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Jordin Sparks' 'Battlefield'

Sure, Jordin Sparks' sophomore album, "Battlefield" (Jive), was probably named after the overwrought title track where she sings "Get your armor!" a lot over the sleepy synth-tinklings of One Republic's Ryan Tedder.

But throughout the album, there really does sound like a battle brewing.

On one side is the Jordin that her handlers seem to want her to be - a vaguely sweet Stepfordish...

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