Jordin Sparks - Battlefield

Battlefield is the second studio album by American R&B and pop artist Jordin Sparks. It was first released on July 17, 2009 in Australia and Ireland, July 20 in the UK and from July 21 worldwide, on Jive Records. The album has debuted at number 7 in the US, number 11 in the UK, number 34 in Australia and top 20 in many territories.

The album is a mixture of contemporary R&B and pop although many critics have cited dance-pop and pop-rock influences. For the album Sparks was reunited with previous producers and hitmakers Harvey Mason, Jr. and Claude Kelly as well as experimenting new sounds with award-winning songwriters and producers such as Ryan Tedder, Dr. Luke and Lucas Secon. The album has been generally well received by critics who praise the album as a solid effort with many single choices although there was some criticism over the decision not to take the album in a more R&B direction.

The first single is also called "Battlefield" and was produced and co-written by Ryan Tedder. The single was released in North America on May 12 reaching the top 5 in Canada and top 10 in the US, making it her 5th consecutive top 20 hit there. Internationally the single reached the top 10 in Australia, New Zealand and Ireland, and the top 20 in most other territories. "S.O.S. (Let the Music Play)" is the second single.

#	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Time
1.	"Walking on Snow"	Frankie Storm, Jeremy Shaw, Lucas Secon, Olivia Waithe	Lucas Secon	3:29
2.	"Battlefield"	Louis Biancaniello, Ryan Tedder, Sam Watters, Wayne Wilkins		4:01
3.	"Don't Let it Go to Your Head" cover of original song by Fefe Dobson	Josh Alexander, Fefe Dobson, Billy Steinberg	Harvey Mason, Jr.	4:10
4.	"S.O.S. (Let the Music Play)" interpolates "Let the Music Play" by Shannon	Chris Barbosa, Ed Chisolm, Cutfather, Keely Hawkes, David Kopatz, Pilfinger	Cutfather, Kopatz, Pilfinger	3:34
5.	"It Takes More"	Andrea Martin, Mintman, Secon	Secon	3:34
6.	"Watch You Go"	Joshua Coleman, Dr. Luke, Benny Blanco, T-Pain	Ammo, Benny Blanco, Dr. Luke	3:52
7.	"No Parade"	Anne Preven, Dapo Torimiro , Scott Cutler	Torimiro, Cutler	3:31
8.	"Let it Rain"	Lindy Robbins, Toby Gad	Toby Gad	3:45
9.	"Emergency (911)"	Robbins, Jordin Sparks, Gad		3:49
10.	"Was I the Only One"	Christa Black, Sam Mizell, Sparks, Shane Stevens	Mizell	3:21
11.	"Faith"	Robbins, Sparks, Gad	Gad	3:23
12.	"The Cure"	Carlos McKinney, Claude Kelly, Sparks	Kelly (Vocal Producer)	4:16

In my opinion, this album is amazing. Jordin worked with the right producers and have created great songs in this album. This album sounds fresh with some new musical directions, like dance-pop and rock arena sound. Her voice also sounds more mature, confident and comfortable.
My favorites are Battlefield, Watch U Go and No Parade.