that happen again and again.

VIBE: You said you listened to a lot soul, but were you ever a hip hop head?

Absolutely. When you grow up in white suburbia, every white kid listened to some rap record. I grew up listening to Tupac and Biggie records which are all classics.

VIBE: How do you feel about making a 106 & Park transition?

I’m so comfortable in my skin. Nothing fazes me. I’ll say it, it’s true, it’s hard for any other white dude besides Justin Timberlake to pull off an R&B record, but I think this record is tasteful. The reaction has been incredibly positive and I think once you hear the album, you’re going to feel it.

VIBE: If the fate of humanity rested on you and one of these women who would it be – Britney Spears, Lauryn Hill or Amy Winehouse?

I’d probably take Lauryn Hill. I’d feel like Amy Winehouse would do a line of coke off my back and Britney…I just can’t go there right now.

New Interview:http://video.msn.com/?mkt=en-au&bran...-1:ind:1:ff:8A

Best era yet, LEGEND!

[Yahhh!]

[SO.UNCOOL™]

So will they actually be premiering "Leavin" on 106 & Park?

Oh and Yahhh! .. I love that damn Aubrey avatar .. lol<333333333333.

[Rico Shameless v2]

Sooo he's a Justin-copy now?

[Filipe]

Originally posted by Yahhh!

LMAO.

[DesireOnTheRun]

Originally posted by Hit The Lights

Sooo he's a Justin-copy now?

lol. I love my JT, but he isn't the only one that can cross over ya know.


I hope Jesse gets massive airplay from various radio stations and PR on different tv stations with this album.

[Green]

Originally posted by Yahhh!

[Playboy]

Hmm, I thought he was still doing bubblegum pop (which I hate) but I'll check him out now.

[Tightrope]

He lost me after Right Where You Want Me died down.

[1-N-Only21]

THis is leaning more into pop/R&B than bubblegum pop and I LOVE THIS SONG! They premiered Asia Cruise so i'm sure they premiere this song

[Departure]

http://www.atrl.net/?p=1896628#1896628



And he is stalled at #46 on both charts, keep requesting so that can change!!!!

(I'll keep updating this I suppose, but it's not going to be fancy anymore, oh shucks )

[Departure]

Leavin' (Bimbo Jones Radio Edit)


Leavin' (Cam'Rox Remix)


Leavin' (Bahamabeats Remix)


Leavin' (L-Precise Remix)


Leavin' (Pop Rock Remix)


Ranking the songs:

1. Pop Rock Remix <33333
2. L-Precise Remix <3333
3. Bimbo Jones Remix <333
4. Cam'rox Remix <33
5. Bahamabeats Remix <3

Amazingly well done. None of these are official though (except maybe the radio edit one). I might even say the first two remixes are better than the original itself (That's how good they are...)

Just so you know (haha) I got 4 of these on Mp3. I don't have the L-Precise remix yet, but I added him on Myspace and talked to him through there and he's waiting for (rights?) to post this mp3 on his site. I'll eventually have that one. But the rest I got, e-mail me if you want them.

AMAZING!

YOU RATE THEM!!!

[Playboy]

The song sucked..... oh well at least I gave him a try.

[Departure]

Originally posted by Playboy

The song sucked..... oh well at least I gave him a try.

It's the best song of all time for me. Over 1,500 times in about two months.

By the way, he's 45 and 46 on the charts. .

Good jobs guys. Leavin' is a masterpiece <3333. Better than the over rated **** out there now a days

[Filipe]

C'mon, Kevin, even you gotta admit Jesse has had better songs before :-/
Even thought this song has grown on me, The whole RWYWM Album + Because You Live > This, at least IMO.

[SO.UNCOOL™]

I personally think "Leavin" is Jesse's best single to date.

[Departure]

Don't believe me?

Here is my iTunes at the moment:

(Pm me if you want any of these remixes).



There are 3 or 4 NOT on my iTunes because I can't find an Mp3 for them (since they are on Youtube at the moment)

Obviously some of these are official. I do have a link for ALL THE OFFICIAL CLUB ONES.

The others (Pop Rock/Bahamabeats/etc. <the other three NOT availvable on MP3 would fit here>) are not official. They are fan made but GOOD.

This is going to be a hit if people promote this song like this. Seriously <333



Thank you guests for taking the time to support this. Over 10 guests <3333. THANK YOU!

I love you all and love you Jesse for bringing such a great song to USA unlike the other over rated junk out there. You will be my #1 artist forever. LOVE YOU JESSE.

PM me if you want any these remixes. I still am waiting for the other three to download. I think this will make 14 remixes total. Not any the overrated junk get's this many remixes by now.

[Lee!!]

when will something else leak from his album

[cookie~monster]

^ It won't unless he doesn't himself or closer to when the album itself leaks. Hollywood Records doesn't have very many songs that get released early.

[Departure]

Okay guys, I found out the 4 remixes I'm missing.

The L-Precise remix I was talking about a while ago. (Added him on Myspace and he said it would be a while b4 I got the mp3)
Albert C Reggeaton Mix <3
G-Whizz remix
Leavin' remix () (How original, the title that is...)

You can Youtube these all. Those are currently the 4 remixes I don't have yet. I will get them eventually.

That's 15 remixes. From what you can see though, some of them are duplicates of others (like the Bimbo Jones for example). One of them is Vocal, one is Radio edit and the other is Downhill Special Mix. Obviously these count as one remix but they are different. Physically there is 15 remixes, but some of them are produced by the same person/DJ but are longer/shorter and mixed somewhat differently but pretty much the same beat.

You don't need to thank me . Just support the talented kid. May 20th. DAMN IT. I need to get back to my HW. I had to go to Youtube and see these remixes