Britney Spears

Britney didn't disappoint with her sophomore effort. In fact, a nearly identical album to her debut proved just what the public was looking for. With another string of charting hits, she successfully retained her reign as Pop Queen. Once again, the title track is the strongest, with some perfectly constructed ballads neatly placed between Teen Beat 2K dance numbers.

Britney Spears carries on the classic archetype of the rock & roll teen queen, the dungaree
doll, the angel baby who just has to make a scene. She has nothing to do with Lolita and
everything to do with Ann-Margret's pink capri pants in Bye Bye Birdie. Buddy Holly called
her Peggy Sue, Ricky Nelson called her Mary Lou, the Beach Boys called her Barbara Ann,
and her boyfriend called her at Beechwood 4-5789. It's her party and she'll grin... More >