Milian's "So Amazing" Only So-So

Christina Milian's third album, "So Amazing," has a few catchy R&B-pop tracks, but falls short of being a great album, even with big-name guest artists and production from Miami producers Cool and Dre.

The album opens with Milian's current single, "Say I," featuring Young Jeezy, but its next song is better.

"Twisted" instantly gets stuck in your ear. The song — about a crush who's got her all twisted up — has a dramatic bass intro and lyrics that sound like a steam-of-consciousness: "It's so amazing, my heartbeat is racing when I see your face and all I know is I'm in the zone and I'm writing this song for you."

The song demands a stronger singing voice and Milian steps up, pushing her vocals beyond her usual angelic, light voice. It pays off.

"She Don't Know" is another gem, a toned-down, sexy song about being the other woman. The song is hushed and mysterious, with Cuban-American Milian breathing a few lines in Spanish.

But "Who's Gonna Ride" featuring the Oscar-winning Three 6 Mafia is boring and tired. Milian's voice gets mixed into an echo a la "Stay Fly," Three 6 Mafia's hit.

In fact, most of the songs seem like filler.

It's not that Milian is not talented — the girl wrote songs for

It's just that "So Amazing" lacks originality, something to set Milian apart from the pack of pop and R&B singers trying for Beyonce or J.Lo's success.

"So Amazing" has great beats to bump to, but only a few tracks you'd really want to belt out.

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