Deborah Cox - The Morning After

The Toronto-born r&b diva’s star seems destined to soar higher with her third album. Now part of Clive Davis’ J Records, a stable that includes Alicia Keys, Angie Stone and Luther Vandross, Cox has the thoroughbred backing of hit-makers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, who co-wrote two songs with her: the soulful “Hurts So Much” and the sultry “Up and Down (In & Out).” Already multi-tasking, with an acting career that includes starring roles in the movie Love Come Down and on TV’s Nash Bridges, Cox may in fact be headed for pop’s stratosphere.