It's hard to believe that Cheryl (arguably the weakest vocalist in Girls Aloud) has now released 3 studio albums. 'Messy Little Raindrops' is her 2 nd studio album and was released in 2010. It has 12 tracks, 4 of which have featured vocalists... The albums opening track 'Promise This' was also released as the lead single and is a catchy pop song with good, sometimes repetitive lyrics. It is probably one of the best from the album and she sounds well throughout the track. Second track 'Yeah Yeah' features Travie McCoy, whom I had never heard of before (no disrespect meant) but the song has a good beat to it, but I don't think it does anything for ...  Read the complete review

Ive always been a fan of Cheryl Cole and have always admired her work. After her last amazing solo attempt, i was eager to purchase her second album "Messy Little Raindrops". I loved "Promise This" as the lead single which made me want to buy it more. After listening to the album, I couldn't help but feel disappointed. While there is strong tracks like "Promise This", "The Flood" and "Happy Tears" i felt the rest of the album was such a let down. I feel it is not lyrically creative and some of the songs are quite dull. " walk in like Sex and The City" is quite cheesy in "Let's Get Down" for ...  Read the complete review

I was a huge fan of Girls Aloud's music so when Cheryl Cole went solo last year, I purchased her album and really enjoyed it. It wasn't the sort of music I had expected from her but it really grew on me and I enjoyed listening to the album as I drove about it the car and on my iPod. Now the X Factor is back again this year, Cheryl has brought out her second album Messy Little Raindrops, and of course performed the first single from it, Promise This, on her show. Nothing like a bit of self-promotion hey?! Either way, I had a spare Amazon voucher so decided to see if Mrs Cole's second offering was going to be as good as her first, and if she would be able to sustain this ..  Read the complete review