Kenny Colman Straight Ahead (Justin Time/Fusion III) A classy singer abetted by Houston Person, Ranee Lee and Miles Black. 8.5 (LD)

Marvelous 3 Ready Sex Go (HiFi/Elektra) Ready Sophomore Slump. 7 (CY)

Various Comme un aimant Soundtrack (Virgin/Delabel) Akhenaton doing beats and original music for Minnie Ripperton, Issac Hayes and Marlena Shaw, and more. Sounds better on paper. 6 (SC)

Rickie Lee Jones It's Like This (Artemis) Don't you think Rickie'd look a lot better on Epitaph? 6 (CY)

Shutdown Few and Far Between (Victory) How hardcore is "Don't Forget the Struggle, Don't Forget the Streets," anyway? Yeesh! 4 (JC)

Aaron Carter Aaron's Party (Come Get It) (Jive/Zomba) I'm pretty sure it contravenes labour laws to force a 12 year old to sing something called "My Internet Girl." 3 (CY)

Mile Driving Under Stars (Aware/C2) Creed fans must be stopped. Holy smokes, this blows. 2 (JC)

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