I was quite looking forward to this album, as I obviously knew it had the rather excellent 'Respect', the first track on this album. As Sam is quite a soul fan already loving the big Staxx and Motown tunes, and some Northern Soul stuff, she was also looking forward to some belting soul tunes. We both love The Vandellas, Sam and Dave, Otis reading etc.
When an album picks a track like 'Respect" as the opener, you know you're going to want lots more of that shizzle.
But alas, t'was not to be. The album rarely manages to come close to the highs of 'Respect' and is a much more laid back and loungy affair than we'd anticipated.
You really have to marvel at her voice, it is so powerful and emotional with an incredible range. However, there are a few too many ballads and eventually, it becomes hard to distinguish one from another.
Our highlight (of course, other than aforementioned soul classic) is 'Save Me' which sounds like it might break in to 'Chain of Fools' which is another Aretha classic (which can be found on Lady Soul).
The scores for this album:
Stephen - 6? 6.5? Out of 10? Yes. Sadly. But better than Dusty.
Sam - 5. I'm sorry. I really am.
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