FORGIVE ME - C NOTE
When C Note’s first album, “Different Kind of Love,” peaked at a less-than-lofty No. 163 six years ago, boy band godfather and pop mogul Lou Pearlman retooled its members and reinvented its mission. Pearlman — best-known for putting ‘N Sync and Backstreet Boys into orbit — hopes to hit two markets with one C Note by drawing on the group’s mixed American/Latin roots. Second single “Forgive Me,” a contagious pop ballad reminiscent of 1994’s “I Swear” by All-4-One, may just be the quintet’s crossover gem as Latin music continues to infiltrate mainstream radio. In its English and Spanish mixes — whose lyrics depict an apologetic lover incapable of reciprocating the affection bestowed upon him — the harmonized puppy-dog plea is livened by a catchy percussion beat. While “Forgive Me” maintains strong vocals and a sing-in-the-shower melody, it is nothing new to top 40 radio. If anything, it will be C Note’s cultural appeal that gives this played-out, boy-band-ballad-in-Pearlman’s-clothing single a captive audience.
