Greatest Hits: My Prerogative (Slider)

Performer: Britney Spears
Distributor: Sony Music Entertainment

Notes: From her rise to stardom as a teenager, Britney Spears has provided practically unlimited grist for gossip columnists' mills for everything from her suggestive wardrobe to her unpredictable personal life. In 2004, the media reached a fever pitch with Spears headlines, as tabloids dissected every aspect of her sudden nuptials, among other things. In answer, Spears covered another longtime gossip lightning rod's response to the critics, Bobby Brown's late-1980s chart-topper "My Prerogative," in a manner equal parts flash and funk, bearing a swagger to match the original. That track fittingly leads off Spears's first best-of collection. GREATEST HITS: MY PREROGATIVE requisitely compiles Spears's numerous dance-pop hits, well-crafted songs like the sultry "Toxic," the hauntingly sweet "Everytime," and her oft-covered debut single "...Baby One More Time." However, the collection goes far beyond its duty of providing an overview of her career. Within the elegant packaging lurks a notable amount of new music. Here Spears offers up two new songs (in addition to the aforementioned cover tune)--the richly orchestral "I've Just Begun (Having My Fun)" and the funky, electronics-laced "Do Somethin'." (Note: Some editions of MY PREROGATIVE include a five-track bonus remix disc including the energetic "Chris Cox Megamix".)

In the late 1990s, Madonna had long since become a mature artist, turning her back on the carefree dance-pop of her early days. Teenage singer Britney Spears picked up on this specific Madonna era, albeit with a more girl-next-door approach. Her coy mix of innocence and sensuality (and infectious songs) made her a superstar, and helped inspire the teen-pop phenomenon that soon dominated pop music. By the early '00s, Spears was casting about for a more adult image, and remade herself into a vixen, experimented with acting and reality TV, and had two children with the controversial wannabe rap star Kevin Federline. While her personal life preempted her musical output for a while, she seemed on the road to artistic recovery after the 2006 birth of her second child. A critically lambasted appearance on the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards and a very public custody battle with Federline worked against her, but her concurrent album release BLACKOUT bought her some credibility with the fickle music press.

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