Can't Take Me Home

Can't Take Me Home is the debut album by singer P!nk, released in the United States on April 4, 2000, by LaFace Records. It produced three singles—"There You Go", "Most Girls", and "You Make Me Sick", and peaked at number 26 on the U.S. Billboard 200. Producers included Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs, Babyface, Kandi Burruss, Terence "Tramp Baby" Abney, Daryl Simmons, and Tricky. Pink shared co-writing credit on seven of the album's tracks. This album was described by AllMusic as "skittering, post-jungle rhythm for the bedrock of these savvy, club-ready dance-pop productions – a sound exploited expertly on TLC's record".[5]

Can't Take Me Home
Studio album by Pink
Released	April 4, 2000
Recorded	1999–2000
Studio	Unique Recording Studios, New York City[1]
Genre	R&B[2] dance-pop[3][4]
Length	54:21
Label	LaFace Arista
Producer	Antonio "L.A." Reid (exec.) Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds Steve "Rhythm" Clarke Kandi Burruss Terence "Tramp Baby" Abney Daryl Simmons Christopher "Tricky" Stewart Daron Jones
Pink chronology
Can't Take Me Home (2000) Missundaztood (2001)
Singles from Can't Take Me Home
"There You Go" Released: February 20, 2000 "Most Girls" Released: September 4, 2000 "You Make Me Sick" Released: December 18, 2000

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Robert Christgau	B+[6]
Entertainment Weekly	C+[7]
Jam!	(mixed)[8]
MTV Asia	(5/10)[9]
NME	(6/10)[2]
Q	[10]
Rolling Stone	[11]

Can't Take Me Home received mixed to positive reviews from music critics. AllMusic gave the album positive review, giving it four out of five stars. Robert Christgau also gave a positive review, grading it B+. Entertainment Weekly gave the album a mixed review, grading it C+. Jam! and MTV Asia also gave mixed reviews; the latter gave album the grade five out of ten. NME gave a positive review on the album, grading it six out of ten. Q also gave a positive review, giving it the same grade as AllMusic, four out of five stars. Rolling Stone gave a mixed review, giving it two and a half out of five stars.

Track listing

Can't Take Me Home – Standard edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Split Personality"	Alecia "Pink" Moore Terence "Tramp-Baby" Abney Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds	Babyface Abney Daryl Simmons	4:01
2.	"Hell wit Ya"	Moore Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs Kandi Burruss Darius Green	Briggs Burruss^[a]	2:58
3.	"Most Girls"	Edmonds Damon Thomas	Babyface	4:59
4.	"There You Go"	Moore Briggs Burruss	Briggs Burruss^[a]	3:23
5.	"You Make Me Sick"	Obi Nwobosi Ainsworth Prasad Marthony Tabb	Babyface Anthony President Brainz Dimilo	4:08
6.	"Let Me Let You Know"	Neal Creque Sean Hall Christopher "Tricky" Stewart Robin Thicke	Tricky Hall	4:45
7.	"Love Is Such a Crazy Thing"	Jason Boyd Daron Jones Michael Keith Quinnes Parker Marvin Scandrick Lamont "Stro" Maxwell Courtney Sills	Lamont Maxwell Jones	5:14
8.	"Private Show"	Kenneth Karlin Andrea Martin Ivan Matias Carsten "Soulshock" Schack	Soulshock & Karlin	4:15
9.	"Can't Take Me Home"	Moore Harold Frasier Steve "Rhythm" Clarke	The Specialists Clarke	3:39
10.	"Stop Falling"	Moore Will Baker Pete Woodruff	Will & Pete	5:51
11.	"Do What U Do"	James Hollins Ezekiel Lewis Kawan Prather Maurice "Big Reese" Sinclair	P.A.	3:58
12.	"Hiccup"	Moore Harold Frasier Delouie Avant Steve "Rhythm" Clarke	The Specialists Clarke	3:32
13.	"Is It Love"	Moore Frasier Avant Clarke Aaron Philips	Clarke Pink^[b]	3:38

Can't Take Me Home – UK special edition (bonus tracks)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
14.	"There You Go" (Sovereign Mix)	Moore Briggs Burruss	4:53
15.	"Most Girls" (X-Men Vocal Mix)	Edmonds Thomas	6:20

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies a vocal producer
• ^{^[b]} signifies a co-producer

Sample credits

• "Let Me Let You Know" contains elements from "Cease the Bombing", written by Neal Creque, performed by Grant Greene.

Personnel

• Pink – vocals
• Terence "Tramp Baby" Abney – keyboards, producer, drum programming
• Babyface – producer
• Harold Frasier – producer, keyboards
• Steve "Rhythm" Clarke – producer, drum programming
• Will Baker – vocal arrangement
• Steve Baughman – assistant
• Kerren Berz – strings, string arrangements
• Elliot Blakely – assistant
• Paul Boutin – engineer
• Jason Boyd – arranger
• Kandi Burruss – producer, backing vocals
• Josh Butler – engineer
• Ralph Cacciurri – assistant
• Chris Champion – engineer
• Rob Chiarelli – mixing
• Chrissy Conway – backing vocals
• Lysa Cooper – stylist
• Sharon A. Daley – A&R
• Regina Davenport – artist coordination
• Kevin "KD" Davis – mixing
• Blake Eiseman – engineer
• Daniela Federici – photography
• Paul Foley – engineer
• Sherree Ford-Payne – backing vocals
• John Frye – engineer

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2000) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[12] 10 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[13] 48 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[14] 19 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[15] 58 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[16] 85 Irish Albums (IRMA)[17] 23 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[18] 12 Scottish Albums (OCC)[19] 26 UK Albums (OCC)[20] 13 US Billboard 200[21] 26 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[22] 23

Year-end charts Chart (2000) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[23] 32 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[24] 44 UK Albums (OCC)[25] 67 US Billboard 200[26] 66 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[27] 87

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[28]	2× Platinum	140,000^^
Canada (Music Canada)[29]	2× Platinum	200,000^^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[30]	Platinum	15,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[31]	Platinum	300,000^^
United States (RIAA)[32]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Media appearances

"You Make Me Sick" was featured in the 2001 film and the soundtrack for Save the Last Dance. "Split Personality", which was not released as a single, was featured in the 2001 film The Princess Diaries.

References

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