Heartbreaker (1996)
This doesn’t salvage all of her hits from their respective crummy albums, and the ones it does salvage sound a bit dated, even silly, today. Still, you can’t deny the pleasure (mild as it may be) that arises from the performance of some of her outside-songwriter material. Call it a guilty, Abba-esque pleasure and listen at your own risk.
(“Love Is A Battlefield”)
Grade: B-
2010: After a decade or so, you can listen to the songs again and ENJOY them.
Grade: B
4/13/16: Hi there. I’m going through my posts to make them look better, when they need it. I was trying too hard when I wrote these music reviews; it’s somewhat comforting to see my edits being better written than my posts. Generally.