Can’t Take Me Home is the debut album by American-singer-songwriter Pink, released in the United States on April 4, 2000 by LaFace Records. It produced three singles—"There You Go", "Most Girls", and "You Make Me Sick", and peaked at number twenty-six on the U.S. Billboard 200. Producers included Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs, Babyface, Kandi Burruss, Terence "Tramp Baby" Abney, Daryl Simmons, and Tricky Stewart. P!nk shared co-writing credit on seven of the album's tracks. This album featured a contemporary R&B sound; P!nk went for a more pop-rock oriented sound on her follow-up albums. She later went on to admit that during the period of promoting this album she felt stifled, as it was not reflective of her true musical ambitions. The case shows P!nk looking at the camera wearing glasses and her body looks naked.
AllMusic gave the album positive review, giving it four out of five stars. Robert Christgau also gave a positive review, grading it B+. Entertainment Weekly gave the album a mixed review, grading it C+. Jam! and MTV Asia also gave mixed reviews; the latter gave album the grade five out of ten. NME gave a positive review on the album, grading it six out of ten. Q also gave a positive review, giving it the same grade as AllMusic, four out of five stars. Rolling Stone gave a mixed review, giving it two and a half out of five stars.
Singles[]
"There You Go" was released as the album's lead single on January 18, 2000. It peaked at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100. Its success prompted two more singles from the album—"Most Girls," which peaked at #4, and "You Make Me Sick," which peaked at #33.