Finally...someone who gets it!

What a great selection of songs - including some of the best songs from the 70's. Vanessa's rendition of "You are Everything" was the first I heard on the DirecTV "Soft Rock" music station. The minute she started singing, I stepped back in time to some very fond memories. The rest of the songs are just as remarkable. This is one of the CD's that you can play according to your mood...whether for sparking romance with your lover, unwinding after a long day, or even if you're feeling just a bit nostalgic! Enjoy!

Glad She's Back...

It is my personal opinion that she hit a home run with this CD! A cover of classics and a well done one at that! I won't write a long drawn out review, I'll simply say, she does a terrific job on the remakes and I'm glad to see her back again and doing what she does best...and that is sing a tune! No props! No hooks! No over produced garbage! No fillers! We know all these songs and she puts her fingerprints on them and sings them well!

Recalls the glory years of the Quiet Storm Radio Format

Like Vanessa Williams, I grew up in the 70s listening to r&b and pop music on the radio, so I am familiar with all of the remakes on her fine new cd. It probably doesn't matter whether you already know the tunes or not. Vanessa and producer Rob Mathes are faithful enough to each rendition so that you aren't jarred by their approach, but they spruce up the arrangements - usually in a jazz lite manner - so that they make each track a new experience.



Vanessa's selections include less obvious selections from some of her musical heroes: Rufus featuring Chaka Khan ("Everlasting Love"), Stevie Wonder ("Send One Your Love"), and the Isley Brothers ("Harvest For The World"). She also tackles some of the biggest hits of the 70s by less successful artists such as Al Wilson's "Show And Tell" and my favorite track on the cd, Billy Preston & Syreeta's "With You I'm Born Again," included here as a collaboration with George Benson.



After a radio tuning intro, the next ten tracks on this cd are all soothing ballads that collectively take me back to the glory days of the Quiet Storm radio format in the `80s. Then the cd temporarily kicks into overdrive with the uptempo funksters "I'll Be Good To You" (here a duet with James D-Train Williams) and "Harvest For The World." The new composition "Today And Everyday" (its title inspired by a poem by Vanessa's soon to be ex-hubby Rick Fox) ends the proceedings as they began, gently and sweetly.



Throughout this cd, Vanessa's vocals are crystal clear, as usual. The production is refreshingly unclutered. Fans of Vanessa's, `70s music, and lite soul will enjoy this cd immensely.