I Wanna Be with You is the reissue of American singer Mandy Moore's debut studio album, So Real (1999).

The release is an enhanced CD that contains the music videos for "Candy" and "Walk Me Home" alongside an electronic press kit.

[5] The first single from the album in the United States, also titled "I Wanna Be with You", was a moderate commercial success, peaking at number twenty-four on the US Billboard Hot 100 and being certified Gold.

The I Wanna Be with You album was quickly conceived following the recording of the song of the same name and its inclusion on the Center Stage soundtrack.

Scott Carter, senior director of product marketing for 550 Music said: "Instead of just releasing it on the soundtrack, we thought we'd like to do something special.

[7] "Let Me Be the One", which was previously included on So Real, is a cover of the 1985 single originally by Five Star and appears on the Japanese and Asian editions of I Wanna Be With You.

[7][10][11] The Japanese edition of the album also has an alternate track list and features all of the songs from So Real except "Love Shot".

[24][26] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic called the album a "crass marketing move" and Linda Ryan of Rhapsody described the release as "ostentatious".

[24] Danny Scott from Q compared the album to works of Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears, describing it as "predictably polished and irrepressibly upbeat".

[2] Sean Richardson from The Boston Phoenix wrote "Moore’s vocals are both stronger and more understated than Britney’s, but her material has far less personality.

"[27] James Roberts from Dotmusic described the production style on the album as being different from the works of Spears, writing "there is more to Mandy than most who heard 'Candy' would give her credit for.