Tiffany

This album is no worse than, say, Tiffany's multiplatinum debut. One might even prefer it to
its predecessor, because it doesn't disembowel any beloved classics like "I Think We're
Alone Now" and "I Saw Her Standing There." The new record is full of the same brand of
synthesizer-heavy teen pop, with all hands trying to fill in the massive holes left by the
Tiff's weak warble. Walls of keyboards and programmed drum sounds create a p... More >

Maturity doesn't become her--exchanging schlock-rock remakes for still more Hollywood readymades, she's hellbent for biz divahood and may well get there. But she hasn't shed that husky Valley-girl drawl quite yet. (Grade: B-)