Each track is rated on a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being the lowest score, 10 being the highest score.

OVERALL = 4.0

Christina Aguilera showcases her octaves of vocal prowess in a mélange of pop, R&B, gospel and soul.

1. GENIE IN A BOTTLE = 10.0
   
   Musical Arrangement - With its upbeat pop/R&B infused groove, ”Genie In A Bottle” is the quintessential pop-princess debut single.
   Vocal Deliverance - Christina insinuates at her talent with some high notes, but does not reach her capacity.
   Lyrics - The song is a metaphorical comparison of Christina to, as the title suggests, a genie in the bottle; the metaphor is inventively developed, especially in the chorus “If you wanna be with me/ Baby there’s a price to pay/ I’m a genie in a bottle/ You gotta rub me the right way…”
   
   
2. WHAT A GIRL WANTS = 10.0
   
   Musical Arrangement - “What A Girl Wants” is a concoction of pop, R&B, gospel and soul; during the chorus bridge, there are even back-up singers ala Sunday church choir.
   Vocal Deliverance - Christina concludes the song with an impressive progression of impossible-to-reach high notes.
   Lyrics - Compared to the creativeness of “Genie,” “What A Girl Wants” is an average adolescent love song: “I’m thanking you for knowing exactly/ What a girl wants/ What a girl needs…”
   
   
3. I TURN TO YOU = 7.0
   
   Musical Arrangement - “I Turn To You” is a classic love ballad, with a picturesque introductory instrumental of waves breaking against the rocks.
   Vocal Deliverance - Once again, Christina belts out a Mariah Carey finale.
   Lyrics - An ordinary love ballad, with lines like: “For the strength, to be strong/ For the will to carry on/ For everything you do/ For everything that’s true/ I turn to you…”
   
   
4. SO EMOTIONAL = 0.5
   
   Musical Arrangement - ”So Emotional” is an R&B up-tempo overwhelmed by a bass beat.
   Vocal Deliverance - The bass beat overshadows Christina’s voice.
   Lyrics - A lyrical disaster, with lines like: “You make me feel/ So emotional/ I can’t let go I’m so emotional…”
   
   
5. COME ON OVER = 7.0
   
   Musical Arrangement - “Come On Over” is the essence of sugary, cavity-causing pop; it is mindlessly fun.
   Vocal Deliverance - A controlled deliverance that spans within one octave.
   Lyrics - Like “Genie,” it is playfully suggestive: “I can’t help myself/ When you put your hands on me…”
   
   
6. REFLECTION = 7.0
   
   Musical Arrangement - “Reflection,” from the soundtrack to Disney’s Mulan, is a soft ballad with Chinese inspired background harp sequences.
   Vocal Deliverance - The famed “high E above middle C.”
   Lyrics - Although it is a Disney soundtrack song, it is socially conscious: “Who is that girl I see/ Staring straight back at me/ Why is my reflection someone I don’t know…”
   
   
7. LOVE FOR ALL SEASONS = 2.5
   
   Musical Arrangement - An R&B song with an interesting sampling sequence in the introduction and the chorus.
   Vocal Deliverance - Christina’s voice is overlaid on itself for an effective harmonizing illusion.
   Lyrics - One of the lyrical highlights of the album, with its seasonal imageries: “I’ll be the rain in you summer/ The chill in your fall/ The fire in your winter/ The sun in your spring…”
   
   
8. SOMEBODY'S SOMEBODY = 2.5
   
   Musical Arrangement - Like “So Emotional,” “Somebody’s Somebody” is an R&B up-tempo engulfed by a bass beat.
   Vocal Deliverance - A performance suppressed by a bass beat.
   Lyrics - In Diane Warren fashion (she penned the song), the words are straightforward (no complicated metaphors) yet expressive: “Somebody’s somebody/ Someone’s someone/ Some sweet lover’s lover/ I wanna be that one…”
   
   
9. WHEN YOU PUT YOUR HANDS ON ME = 0.5
   
   Musical Arrangement - “When You Put Your Hands On Me” has a tango tune rip-off for a musical composition.
   Vocal Deliverance - Christina is vocally unoriginal; she hits the notes correctly, but with lack of emotion.
   Lyrics - There are failed attempts at sexual subtlety: “When you put your hands on me/ I feel sexy/ And my body turns to gold..."
   
   
10. BLESSED = 0.5
    
    Musical Arrangement - ”Blessed” is the most uninspired romantic ballad of the album.
    Vocal Deliverance - The chorus sounds peculiar because the word “blessed” is sung in a higher octave than the surrounding words.
    Lyrics - A song that regurgitates romantic clichés: “I know I’m truly blessed/ For everything you give me…”
    
    
11. LOVE WILL FIND A WAY = 0.5
    
    Musical Arrangement - Like “Come On Over,” “Love Will Find A Way” is happy-go-lucky-poppy-goodness.
    Vocal Deliverance - Her voice is overlaid on itself, yet it is distracting, and the voices are fighting each other for the right to hit the difficult notes.
    Lyrics - They are more serious that those in “Come On Over:” “No the rain won’t last forever/ Find a way to make it better…”
    
    
12. OBVIOUS = 0.5
    
    Musical Arrangement - A melodramatic romantic ballad, “Obvious” takes itself too seriously.
    Vocal Deliverance - Christina’s deliverance is overly dramatic, with runs amuck.
    Lyrics - Again, time-honored love clichés dominate: “That I don’t know what I’m doing anymore/ I’m feeling like a little girl…”

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