Album Review: In The Zone by Britney Spears

For all Britney Spears' talk of "growing up", her interviews are still masterclasses in stonewalling and oh-dear-my-pants-seem-to-have-fallen-off disingenuousness, her writing contributions strictly of the "fire"/"desire" school, and her idea of adult sexuality little more than a dirty phone call. She is, though, a consummate pop role-player with a bubblegum voice and persona she can wrap around anything. Unlike previous Britney albums, In the Zone has no filler and no shoddy cover versions, just 57 varieties of blue-chip hit-factory pop.

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