1. When I Grow Up - 4:07 (Produced by Darkchild and Nicole Scherzinger)
2. Bottle Pop (featuring Snoop Dogg) - 3:32 (Produced by Fernando Garibay, co-produced by Sean Garrett)
3. Whatcha Think About That (featuring Missy Elliot) - 3:48 (Produced by Polow da Don)
4. I Hate This Part - 3:45 (Produced by Timbaland and Danja)
5. Takin Over the World - 3:35 (Produced by Chase N. Cashe of Zone 4 Inc.)
6. Out of This Club (featuring R. Kelly and Polow da Don) - 4:10 (Produced by Polow da Don)
7. Whos Gonna Love You - 4:01 (Produced by Polow Da Don)
8. Happily Never After - 4:50 (Produced by Stargate, bkdg. vocals and written by Ne-Yo)
9. Magic - 3:43 (Produced by Timbaland and Danja)
10. Halo - 5:24 (Produced by Timbaland and Danja)
11. In Person - 3:42 (Produced by Timbaland and Danja)
12. Elevator - 3:44 (Produced by Darkchild)
13. Hush Hush - 3:49 (Produced by Ron Fair)
14. Love the Way You Love Me - 3:21 (Produced by Chase N. Cashe of Zone 4 Inc.)
15. Whatchamacallit - 4:28 (Produced by Timbaland and Danja)
16. Im Done - 3:21

There's a perfectly good reason why the first single from Doll Domination, the Pussycat Dolls' second album, sports the punch line "When I Grow Up/I Want to Be Famous": despite a million-selling debut, the Pussycats aren't famous yet, a fact borne out by the disastrous non-launch of head Doll Nicole Scherzinger's scrapped solo debut Her Name Is Nicole. Heralded by several sexy magazine covers, the record was set for 2007 but disappeared after four singles failed to turn into hits. Maybe they weren't great songs, maybe the public didn't like them, but it's just as likely that even fans may not have known who she was, as her name was buried in the credits to PCD's debut and despite all that skin she flashed on all those magazines, nobody really could tie that girl to this group. Every single thing about Doll Domination suggests that the powers that be at Interscope and the PCD organization decided that PCD was an insufficient launch pad for solo stardom, so they made the second album into a showcase for Nicole and the other four Dolls, none of whom you could possibly name or pick out in a Maxim lineup. On Doll Domination's cover, each Pussycat straddles her own motorcycle bedecked with the initial of her first name, while on the album each gets to sing lead on at least one track and on the double-disc deluxe version -- which clocks in at over 85 minutes, four minutes longer than Pink Floyd's The Wall -- each Pussycat gets a track credited to herself.

So much effort is spent because so much effort is needed: without a scorecard it is impossible to tell who is singing lead in the Pussycat Dolls. That just happened to be an unintentional joke on PCD -- no wonder it sounded like the work of one vocalist, as it was pretty much all Nicole -- where it also emphasized that the brand name was more important than the individuals, but here on an album designed to give all five Pussycats personalities, the parade of pretty, sculpted, generic R&B voices is maddening. If the album was designed as proud, faceless product -- like, oh, the first Pussycat Dolls album -- this interchangeability wouldn't matter, but when the whole idea for the album is turning the group into superstars, it's a bit of a problem. This doesn't mean that Doll Domination doesn't work as pure proud product, at least on occasion: the ever-reliable Kara DioGuardi helps give the shimmering '80s gloss of "Who's Gonna Love You" some shape and Ne-Yo's "Happily Never After" is a good waiting room ballad. But digging out this handful of songs from the 16-track proper album -- inflated to as much as 24 tracks with the bonus disc added in -- is flat-out exhausting, necessitating trawling through too many dull beats, breathy bleats, a phoned-in Snoop Dogg cameo and Missy Elliot name-dropping Katy Perry. Missy's shout-out to Katy can't help but illustrate how the Pussycats happily hand over the crown of strip-club pop to Perry with Doll Domination. It's a mystery for the ages: a group that wouldn't exist if it wasn't for a burlesque revue now runs away from the bump-n-grind, singing about empowerment, heartbreak, love, fame and wealth, but never about sex. And that's the ultimate irony about Doll Domination: the group that's a men's magazine photo spread come to life is now backing away from sex -- and it's a lot better to hear pinups sing a song of striptease than a song of love. ---Stephen Thomas Erlewine, AllMusic Review

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1. When I Grow Up 
2. Bottle Pop (feat. Snoop Dogg) 
3. Whatcha Think About That (feat. Missy Elliot) 
4. I Hate This Part 
5. Takin’ Over The World 
6. Out Of This Club (feat. R. Kelly & Pon Da Don) 
7. Who’s Gonna Love You 
8. Happily Never After 
9. Magic 
10. Halo 
11. In Person 
12. Elevator 
13. Hush Hush 
14. Love The Way You Love Me 
15. Whatchamacallit 
16. I’m Done[Bonus]

The Pussycat Dolls were an American pop girl group and dance ensemble, founded in Los Angeles, California, by choreographer Robin Antin in 1995 as a burlesque troupe. Shortly after launching their own revue, the troupe became well-known for the number of actresses and models that joined and performed as a Pussycat Doll for a night alongside the group. With this growing amount of media attention, Antin then negotiated a record deal with Interscope Records in 2003, which transformed the group into a music franchise comprising Nicole Scherzinger, Carmit Bachar, Ashley Roberts (2), Jessica Sutta, Melody Thornton, and Kimberly Wyatt. Overseen by Antin, Interscope and various partners, the group was transformed into a global image and commercial brand. The group's debut album, PCD, containing the number-one singles "Don't Cha", "Buttons", and "Stickwitu", launched the girls into mainstream international recognition - but despite this high level of commercial success, the group was plagued by reports of internal conflict due to the overemphasis on Scherzinger, the group's lead member and main vocalist. Bachar's departure from the group preceded the release of their second and final studio album, 2008's Doll Domination, which featured singles "When I Grow Up", "I Hate This Part", and "Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)", and by 2010, all members, including Scherzinger, had left the group as well, after announcing a hiatus in early 2009. The Dolls brand diversified into merchandise, reality television programs, a Las Vegas act, product endorsements, spin-off recording groups (Girlicious, Paradiso Girls) and other ventures. In 2009, Billboard ranked the Pussycat Dolls as the 80th most successful musical act of the 2000s, having sold in excess of 54 million records worldwide, positioning them as one of the best-selling girl groups of all time. In 2011, Antin began to assemble a new group, initially designed as a "newer generation" of the Dolls, but by 2013, this group of women had become G.R.L., and had released their own debut single in July of that year. ---discogs.com

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