Hey, here's a crazy fact you might not have caught up on: did you know that Fergie, singer with the once relevant Black Eyed Peas, is a rather attractive girl? You did? Well, too bad - because THAT fact is going to be rammed down your throat until you can almost smell the botox injections.

Fergie, then. Seems to think that an album of lame hip-hop posturing and wigga gangsta slang (first single "London Bridge" sums up the entire album in the first sentence - "it's me, Fergie - the pimp") is just what the people want - and if it isn't? Never mind - look at her! Isn't she just BEAUTIFUL?

The next single, the utterly atrocious "Fergalicious" informs us that she's SO hot that guys jerk off over her pictures, and that we line up round the block to see what she's got. Oh, and she's down in the gym "working on her fitness". No mention of the visits to the bathroom with her fingers down her throat, or off for some more plastic surgery. Maybe those cuts will be B-sides.

And let's have a nice, long, hearty laugh at "Glamorous", which is basically "I'm Still Fergie From The Block", where she informs us that even though she sells records and appears in movies (erm, really?) she still lines up for McDonalds because she's still like you and me. But really, really pretty too. Don't forget that part.

All in all, its another boring, bling-obsessed piece of garbage from someone else who has nothing to say or offer, but is lapped up by the hip-hop hypnotised MTV generation who think this vacuous, money-hungry idiot is someone to aspire to be. Pitiful.

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I purchased this product as a gift for my daughter. I purchased the "clean version". I enjoy Fergie and her music but would prefer the foul language were left out, so the clean version is a perfect choice. Her music is classic Fergie, she sings from the heart and keeps it upbeat. She is a young lady who has been through much and it comes out in her songs. Well worth the buy in my opinion.

I think this CD is horrible!!! It sounds like a 3rd grader wrote it...

BUT!! I absolutely LOVE that song, "Big Girl's Don't Cry".. That is my FAVORITE song and I know I will love it for years to come (if they don't play it out on the radio). I saw a tribute to someone with it playing in the background on youtube.com---and was shocked to see it was Fergie--so I thought perhaps this CD might be worth something--purchased it & was EXTREMELY disappointed.

I had to give it one star-- although "Big Girl's Don't Cry" is AMAZING... it doesn't make up for her other songs or the juvenile lyrics (she is freakin 31 and my 12 yr old nephew could write more sophisticated lyrics!)..

Download the one or two songs you like and don't waste your money on the rest of this garbage.

Fergie's first solo offering is a disappointment at best,and sheer annoyance at worst. "Fergalicious" is an awful rap song with lyrics such as "Fergalicious,so delicious." "London Bridge" deserves a Golden Raspberry award for one of the worst songs ever. BOTH "Glamorous" and "Big girls don't cry" have catchy tunes,but are paired with trite lyrics. Even without the cussing,the album remains overrated.

On "Glamorous" and "Fergalicious",Fergie shows off her spelling skills. "Big girls don't cry" isn't,thankfully,a cover of the Frankie Valli&the Four Seasons song,but a New Agey song of herself about being centered in herself and seeking clarity. "Clumsy" has cheesy techno effects and is all about love as slapstick. "Finally" would've been a pleasant piano ballad--without Fergie's singing. "All that I got" is about being true to one's self;ironically,it's generic R&B that sounds like everyone else. "Mary Jane Shoes" must be singled out for special disdain (rather than acclaim) Bob Marley's widow,Rita,is sidelined to backing vocals. It's Fergie's ode to her shoes. What did Bob Marley's widow do to deserve to be on a cheesy album like this?

"The Dutchess" isn't pop royalty. However,the CD makes a nice window decoration. Or coaster. Or frisbee.

This album killed the Pop and Hot 100 Billboard charts, but what did you expect? I think the production on this great, and her lyrics are out of the norm. My favorite track on the entire album is "London Bridge". She totally does the unexpected, her lyrics being the opposite of what you would typically expect from a 'pop' artist. I recommend this album to all Black Eyed Peas fans; however if you don't like that group, you most likely won't like this album.

---Pryncez