i'm writing this before looking at the reviews, but i can only assume they're abysmal because this album is 1) by a woman and 2) mainstream top 40 pop. it sucks that a lot of people probably built those walls of bias before they even pressed play. all that being said, i didn't find this to be a terribly noteworthy album. christina is an incredible vocalist (seriously, if you're reading this in 2025, looking up the video of her dueting current pop darling Sabrina Carpenter. sabrina has a good voice, but next to christina? it's just night and day), but i didn't find a ton of stuff to dig into here beyond the vocal performance. i'm curious if there's more history to this album that makes it noteworthy. it's also incredibly long, and the novelty wears thin. still, i found it largely listenable. idk!