If Randy Jackson’s Music Club is any indication as to where pop music is going, it’s safe to say it’s not going anywhere soon. Fans of harmless, tasteless music will likely love the selection of songs found on this first volume of music from the American Idol judge and producer. Jackson has collected 12 songs and matched them up with different artists from various genres to put together this album, and it’s safe to say that any highlights are basically confined to the first track and a 15-second mini-rap by Ghostface Killah.

That first track is the comeback single for Jackson’s fellow Idol judge and former pop princess Paula Abdul. Relentlessly catchy, “Dance Like There’s No Tomorrow” is easily the best track on the album despite featuring a distorted-beyond-all-recognition vocal from Paula. A read-through of the liner notes reveals that the song was cobbled together using instrumentals recorded in Denmark and Paula’s vocals, which were recorded and then introduced to a robot in Hollywood.

Joss Stone makes an appearance next in the album’s second best track, “Walk On By.” This Burt Bacharach cover is given a respectable reimagining, but there’s nothing really spectacular here and the track is instantly forgettable. Trisha Covington, who had two “hit songs” in the mid-90s, appears on “What Am I So Afraid Of.” Covington is accompanied by Keke Wyatt, who isn’t better than Beyonce, and Kiley Dean, who had a Timbaland-produced album shelved in 2004. The song is effectively an Avril Lavigne-esque track with second-rate R&B singers.

Crunk Squad (?) is up next with “Like A.” Joined by Ghostface Killah for about fifteen seconds, the song sways and bounces with robotic vocals (“Like A, Like A, Like A”) ad nauseam. Kelli Love’s “Who’s Gonna Love You Now” is actually a decent R&B song, but it too fades from memory immediately and feels “a bit cabaret.” Yeah, I went there.

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Sam Moore joins Angie Stone and Keb’ Mo on “Wang Dang Doodle,” a silly little tune that features some decent slide guitar. Unfortunately like everything else Jackson’s touched so far, it’s an unexceptional track. “Something to Believe In” is about as tacky as it gets, with Jason Mraz, Van Hunt, and John McLaughlin pooling their resources on a swaying, lighter-waving ballad.