''I Wanna Be with You'' is the

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of American singer

Mandy Moore Amanda Leigh Moore (born April 10, 1984) is an American singer, songwriter and actress. She rose to fame with her debut single, "Candy", which peaked at number 41 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Her debut studio album, '' So Real'' (1999), recei ...

's debut

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, '' So Real'' (1999). It was released in May 2000 through

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, five months after the release of its parent album. Internationally, ''I Wanna Be with You'' was released as Moore's debut album as opposed to ''So Real''. The album has sold over 805,000 copies in the United States. Worldwide, the album was released in a variety of formats. The album was marketed as "a new version of Mandy's debut", containing five new songs, three remixes, and four songs from ''So Real''. The UK edition of the album has an alternative track list, featuring the five new songs but omitting the remixes and borrowing more heavily from ''So Real'', with eight songs being featured from that album. The Japanese bonus track edition of the album features all of the songs from ''So Real'', except "Love Shot". The first single from the album in the United States, also titled " I Wanna Be with You", was a moderate commercial success, peaking at number twenty-four on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and being certified

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Singles

In the United Kingdom, where ''So Real'' was not released, "

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" was marketed as a release from ''I Wanna Be with You''. The single peaked at number six on the

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. " I Wanna Be with You" was the first single released from the album in the US and the second single internationally. It spent 16 weeks on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and reached number 24 in its ninth week on the chart. The single was more successful in Australia, spending over 25 weeks in the top 100 and reaching number 11 on the

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. It also hit number 21 in the UK, becoming her second and last single to chart there, as well as her second top forty single. " So Real" was released as a single on June 13, 2000 and peaked at number 21 in Australia. "

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" was first released on December 6, 1999 as the second single in the US from ''So Real'', but did not chart. In October 2000, the song was re-released to promote ''I Wanna Be with You'', peaking at #38 on ''

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chart.

Critical reception

The album received generally mixed reviews from music critics. Many reviewers were critical of the album containing material from ''So Real'', with Rickey Wright from

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writing that the album was released "mainly to ride the success of its title single" and

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describing the album as "reconfigured, slightly improved reissue" of ''So Real''. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of

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called the album a "crass marketing move" and Linda Ryan of

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described the release as "ostentatious". Despite this, both Erlewine and Ryan described the album as stronger than its predecessor. Erlewine noted that the album contained "all heessential ingredients for a good teen pop album" and Ryan described the remixes on the album as "slick and radio-friendly". Wright was critical of the

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remixes, calling them "inferior", and described ''So Real'' as "the better of her releases". Danny Scott from Q compared the album to works of

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and

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, describing it as "predictably polished and irrepressibly upbeat". In contrast, James Roberts from

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described the production style on the album as being different from the works of Spears, writing "there is more to Mandy than most who heard 'Candy' would give her credit for."

Commercial performance

''I Wanna Be with You'' debuted at number 21 on the US ''Billboard'' 200, selling 58,000 copies in its first week. It was eventually certified gold in the US for shipments of 500,000 copies. In New Zealand, the album peaked at number six.

Track listing

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Personnel

Credits for ''I Wanna Be with You'' adapted from

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– primary artist * Tiffany Arbuckle – backing vocals * Alan Armitage – assistant engineer * Chris Athens – mastering * Eric Bickel – assistant engineer * Chris Braide – guitar * Dakari – guest artist * Jive – guest artist * Billy Lawrence – guest artist * Alice Butts – design * Tom Coyne – mastering * Richard Dodd – cello * Fraser T. Smith – guitar * Terry Glenny – violin * Eric Gorfain – string arrangements, violin * Kenny Greenberg – electric guitar * David Guerrero – assistant engineer * Bobby Guy – producer * Roland Hartwell – violin * José Juan Sánchez – assistant * Shaun Shankel – digital editing, editing, production coordination * Dan Shea – keyboards, producer, programming * Roger Sommers – engineer, mixing * Manelich Sotolong – assistant engineer * Soul Solution – producer * Tom Tally – viola * Keith Thomas – arranger, bass, drum programming, acoustic guitar, producer, programming, synthesizer, synthesizer programming * Nick Trevisick – producer, programming * Marcy Vaj – violin * Bill Whittington – engineer, mixing * Robb Williams – engineer * John Yoakum – flute, oboe *

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– programming * David Palmer – drums * Julian Peploe – art direction * Wade Robson – producer, remix producer * Corey Rooney – keyboards, mixing, producer, programming * Ken Ross – executive producer * Jose Sanchez – programming

Charts

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Certifications

References

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