Jump5 [Bonus Tracks] (CD - 2001)

Producers: Doug Beiden, Chris Rodrigez, David Browning, Dan Muckala, Joey P.

Engineers include: Mark Linger, Steve Lotz, David Browning.

Partially recorded at Black Dog Studios, Nashville, Tennessee.

Personnel: Chris Rodriquez (vocals); Caitlin Hammond (rap vocals); Doug Beiden (guitar, keyboards, programming); Dave Cleveland (acoustic guitar); Andrew Ramsey (electric guitar); Mark Hammond (keyboards, drums, programming); Browning, David (keyboards, programming); Tedd Tjornholm (programming); Terri White, Leigh Cappillino, Melody Chambers, Chance Scoggins (background vocals).

Recording information: Antenna Studios, Franklin, TN; Black Dog Studios, Nashville, TN; Dark Horse Recording; Glam, LA Hollywood, CA; King's Cage, Franklin, TN; The Drive-Thru; The Rec Room Studio, Brentwood, TN.

Arrangers: Dan Muckala; Chris Rodriquez; Tedd Tjornholm.

This self-titled album is the first full-length effort from this Christian rock group known as Jump5. Members Brandon Hargest, Chris Fedon, Libby Hodges, Lesley Moore, and Brittany Hargest range in age from 12 to 15. All of them let their vocal talents shine on this superb debut recording. Listening to the album, fans will miss one part of the group's performance: the dance moves done to perfection by these energetic teens who are trained gymnasts and dancers. The music on Jump5 is dance-pop that carries an infectious rhythm along with positive, upbeat lyrics and Christian values sure to make young fans think, and maybe even see some things from a new point of view. Some of the best tracks on the debut album are "Tell Me Why," "All I Want," "Spinnin' Around," "I Belong to You," "The Meaning of Life," and "Change a Heart, Change the World." ~ Charlotte Dillon

Frothy and packed with hooks, harmonies and bright beats, the self-titled outing by Jump 5 takes the same stylistic path as secular brethren A*Teens while managing to incorporate a subtle Christian message. Throughout this ten-pack of devotional pledges of love to the Lord, any notions of innuendo are banished and replaced with devout expressions of faith ranging from the beat-heavy "Spinnin' Around" to equally catchy ear candy like "When I Say Your Name" and "I Belong To You." The group's love also extends to non-believers and includes the lush exhortation "Wish That I Could Read Your Mind." As an added bonus, this Nashville-based quintet include a pair of bonus cuts on its debut: a Radio Disney remix of the smash "Start Jumpin'" and a stirring version of the patriotic Lee Greenwood chestnut "God Bless The U.S.A."

This self-titled album is the first full-length effort from this Christian rock group known as Jump5. Members Brandon Hargest, Chris Fedon, Libby Hodges, Lesley Moore, and Brittany Hargest range in age from 12 to 15. All of them let their vocal talents shine on this superb debut recording. Listening to the album, fans will miss one part of the group's performance: the dance moves done to perfection by these energetic teens who are trained gymnasts and dancers. The music on Jump5 is dance-pop that carries an infectious rhythm along with positive, upbeat lyrics and Christian values sure to make young fans think, and maybe even see some things from a new point of view. Some of the best tracks on the debut album are "Tell Me Why," "All I Want," "Spinnin' Around," "I Belong to You," "The Meaning of Life," and "Change a Heart, Change the World." [The 2001 reissue adds a version of "God Bless the U.S.A."] ~ Charlotte Dillon minimize