Album reviews

Duffy

`Rockferry: Deluxe Edition'

(Universal)

With her distinctive soulful voice, Welsh singer Duffy emerged as one of the breakout stars of 2008. Her debut album ``Rockferry'' was the best selling album in the U.K. last year. In the U.S., she's vying for three awards at the upcoming Grammys, including Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for ``Mercy.''

The deluxe edition of Rockferry includes an extra disc of seven new songs, including ``Rain on Your Parade,'' ``Enough Love,'' and ``Breaking My Own Heart.'' Duffy does a particularly stunning remake of the Drifters' ``Please Stay.'' Let's just hope Duffy won't go the same way as another soulful singer Amy Winehouse.

-Cathy Rose A. Garcia