Dobson had a hand in writing each of these power numbers, which represent her strongest body of work to date. However, if Dobson was ever not producing top-quality, charismatic pop/rock radio smash tunes, we would never know the difference. The album could have been a sappy collection of moody ballads, a collection of all the dark tunes that Dobson penned during her time without a label. The question remains, is Joy a great album? The answer is an unequivocal yes. Dobson had gone from has-been to hot commodity.
After releasing two singles independently - the ever so spunky "I Want You" and the slick and spicy "Watch Me Move" (very clearly a big f-you to her former label) - she was re-signed to Island Records, and got an independent distribution deal with Universal at the same time.
Though Dobson saw her career halt and found herself forced to work with artists who can hardly touch her in terms of talent, she never gave up - and neither did her fans. In the time that Dobson was label-less, she was certainly keeping busy, still occasionally touring and songwriting, most prominently with Disney teen prodigy Selena Gomez. Picturing the young performer collapsed on her own stage, it's likely representative of the five years of drama that Dobson endured after her second album, Sunday Love, was ultimately shelved days before its release and Dobson was dropped from her label. The album cover to Fefe Dobson's third studio album, Joy, is most likely symbolic.
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