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It's time for September album showdown between Fergie, Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake. Although all of them hitted or are hitting shelves at different time, the thing that they have in common is all the hype and spice of their albums since months ago. Fergie has shown us how her London Bridge will fall down whilst Justin brough the sexy back. Meantime, Janet too spawned a hit with Nelly on their collaboration, Call On Me. So, whose album are nice, and worth a listen?

Fergie - The Dutchess

1) Fergalicious ***1/2
2) Clumsy **1/2
3) All That I Got **1/2
4) London Bridge *****
5) Pedestal ***
6) Voodoo Doll **
7) Glamorous **1/2
8) Here I Come ***
9) Velvet **
10) Big Girls Don't Cry ****1/2
11) Mary Janes Shoes ****1/2
12) Losing My Ground ***
13) Finally ****
14) Get Your Hands Up **
15) Wake Up ***
16) Paradise **

Overall: ***1/2

Fergie's debut album is quite enjoyablle despite its mess of genre which ranges from ballads to ragggae tunes. Nevetheless, the only thing that she has to prove to the world is that she takes music seriously and she can be a successful solo singer too. Personally, I believe she will achieve what she's set to from this album. She surprised me with the maturity of her voice, which is different from other BEPs tracks. Here, she can be playful, and be soulful the next. Having said so, she sounded like a junior Christina Aguilera. Just like the title of one of her tracks, she can infact be Mary Jane, while Christina takes on Baby Jane.

Janet Jackson - 20 Y.O.

1) 20(intro) NA
2) So Excited ****
3) Show Me ***
4) Get It Out Me ***
5) Do It 2 Me **1/2
6) This Body **1/2
7) 20 part 2(interlude) NA
8) With U ***1/2
9) Call On Me ****1/2
10) 20 part 3(interlude) NA
11) Daybreak ****
12) Enjoy **
13) 20 part 4(interlude) NA
14) Take Care **
15) Love 2 Love **
16) 20 part 5(outro) NA
17) Roll Witchu **1/2
18) Days Go By ***1/2

Overall: **1/2

Janet has created a lot of buzz around her when she gained and dropped 60 pounds in a short time. However, one still has to really focus in order to appreciate the whole album offered by Janet. Or else, if you're not into serious R&B music, this album will disgust you. It took me quite a while to really review this album with much appeciation of art. A lot of vibe in this album just didn't work on me. Like her previous albums, All For You and Damita Jo, this album contains the sex element as usual. We just know that Janet takes sex seriously! I missed her older hit singles.

Justin Timberlake - Futuresex/Lovesound

1) Futuresex/Lovesound ***
2) SexyBack *****
3) Sexy Ladies/Let Me Talk To You ***
4) My Love **1/2
5) Lovestoned/I Think She Knows ****
6) What Goes Around.../...Comes Around ***
7) Chop Me Up **1/2
8) Damn Girl ***1/2
9) Summer Love/Set The Mood ***
10) Until the End of Time ****
11) Losing My Way ****
12) (Another Song) All Over Again *****
13) Pose ****

Overall: ****

MusicBack. A lot fo dance elements, with a couple of soft ballads towards the end. No doubt, it's a good album that entertains, and plays well in different occasions. Unlike Janet's album, play this in the car to keep you awake and dancing, which is what I'm planning to do. I myself like the 2nd last song, (Another Song) All Over Again quite a lot. It's really easy to relate to that jazzy, meaningful song. Other than that, most other songs will keep the dancefloor busy. Great job. Seems like Justin really made full use of his hiatus from the industry.

VERDICT
So, out of the three albums, only Fergie and Justin's album are worth getting. The Dutchess offers wide range of songs that keeps the album rolling, while Futuresex/Lovesound is more focused on disco and contemporary Pop/R&B. As for Janet... get it if you really support her, or just want to listen to how songs can be hypnotizing.