When Overboard begins to play, I think to myself ‘Crikey, Justin PROPER sounds like a girl here’ until I convince myself that he really cant sound that feminine and find that he’s teamed up with Jessica Jarrell, who I’ve never heard of in my life, but I’m guessing is another under 16 pop star. It’s quite a good song this actually, it does sound like it belongs on High School Musical or something, but if I was still on the gin today, I’d be Googling the lyrics and singing along - which is another point, the CD sleeve doesn’t include any lyrics, so if you want to sing along whilst listening to it on your Walkman on the train, forget it.

Oh dear, Eenie Meenie is another terrible choice of song title - if he’s wanting to come across as a grown up, I don’t think the lyrics “shorty is an Eenie Meenie Miney Mo Lover” is the right way to go about it. Sean Kingston sounds cool as ever though, and it’s quite a good pairing. On second listen I could see myself dancing to this in Halo on a Friday night.

Up is a great penultimate track, it’s quite slow and moody and if a girl and guy have had their first date listening to this album (they are 14 after all) then this could be the first kiss song, they’ve endured 16 awkward songs of poking fun at each other and wondering if their breath smells or whether they should make the first move… well yes DO IT. Now’s the time.

Okay, still not kissed him/her? Closer That Should Be Me is your last chance - it’s not a good a kissing track as the last song, in fact, it’s more like a break up song, so unless you’ve had your first kiss, row and break up in the last five minutes you should probably save this one for when he dumps you via text and turns up at school with that tramp with bright orange foundation lines and too much blusher. Not that it ever happened to me….

Rating: 4/5 - now I understand what all the fuss is about. Well done Bieber.

FemaleFirst - Ruth Harrison

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