Lovergirl: The Teena Marie Story
Artist: Teena Marie

Lovergirl: The Teena Marie Story collects all of Marie's mid-'80s hits for Epic, including "Lovergirl," "Work It," "If I Were a Bell," "Just Us Two," "Jammin'," and "Ooo La La La." While some casual listeners will find the inclusion of 12" extended mixes somewhat redundant, those mixes actually give a better idea of how Marie's music was... Read More

All That I Am
Artist: Joe
Community Score: 8.78
Butterfly
Artist: Mariah Carey
Community Score: 7.83

Upon its release, Butterfly was interpreted as Mariah Carey's declaration of independence from her ex-husband (and label president) Tommy Mottola, and to a certain extent, that's true. Butterfly is peppered with allusions to her troubled marriage and her newfound freedom, and the music is supposed to be in tune with contemporary urban sounds... Read More

Impossible Princess
Artist: Kylie Minogue
Community Score: 6.17

By 1997, much of the pop music landscape had changed. The music papers were declaring the "Techno Revolution" was on, Oasis and Manic Street Preachers were ruling the charts, and simple dance-pop seemed to be the domain of teenage girls. So what does the dance-pop diva of the '90s do? She recruits Manic Street Preachers' James Dean Bradfield,... Read More

Gloria!
Artist: Gloria Estefan
Community Score: 5.33

After spending some time exploring her Cuban roots and traditional pop, Gloria Estefan returns to straight-up dance-pop with the infectious Gloria! With its percolating disco beats and sunny melodies, the record recalls her glory days of the late '80s, but there is a stronger Latin rhythmic underpinning which gives the music depth. Some of the... Read More

Greatest Hits
Artist: Kylie Minogue
Community Score: 5.00
Where We Belong
Artist: Boyzone
Community Score: 8.34
Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael - AUSTRALIA
Artist: George Michael
Community Score: 10.00

When George Michael was riding high on the charts, only a handful of critics acknowledged that he was a brilliant mainstream pop singer/songwriter who, at his best, rivaled his idol Elton John in crafting state-of-the-art pop songs and productions. For nearly a full decade, he was a superstar in his native U.K. and the U.S., and even when Older... Read More