Diana DeGarmo's definitely is a powerful vocalist. If i did not get it wrong, she recorded this album at the age of 17. Years to come she will for sure be a really really impressive singer! This album did showcase the young energy carrying in her and contains some ballad to smoothen more this entire album. She handle both slow and fast songs just as well. The most outstanding tracks in this album to me would be Cardboard Castles, Emotional, Dreams, Boy Like You and Don't Cry Out Loud (A Better version in my own opinion) . With her great personality and voice, she'll fly high! Her potential is going to be FULLY shown in her second album. I'm looking forward to that! Hopefully there would be more ballad songs in her second effort! - Justin