Music Monday: One Direction Take Me Home
Katie 
Live While We’re Young
Kiss You
Little Things
Cmon Cmon
Last First Kiss
Heart Attack
Rock Me
Change My Mind
I Would
Over Again
Back For You
They Dont Know About Us
Summer Love
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She’s Not Afraid
Loved You First
Nobody Compares
Still The One
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Truly, Madly, Deeply
Magic
Irresistible
On November 13th One Direction released their much anticipated sophomore album, Take Me Home. This CD seems to have a more even spread of singing by all 5 of the boys – where as the last CD seemed to be more focused on Liam and Harry. I can hear more Zayn and solos from Louis and Niall on more songs on Take Me Home.
I have 2 versions of the CD – the yearbook edition that has a few extra tracks and I also picked up the Target edition that has 5 extra tracks (though 2 are just live versions of older songs.) The funny thing is – I love the cover of the album and yet the 2 versions I have don’t have the cover pictured above. The yearbook edition comes in a book and the Target edition cover is grayscale. Yes, I am thinking about getting a 3rd copy just to have the color cover. (#fangirlproblems)
The CD is good, very catchy and everything I’d expect a boyband CD to be – but it is also a little strange. Some songs sound very much like songs that I could hear Big Time Rush singing and others sound more like Backstreet Boys songs. I don’t know if One Direction has a distinct sound, yet, but it is just weird that so many songs made me do a bit of a double take while I was listening. I’m not trying to be negative – I love all of the bands I mentioned.
I think my favorite tracks are Rock You and Nobody Compares – but ask me again tomorrow and I will probably tell you something completely different. It is worth noting that 2 songs are cowritten by Ed Sheeran – Little Things and Over Again. The One Direction boys also have writing credits on Last First Kiss, Back For You, Summer Love and Irresistible.