In Brief

* Tommy Page, “From the Heart,” Sire. Page showed a trace of dance-pop sexiness on his debut album three years ago. Now he’s spooning out trite puppy slop as a new version of the old Donny Osmond or an old, pre-nastiness version of the New Kids. Pseudo-sophisticated ballads herald a would-be kiddie Connick, but first he’d better stop quoting Milli Vanilli.

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