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ONE CAN NEVER accuse singer Christina Aguilera of playing it safe. After all, she's decided to follow up her eponymous 1999 multiplatinum debut disc with "Mi Reflejo," an all- Spanish-language album on RCA Records. The result is pure pop pleasure.
Granted, "Mi Reflejo" cheats a little in the song selection department. Four of the album's songs are Spanish re-recordings of previous Aguilera hits. So "Genie in a Bottle" becomes "Genio Atrapado," "I Turn to You" is now "Por Siempre T," "Come On Over" is "Ven Conmigo" and "What a Girl Wants" mutates into "Una Mujer." But Aguilera actually sounds better on each of the redos. Her soulful voice has nicely matured since her maiden album. There's more passion and showmanship in these renditions. Obviously, Aguilera has learned much from her constant touring schedule. She now knows how to sell a song.
"Mi Reflejo" benefits from two factors. First is the producing, arranging and songwriting skills of Rudy Perez. Not...