Cutesie-pie lyrics and cocktail lounge dance vibes are scythed by a droning melody and robotic singing, something you might find in a Japanese animated cartoon.

Granted, American Stacie's voice is great: all bubblegum sweetness with extra scoops of soul. And yes, she's toured with Destiny's Child and her debut album landed number one spot in Billboard's Heatseekers chart, but she really needs to escape from the stranglehold of paint-by-numbers R&B.