Kelly Rowland: Here I Am – review

(Universal)Between Kelly Rowland's profile-raising stint as an X Factor judge and the ubiquity of her autumn hit Down for Whatever, this album should have been packed with enough "plot" to send it straight to the top 10. Yet it stalled at 43 (though it reached No 3 in the US), and that's regrettable; it's a confident, forthright collection that puts paid to the perception that she's Beyoncé Knowles's former sidekick. Though not the most characterful singer, Rowland compensates by choosing expre...

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