THE COLOR OF SILENCE

THE COLOR OF SILENCE
TIFFANY
UNIVERSAL RECORDS

A little time travel back to the time of fishnet stockings, leg-warmers, and distressed jeans (and I’m not talking about 2001), do you see yourself dancing to "I Think We’re Alone Now" a la Caselyn Francisco or emoting with "Could’ve Been" when Chucky Dreyfuss and Isabel Granada didn’t end up together.

Okay, before you shudder at the horrendous thought, lemme get to the point, remember Tiffany? The late ’80s embodiment of Britney Spears, also hit with the "I’m-richer-than-Oprah" syndrome? Well, she’s back!

A decade and a son after, she’s back to finish what she left behind with the album The Color of Silence and the carrier single "Open My Eyes"—minus the bubble-gum pop slash ’80s fashion disaster persona that made her—ahem—famous.

Her music is genre confusing. It’s pop, suburban, alternative, country—and surprise—even rap. But the magic is in the lyrics, with Sarah McLachlan-like wit, Jewel-inspired humility, and Alanis-like kick-ass attitude.

This album reminds us that who we are today has nothing to do with what losers we were before.