“Welcome to the Dollhouse” Billboard Album Review
On a recent episode of MTV reality show “Making the Band 4,” the women of Danity Kane expressed the desire to have more dance tunes and less slow jams on their sophomore set. Apparently, label head Sean “Diddy” Combs granted their wish. Unlike the quintet’s self-titled debut, which took a slightly more hip-hop soul approach, “Welcome to the Dollhouse” features more mid- and uptempo pop tracks produced by the likes of Danjahandz, Bryan-Michael Cox and Mario Winans. On the Missy Elliott-assisted “Bad Girl,” the group croons about its seductive ways over heavy drums, while the bass-laden “Sucka for Love” finds it confessing to being “addicted to kissing and hugging/touching and rubbing.” Elsewhere, the piano-based “Key to My Heart,” about the fear of losing a loved one, and “Is Anybody Listening” continue to demonstrate the ladies’ R&B roots.—Mariel Concepcion
