Jordin Sparks

Performer: Jordin Sparks
Distributor: BMG (distributor)

Notes: Personnel: Jordin Sparks (vocals); Corky James (acoustic guitar, electric guitar). Jordin Sparks, winner of AMERICAN IDOL's sixth season, delivered her self-titled debut in 2007 with all the youthful energy she displayed on the TV program. Interestingly, JORDIN SPARKS doesn't feature the old-school style Sparks favored on the show. Instead, it's full of slick, contemporary R&B in the mold of Beyonce. The style choice plays well to Sparks's impressive vocal range and power, even when she doesn't invest much soul or personal flair in her performances. Despite its shortcomings, JORDIN SPARKS should still please fans who followed the singer's success on AMERICAN IDOL.

Rolling Stone (pp.79-80) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "The album shrewdly positions her in hip-hop-flavored R&B..." Entertainment Weekly (p.71) - "JORDIN SPARKS is as much effervescent fun as any post-IDOL bow....Expect R&B flavored froth-pop embellished with just enough vocal flourishes." -- Grade: B+

A promising young Arizona-based vocalist who entered a number of singing contests in her early teens, Jordin Sparks finally got her big break when she won the sixth season of AMERICAN IDOL in 2007 at the tender age of 17. Despite her strong religious faith, the amiable performer opted not to go the CCM route on her self-titled debut, instead offering up a highly accessible--and largely secular--R&B/pop album that reached the upper tiers of the Billboard charts.

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