I was and still am a fan of Jason Mraz and his first two albums. He seemingly brought something a little different than all the handsome singer-songwriters in the form of some acoustic raps. After some disappointing sales efforts, Mr. A-Z has taken his show to the coffee shop, essentially becoming the singer-songwriter type he was trying to break away from. The result is an album full of uninspired, unoriginal coffee fueled tracks.
Chief among these caffine-fueled offenders is "I'm Yours," which, you guessed it, is a profession of a boy to a girl of ownership. Musically, it's an acoustic type track that you'd find in the Starbucks, which they're closing down your street. It also feels like it strangely belongs in Hawaii, probably because of the what I think is a ukulele in the song.
Overall, I can't imagine buying this, as it is seemingly under the label of "Background Music Only!" There just isn't enough in this song to sustain, and I personally wish it would refrain from itself. I personally don't know why it's a chart success, but Jason Mraz has certainly seen better days, and I don't know if he'll ever be able to go back to them after hanging out with Colbie Calliet. This acoustic love song stuff by singer-songwriters has been done so many times, XM Radio devoted an entire channel to it. It's all been done before, and frankly, it's been done better. See Cary Brothers for proof.
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