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Armato & James Top Ten?

Apr 12, 2012 17:25

Over on Tumblr I called for an Antonina Armato & Tim James top ten, since that pair have been consistently among the best writers and producers in teenpop for years, probably the only really reliable ones in the Disney stable. They certainly deserve critical recognition and analysis ( Read more... )

miley cyrus, aly & a.j.

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Not Already Mentioned skyecaptain April 13 2012, 00:37:13 UTC

In no particular order:

Miley Cyrus - Fly on the Wall
Hoku - Another Dumb Blonde
Aly and AJ - Bullseye
Vanessa Hudgens - Don't Talk
Selena Gomez - Love You Like a Love Song

Runners Up:

Miley Cyrus - Who Owns My Heart
Aly and AJ - Like Whoa
Miley Cyrus - East Northumberland High

Haven't heard (or can't remember) any of the Hope 7 songs in the back catalogue.

Re: Not Already Mentioned koganbot April 13 2012, 02:30:45 UTC

Hadn't realized they'd done "Don't Talk." Definitely belongs on my list, maybe even at the top.

anonymous April 13 2012, 01:55:20 UTC

Clearly, their work for Miley, Selena, and Aly&AJ is their best work. What else is there?

I've always liked "Bet on It" from HSM2. "The Big Bang", the one Tim James kept for himself, is decent. Miranda Cosgrove - "Bam" is fine too but probably not top 10 worthy. Don't really like Sick Puppies. Haven't heard Beach Girl 5 and some of the other second tier stuff they do. Seems like they save their best tunes for the top line Disney talents.

Hmm. Realistically, ranked, but just off the top of my head:

1. "See You Again"
2. "Not This Year"
3. "Naturally" (3 of my all-time favorite songs)
4. "Fly on the Wall"
5. "Potential Break Up Song"
6. "Division"
7. "Off the Chain" (Selena Gomez)
8. "How Do I Feel?"
9. "Love You Like a Love Song"
10. "Bet On It"

justfanoe April 13 2012, 01:56:10 UTC

Whoops, this was me.

koganbot April 13 2012, 03:27:19 UTC

Want to put in a pitch for Selena's "Outlaw" on When The Sun Goes Down. Guy has a different character from the criminal in Britney's "Criminal" (he's not a killer, he's just running from love, and she's gonna bring him in), but the melody - and the very good singing and production - has the same pang of sadness, saying something that the lyrics don't (that the running will be perpetual).

Jordan Pruitt skyecaptain April 23 2012, 14:22:07 UTC

Forgot about Armato/James's contributions to the Jordan Pruitt oeuvre. The only real highlight far as I can tell is "Boyfriend."

From Hope 7, here's OK "I Want Everything." Don't remember the rest of it.

Re: Jordan Pruitt koganbot April 24 2012, 05:31:32 UTC

Also like the Armato & James "Love For A Day" and "Always" (so that's three of my four favorites on Pruitt's Permission To Fly).