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Billboard Review
of the "Penny and Me" single
HANSON
Penny & Me
Producer(s): Danny Kortchmar, Hanson
Writer(s): I. Hanson, T. Hanson, Z. Hanson
Publisher(s): Jam n Bread Music, ASCAP
Genre: POP
Label/Catalog Number: 3CG Records 10403 (CD single)
Source: Billboard Magazine
Originally Reviewed: March 20, 2004
Remember the Hanson brothers (Isaac, Taylor and Zac) from Tulsa, Okla.? In the late '90s, this trio jump-started teen-pop with the über-bubbly "MMMBop," which spent three weeks in pole position on The Billboard Hot 100. The album from which it came, "Middle of Nowhere," missed the No. 1 spot on The Billboard 200 by one position. Subsequent singles and albums failed to spark the same kind of excitement. Now, four years after its last studio effort ("This Time Around"), Hanson returns with this preview into its third studio recording, "Underneath," due April 20 from the act's own label 3CG Records, distributed by ADA. From boys to men, the members are now all grown up. The same is true of Hanson's 2004 sound. Co-produced by Danny Kortchmar (Don Henley, Billy Joel), "Penny & Me" is strummy, melodic pop-rock. It's a refreshing sound for the band. Of course, one cannot help but wonder if the "Hanson" name will help or hurt today. Let's hope radio programmers will listen to this gem with open ears.—
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