Love. Angel. Music. Baby.

Gwen Stefani’s '80s dance-pop fetish was clear on the past few No Doubt albums, so her total-body immersion in the Reagan era for her solo debut, Love. Angel. Music. Baby., isn’t a huge surprise. Stefani’s got that Toni Basil cheerleader thing going for the sprightly, Neptunes-produced “Hollaback Girl.” Echoes of Blondie, Cyndi Lauper, Madonna, and Missing Persons are never far from the surface, and Prince’s shadow is everywhere, particularly on the superbizarre dance-floor, Japanimation jaunt “Harajuku Girls.” But the songs feel slight. Wendy and Lisa from the Revolution actually play on “The Real Thing,” but they take a backseat to New Order’s Peter Hook and Bernard Sumner, who evidently condoned the swiping of the melody from “Bizarre Love Triangle.” Only Outkast’s Andre 3000 tries to drag this project toward the 21st century, with spring-heeled beats on “Long Way to Go.” The retro vibe would be more palatable if the songs were either more substantial or at least fun. Too bad they’re neither.