Felicity: Music From The Hit Television Series
"Highly emotional, excitable, and driven" is how the officialFelicityWeb site describes the TV drama's title character. If only that side of the precocious teenager were more often reflected on this soundtrack album. Stultifying slow, midtempo balladry with often painful lyrical imagery is the rule here; too rarely do classicAretha FranklinandPeter Gabrieltracks (and more recent ones byNeil FinnandIvy) relieve the overwhelmingly "sensitive" atmosphere fostered byHeather Nova,Joan Jones, and series costar Amy Jo Johnson.--Rickey Wright