IN BRIEF: : <i> Albums are rated on a scale of one star (poor) to five (a classic). : </i>

** 1/2 The Judds, “Love Can Build a Bridge,” Curb/RCA. Wynonna and Naomi’s latest is chock-full of tasty production touches, but the meticulously conceived parts add up to an overly polite, reserved whole. The problem? Too many songs feel engineered rather than inspired. Thom Schuyler’s heartbreakingly beautiful “Are the Roses Not Blooming” is the stunning exception.