The Pocketful of Sunshine album features a buoyant, joyful
Natasha Bedingfield picking up where she left off from her smashing debut, Unwritten. The themes are somewhat different here—instead of anthems to girl power and independence, we have tunes that revolve around being young and alive, as well as growing older and searching for Mr. Right. Highlights include: "Put Your Arms Around Me," a romantic midtempo jaunt with a catchy, sing-a-long hook, the title track, which is made for American radio, and the song called "Happy," which has some nice Caribbean touches and points out that there are too many wonderful things in the world not to be happy.