BareNaked

BareNaked is the fourth studio album by actress and recording artist Jennifer Love Hewitt. It was released on October 8, 2002. The album became her most successful album to date, reaching the top 40 at no. 37 on the Billboard 200, making it her first album to appear on that chart. BareNaked spawned two singles, "BareNaked" and "Can I Go Now", and included a remake of Kris Kristofferson's "Me and Bobby McGee". The UK and Japanese editions of the album came with a bonus track called "Just Try", previously released as the B-side to "Can I Go Now".

BareNaked
Studio album by Jennifer Love Hewitt
Released	October 8, 2002
Length	44:44
Label	Jive
Producer	Meredith Brooks, Gregg Alexander
Jennifer Love Hewitt chronology
Jennifer Love Hewitt (1996) BareNaked (2002) Cool With You: The Platinum Collection (2006)
Singles from BareNaked
"BareNaked" Released: July 8, 2002[1] "Can I Go Now" Released: January 13, 2003[2]

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	47/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Blender	[3]
Entertainment Weekly	D+[5]
Q	[3]
Rolling Stone	[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"BareNaked"	Jennifer Love Hewitt, Meredith Brooks, Guy Erez, Emerson Swinford	3:42
2.	"Can I Go Now"	Brooks, Livingstone Brown, Mike Stevens	3:36
3.	"You"	Hewitt, Brooks	3:41
4.	"Hey Everybody"	Hewitt, Brooks, Brown	4:07
5.	"Where You Gonna Run To?"	Hewitt, Brooks, Paul Goldo	3:33
6.	"I Know You Will"	Hewitt, Brooks, David Darling	3:18
7.	"Rock the Roll"	Hewitt, Brooks, Goldo,	3:44
8.	"Stand in Your Way"	Brooks, Brown, Shelly Peiken	4:13
9.	"First Time"	Brooks, Guy Erez, Goldo, Swinford	3:49
10.	"Stronger"	Hewitt	3:21
11.	"Avenue of the Stars"	Hewitt, Brooks, Andy Goldmark, Scot Sax	4:06
12.	"Me and Bobby McGee"	Fred Foster, Kris Kristofferson	3:34

UK and Japanese bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Just Try"	Brooks, Brian McKnight	3:44

Personnel

• Jennifer Love Hewitt – vocals
• Andrew Boston – DJ
• Dustin Boyer – guitar
• Meredith Brooks – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, background vocals
• Livingstone Brown – bass, keyboard, chant
• Chris Canute – hand drums
• Goldo – keyboard, vocals
• Glen Holmen – bass
• Abe Laboriel Jr. – drums
• Michael Parnell – keyboard
• Carolyn Perry – background vocals
• Darlene Perry – background vocals
• Sharon Perry – background vocals
• Rose Stone – background vocals
• Emerson Swinford – acoustic guitar, guitar

Production

• Producers: Meredith Brooks, Gregg Alexander
• Engineers: Meredith Brooks, David Cole, Dave Darling, Goldo, Brad Haehnel, Phil Kaffel, Jeff Peters
• Mixing: Livingstone Brown, Brad Haehnel, Richard Travali
• Mastering: Chaz Harper
• Digital editing: Meredith Brooks, Andy Goldmark, Goldo, Michael Parnell
• Programming: Livingstone Brown, Dave Darling, Goldo
• Arranger: Dustin Boyer, Chris Canute
• Art direction: Nick Gamma, Jackie Murphy
• Design: Nick Gamma, Jackie Murphy
• Photography: Anthony Mandler
• Make-up: Agostina Lombardo

Chart performance

Album

Chart (2002)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[7]	31
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[8]	45
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[9]	72
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10]	75
US Billboard 200[11]	37

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
		AUS [12]	NZ [13]	NL	US	US Adult
2002	"BareNaked"	6	26	73	124	31
2003	"Can I Go Now"	12	—	8	—	—
"—" denotes the single did not chart

References

1. "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1460. July 5, 2002. p. 29.
2. "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 13th January 2003" (PDF). ARIA. January 13, 2003. p. 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 6, 2003. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
3. Metacritic score
4. Allmusic Review
5. Entertainment Weekly review
6. "Rolling Stone Review". Archived from the original on January 6, 2007. Retrieved April 11, 2007.
7. "Australiancharts.com – Jennifer Love Hewitt – Bare Naked". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 11, 2011.
8. "Albums : Top 100". Jam!. October 24, 2002. Archived from the original on December 10, 2004. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
9. "Dutchcharts.nl – Jennifer Love Hewitt – Bare Naked" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 11, 2011.
10. "Offiziellecharts.de – Jennifer Love Hewitt – Bare Naked" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
11. "Jennifer Love Hewitt Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 11, 2011.
12. "Jennifer Love Hewitt". Australian-charts.com. Archived from the original on August 9, 2010. Retrieved July 19, 2010.
13. "Jennifer Love Hewitt". charts.nz. Retrieved July 19, 2010.

External links

• BareNaked at Metacritic