Solo Nicole is like a really awkward mix of flop-Christina/flop-JLo/flop-Mariah, wannabe-Rihanna, with a sprinkle of wannabe-Beyonce. She's all over the place trying to find her sound, throwing meat at the ceiling hoping that SOMETHING sticks, but nothing ever does. Her problem is that after her brief stint with PCD, she expected to blow up immediately and when it didn't happen she and her team got scared, became unsure and started being either too premature or too late with her sh*t. She needs to just record what she thinks is a good album and release it. Stop trying to pensively search for the "right" songwriter/producer who will give her some surefire smash and combing the market for the "right" time to release it. Take it back to the ol' school, Adele approach...just put it out and physically promote from there. Stop looking for internet blogs and iTunes to give it the thumbs up.