Christina Aguilera had better watch her back. Simpson not only sounds like an adenoidal version of Mariah Carey, she's got the leggy looks of a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader. It's small wonder Simpson comes to the world via Tommy Mottola, who discovered the 19-year-old on the Christian music circuit. Just don't expect to hear a whiff of gospel in her ballad. ''Lover'' is so conformist, it makes Diane Warren's stuff sound eccentric. C-


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