With well-known writing partners like Guy Chambers and Marcella Detroit, the nation's favourite wayward teenager sings about her growing pains and the pressures of fame.
The album covers all the bases - most appealingly in its trio of bright and breezy openers - the funky Call My Name, brassy single Crazy Chick and the pop/rock Moodswings.
The fabulous Show A Little Faith is soulful without being overwrought like Joss Stone, a path well worth pursuing.
There's a bit of Eurodisco, some power ballads and then a couple of nods to Charlotte's classical roots including the Guy Chambers-penned flamenco-styled Casualty of Love.
If anything, they're a bit of a comedown after the upbeat openers - the voice of an angel has less power than the roar of the rock chick. More of that please!
Tissues and Issues is out now on the Sony/BMG label
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Former classical music child star Charlotte Church has grown up and releases her debut pop album Tissues and Issues.
