(This CD plus DVD includes the songs and videos as seen on the Disney Channel, including "Outside Looking In," "We Are Family" and "Jump To The Rhythm," plus a limited edition poster.)

No Ordinary Girl is the title of Disney-promoted teen singer Jordan Pruitt's album. It's also the title track and, of course, it could be a parable for Pruitt herself, with her polished, all-American good looks and sweet, lilting voice.

On "No Ordinary Girl," the title track, Pruitt goes through pains to say she is "no ordinary girl," in the sense that she will not surrender like some other girls do and she wants her boyfriend to respect her "boundaries" and "give it time." This is all declared over guitar chords, interlaced with thrusting programming riffs. Up-tempo fare like this -- some more R&B-flavored, others straight ahead pop -- trade off with acoustic ballads ("Outside Looking In").

Throughout, the theme is being a teenager, down to the song "Teenager," where Pruitt expounds on her youthful fancies over disco beat ("I like staying up all night/ I think it's my right/ Sleepin' til noon/ I love watching scary movies/ I could stay shopping all day.")

The teen theme pervades practically every song. "Miss Popularity" longingly describes the queen bee of the school ("She's a size zero and she loves to show it"), while "Who Likes Who" is a veritable rumor mill, where different voices exchange gossip, culminating in a dreamy chorus swept by strings.

As much as this album is a snapshot of teen life, there is also plenty of room for introspection. On "Later," Pruitt dishes on the hot guy who thinks he's hot simply because he has cash. And on "My Reality," she expounds on being true to oneself rather than succumbing to peer pressure. Most poignant is "Outside Looking In," where the topic is the ache of being the one always left excluded, a point Pruitt drives home by singing simply over a lonely strumming guitar. A similar ache is heard in the closing "When I Pretend," whose melancholy piano lines and changing keys are reminiscent of Tori Amos.

Clearly, No Ordinary Girl is designed for a younger listener -- a teen or tween -- and certainly a girl. But, it's likely most listeners will find something to relate to in this sweet production.

By Leila Cobo