Number 2 is Number 1......

Produced by Meredith Brooks
Composed by Meredith Brooks, Livingstone Brown and Mike Stevens
Label: Jive / Zomba Music

Radio wasn't able to sniff out an obvious hit in "BareNaked," the title track to Jennifer Love Hewitt's latest musical opus—a shame, since solid pop/ rock gems are tough to mine these days.   God bless Jive for sticking by the project via second single (Number 2) "Can I Go Now," a slinky, sassy midtempo with just enough grime to raise brows at savvy adult top 40 outlets.  

A spoken-word, generously layered harmonic breakdown at the midsection adds fuel to the embers just waiting to catch fire in this talented woman. Followers should also take note of the moody ballad "You," another hitworthy song on this sadly overlooked disc.

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