appeals to every imaginable audience on , roping in contemporary for "Getting Better All the Time," touching upon country with cameos from and , duetting with fellow Mormon singing star on "Then There's You," and, inexplicably, bringing in for "Give Me a Good Song." Nothing ties these guests together -- especially feels out of place -- apart from stardom, and stardom is 's specialty. Now in her 40th decade of fame, she no longer belongs to any particular sound or style, which means while is nominally a country album, nothing about it feels country, not even the bright pulse of "Love This Tough," her duet with . It is an adult contemporary pop album with no designs on airplay: it only hopes to appeal to longtime fans of , those who have stuck with her through thick and thin. In that regard, works quite well. It's sweet, slick, and sentimental, nicely constructed in its bones and also so glossy that it goes down easy. Despite the ambitious cast of characters, it's music that's meant to soothe and comfort old friends, and it certainly succeeds in that regard. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine