Ciara will not be on my “top artists” any time soon, but I think its safe to say that she’s talented and has a very lovely voice. It’s more the style of her songs and the genre itself that makes me so nitpicky.

Admittedly, I enjoyed “Goodies” and “1, 2 Step” a great deal. They were probably my favorite songs on the entire album not for their lyrical quality, but for their awesome beats and potential to be amazing dance music. As far as foot-tap-ability, these two tracks would definitely be my favorites.

“Lookin‘at You” is incredibly catchy. That is about all there is to say about it.

“Next to You” allows its listener to enjoy Ciara’s voice in and of itself. The lyrics aren’t at all imposing. As a matter of fact, if Ciara’s voice was not so pleasant, this song would be incredibly boring.

“The Title” has an almost soulful tone that makes it stick out. It is perhaps one of the most classically likeable songs on the album, not to mention its kind of cute. Its worth listening to simply to the soul-esque intro to the song and surprising, but not random beat placement.

Unfortunately, I have more to say about the songs I disliked than the songs I enjoyed.

“Oh” was really insipid , even for a dance song. The lyrics are virtually nonsensical but are written in a way where they are barely interesting to listen to. Ludacris sounded very similar to Eminem, which was odd, but I like both Ludacris and Eminem so the rap part of the song worked for me. But other than that few seconds of rap, the song wasn’t really worth its four minute duration.

“Pick Up the Phone” was perhaps one of the most annoying songs overall. I have the phone ringing enough at my house, the last thing I want to hear that terrible noise in my music as well. Not to mention listening to a repetitive 4 minute song about a guy who won’t pick up the phone when his girlfriend calls isn’t exactly my cup of tea. You want to reach in the song and tell her to just stop calling the guy and being so pathetic. Not a good song, at all.

Perhaps the only track competing for most annoying is “Other Chicks”. The flow of the song seems off. That may just be a personal thing, but the excessive breathiness seems to have no place and overall there is just something about it that makes it rather irritating to listen to. Perhaps it is the way she seems to being going one direction with her voice then pulls in another direction suddenly. At least there are no phone noises in this track.

Though I liked “Goodies”, having it twice on the album with different people in it was a little unnecessary. The amount of featured artists on this album makes it seem like the producers thought Ciara couldn’t carry her own weight with her own voice, which is far from the truth.

Ciara’s music appeals to the rhythmic side of everyone. Her songs are catchy and incredibly dance-friendly. Are they the deepest songs in the world? Not really. It is very reflective of her young age and pertain a great deal to the superficial areas of a 19 year old‘s life. This album is not for lounging about and contemplating the lyrics, it’s for a good beat.