Better Part of Me
A hot pop-radio item in the early and middle '90s, Jon Secada makes a  bid to return to his previous multiplatinum status withBetter Part of  Me. Led by "Stop," a catchy if somewhat bland single that appears in both  English and Spanish, the album carries on in the vein of Secada's past work,  melding dramatic but not overdone vocals with Latin-lite elements (the acoustic  guitar plucking of "Love's About to Change My Mind" and the salsa-meets-surf  blend of "Papi") and production touches that are sure to garner the disc play  time in a variety of dance-floor settings. While the material is an  unsurprisingly mixed bag, the best of it will appeal toRickyandMarcfans who are ready to  (re-)embrace another heartthrob.--Rickey Wright