Album Review: Show Me The Right Way - Annabel Fay

It pays to have thick skin in the New Zealand music industry. Heaven forbid anyone should try doing anything mainstream in an effort to produce something a mass audience might like.
Annabel Fay's 2007 self-titled album was a likeable debut with strong singles including Lovin' You Baby, Strong and Shake It Off, and solid album tracks to boot.
Strike one. She's got a rich dad but received government funding.
Strike two. This second album also has its share of listenable numbers, including poppy lead single River and catchy title track Show Me The Right Way.
Fay has a strong, versatile voice - she even sounds like Pink on Already Home.
But the album is let down by the terribly dated When We Were in Love, which sounds like bad 90s R&B, and the poorly chosen version of the much-covered Spooky. Strike three.
3/5