Kelly's Best Release

After her mediocre debut album and overrated -- but good -- sophomore effort, Kelly really came into her own as an artist here. However, lack of promotion really hurt the album and it's reception.

The album starts out with the debut single, Never Again. A decent track, which probably would work better on her last album. The next track, however, is one of my favorites. One Minute is a fun, dance track. A complete 180 from my other favorite, Maybe. Just the way she opens the song with "I'm strong, but I break/I'm stubborn, but I make plenty of mistakes" reels you in. It's just her and a guitar, until around the 2:00 mark when the full band kicks in. Yet, it still keeps the same basic tone with the full band that it had with just a guitar.

There's only one song that I'd kick off the album. Yeah holds no merit compared to the rest of the album. In fact, I'd be kinda embarrassed if that that was on my album -- no matter what the genre. Kelly should have included the Dirty Little Secret b-side instead of that poor excuse for a song.

In closing, I highly recommend this album to any Kelly or pop/rock fan.

9/10