On Amerie's fourth album, she excels at getting in your face without overdosing on divatude — not much excessive Beyoncé-size vocalizing here. The lack of pretense can't save snoozy slow ones like "The Flowers," but some of the uptempo tracks borrow the basic approach of her great 2005 single "1 Thing": Both "Heard 'Em All" and the guitar-flecked "Dangerous" are vibrant numbers that put the drums up front, alongside Amerie's percussive attack. Too bad that she can't hold to that standard for the whole record.