RANDY JACKSON’S MUSIC CLUB VOL. ONE - RANDY JACKSON
So far the story of this genre-skipping disc has been Paula Abdul’s comeback with lead-off club track “Dance Like There’s No Tomorrow,” and rightfully so — it’s a sexy and potent return to form. If not as headline-worthy, the Joss Stone-sung “Just Walk On By” is easily one of her best songs, a nasty, jostling slab of funk. “Vol. One” is less a cohesive album than the musical gestation of Randy Jackson’s A-list address book. Among the artists delivering cameos are Elliott Yamin, Mariah Carey, Ghostface Killah and John Rich. If none match the sheer fire of Stone or the speaker-rumbling fun of Abdul, soul legend Sam Moore, Keb’ Mo’ and Angie Stone nail “Wang Dang Doodle,” and the slack, Southern hip-hop of Crunk Squad and Ghostface’s “Like A” has the goods to be a summer hit.
