Christina Aguilera Album: “Christina Aguilera”

The dilemma Christina Aguilera will have to deal with in the early years of her career will be the constant comparisons to teeny-bop acts like Britney Spears and NSync. What a shame, because this girl is already miles ahead and can sing with the best of them! She has sung with blues legend B.B. King and will soon duet with Etta James, which shows her maturity! If you checked out her live rendition of "At Last" on VH1's "Men Strike Back", you know what I mean.

Her debut CD shows us a glimmer of the potential superstar that she is already becoming. Forget "Genie In A Bottle" and "What A Girl Wants" and jump directly to "Love For All Seasons", "Blessed" and "Obvious". These songs show her more mature side, while the more popluar songs were put on there for the younger crowd (flocking to the record stores!). "So Emotional" and "Somebody's Somebody" are also great uptempo tracks that will probably go unnoticed.

It must be difficult for an artist as talented as Aguilera to debut, as you must balance the importance of the audience you are needing to target in order to sell albums while still be true to your own talent and capabilities. I think Christina and her label did the best they could to balance the two, but it is obvious that she is far better than this album depicts. Its understandable that her debut CD was littered with some bubblegum ditties to attract a younger audience, but watch her grow on her next album. That will be the true sign of the artist that she will be.

So many of the previous reviews are way off base. If you've listened to the first single, "Genie In A Bottle," it's easy to write this girl off as another passing bubblegum singer. Truth is, her album is more along the lines of the pop/R&B music that Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey are famous for. Yes folks, this girl CAN sing, and NO, this album is nothing like that of Britney Spears.

Christina Aguilera is a gifted singer plagued by mediocre material and an overproduced CD. The songs on her CD manage to stay afloat mainly due to her vocal quality, impressive for someone so young. Like most new pop singers, Aguilera proceeds to bow before the altar of Dianne Warren, the writer behind Celine Dion's "Because You Loved Me" and LeAnn Rimes "How Do I Live". On "Turn To You", a ballad penned by Warren, Aguilera turns a rather ordinary-if not cliche-song into a vocal powerhouse. "What A Girl Wants" is a slightly jazzy, groovy number with Aguilera's soulful voice at full strength. Her big hit, "Genie In A Bottle" is rather a rather interesting song. Aguilera claims that the song speaks of self-respect but the words imply otherwise. In actuality, it is nothing more than fluff, as is most of Aguilera's record. I don't blame Christina. She is merely a pretty girl with a great voice caught in the middle of an industry hell-bent on selling records rather than making music. If she can find a niche for herself away from that of typical teenage stars, away from the paint-by-numbers formula so prevalent in today's music, she will definately be a name that lasts. She's definitely got the voice. All she needs is the material.

I wasn't expecting much from her because of the single "Genie In A Bottle" but once I really payed attention to the lyrics, I had to admit it had a cool theme. Every performance she gives out is so polished, she can sing AND dance at the same time, unlike SOME other female pop artists (and I won't mention any names.) Even though some of the songs on this album aren't that great, you can tell she has good taste for lyrics! Her next album is bound to be better, if you have ever seen her play the piano and sing the song "At Last" you'll just fall in love with her! It's so great to have a beautiful, talented artist in this business!

She has been my soul companion in the night, in the car, in my room for as long as I could remember .... I bring this CD wherever I go ... I just could not get enough of her.

She is definitely my favourite pop star than anyone else. She has the voice of an angel, a voice that is so strong till I can fell it in my heart and soul.

And pretty obvious, her hit song I turn to you, proved to be my favourite amongst all her ballads. Though Diane Warren is a famous songwriter, she could not have done it better than from a teenage superstar like Christina.

And her No 1 hit song that brings her to the top, Genie in a Bottle will always be a sing along song for all. No matter you are a kid or an adult, you will know how to sing this song.

There are other songs that bring life to this album too. Her chart topping singles like What a girl wants and Come on Over that are the pop strength in this album.

All in all, this CD covers the ballads and the fast songs as well. You will never regret buying this album.

If you have nothing to buy this month, why not spending it on Christina's album. She will bring more warmth and cheers to you.