...Baby One More Time (310) Artist: Britney Spears Debbie Gibson never recorded anything as sexy as Britney Spears's white-funk smoker '...Baby One More Time.' Unfortunately, neither does the 17-year-old Spears's debut album contain anything ... read more
0304 (500) Artist: Jewel Why pick on a girl for taking a chance? After experiencing flagging sales, Jewel has become proactive and given herself a cosmetic and artistic makeover. But 0304 isn't the winsome thrush's ... read more
A Wonderful World (310) Artist: Tony Bennett, k.d. lang Never mind the project's odd couple, 'He's got a girlfriend; so does she' marketing shuck. This is a musical love affair in all its splendor. Produced by the seemingly chameleonic producer T ... read more
Afterglow (400) Artist: Sarah Mclachlan Is Sarah McLachlan a secret punk rocker? To be sure, her rebellion is hushed. On Afterglow , her first studio album since 1997’s Surfacing , McLachlan’s music is as tempered as ever; at ... read more
Born On A Pirate Ship (400) Artist: Barenaked Ladies Filled with clever lyrics that range from the blatantly cynical to the mildly romantic, Born on a Pirate Ship offers more of the same musical fun the Barenaked Ladies put forth on their ... read more
Brainwashed (310) Artist: George Harrison Completed by George Harrison's son Dhani and Jeff Lynne (Traveling Wilburys, Cloud Nine ) after the ex-Beatle succumbed to a long illness in November 2001, Brainwashed is a bittersweet ... read more
Britney (310) Artist: Britney Spears Where Britney Spears's first two albums hewed to the early-'60s formula of one strong single plus a stack of filler--a fair bit of which ended up on the radio anyway--her third justifies ... read more