Pussycat Dolls: Nicole Scherzinger (vocals); Carmit Bachar, Melody Thornton, Jessica Sutta, Ashley Roberts, Kimberly Wyatt (background vocals).
Additional personnel: John Goux (guitar); Ray Hermann (saxophone); Chris Tedesco, Bill Churchville (trumpet); Nick Lane (trombone); Cori Jacobs (Fender Rhodes piano); Ron Fair (Wurlitzer piano); Tal Herzberg (bass guitar); Timbaland, Will.i.am, Rich Harrison, Busta Rhymes.
Recording information: Hit Factory, Miami, Florida (2005).
Ensembles: The Angel City Horns; The PCD Orchestra.
With roots in the Los Angeles burlesque scene, the Pussycat Dolls are a blatantly sensual dance-pop group, as revealed on their debut, PCD. Led by vocalist Nicole Scherzinger, the Dolls excel at steamy club workouts, most notably the slinky, strip-joint-ready "Don't Cha," which features rapper Busta Rhymes, and an electronica-tinged take on the 1980s Soft Cell hit "Tainted Love."