Reginald D. Garrard | Camilla, GA USA | 03/12/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)
"After having recently purchased Knight's most recent release "At Last," I had to go back and review this one. To borrow that oft-used cliche', words truly cannot describe the voice of Gladys as she so soulfully bares all on every single selection. Particular standouts are "I Don't Want to Know," "Home Alone," a reworking of Mayfield's classic "Choice of Colors," "Guilty," and the triumphantly majestic "End of the Road Medley." Like other reviewers, I agree that Knight is not getting older, just better."
Like melted caramel
Stuart MacDonnell | Bangkok, Thailand | 02/26/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)
"After the disppointment that was Good Woman, one of the truly greatest voices in contemporary music got it all together on this gem and released one of the greatest soul albums of the 90s. With sympathetic production, especially from Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Gladys purrs and growls in her gorgeous rich alto and sings with a passion that can lift your spirit or have you bawling your eyes out. There is not one weak track on here and the End of the Road medley could go on and on forever as far as I'm concerned but why oh why was that stupid monologue tacked onto the very end? What comes before is just so sublime, though, that this still gets five stars."
Good Music Never Dies
Myrtle A. McDonald | Louisville, KY | 07/23/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Once again Miss Knight has topped herself. Every track on this CD is a hit. Her song "Home Alone" has been the source of many good cries when I'm feeling lonely. I love her voice, it's full and well developed. The girl can sang. Buy the CD, this is one of very few CDs that I have loved each and every track. So you know its all that and a bag of chips."
For All Music Lovers
fabio-italy | milan, italy | 12/12/2002
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Gladys striked back in 1994 with a great collection.
Maybe my prayers were answered, fact is this time she has teamed up with more contemporary and well-known writers and producers.
And it does a fat good to her.
Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis write and prooduce both NEXT TIME and the desperation lament of HOME ALONE; Babyface skillfully tells, produces and backs up on the final statement of a woman who finds out about her man cheating on her with I DON'T WANNA KNOW. I'LL FALL IN LOVE IF YOU HANG AROUND sees Rhett Lawrence and Bebe Winans behind the wheel.
OUR LOVE is a nice uptempo and CHOICE OF COLORS is Gladys covering Curtis Mayfield.
But the hot spot of the whole collection is a live medley of old and new classic standards almost 12.00 minutes long, something that gives the real stature of this woman on stage...
END OF THE ROAD MEDLEY is soooooo good.
Gladys is a true star!"
JUST FOR ALL THE WORLD
Marcos B. Santos | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 09/15/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)
""I Don't Want To Know"(writen by Babyface), "Home Alone" e "Choice of Colors"(from Curtis Mayfield) are awfull and a great introdution to the powerfull, unforgetable performance of "End Of The Road, medley, live"! If you are down, depressed... hear this track. Hardly, you won't feel the energy, the ecstasy taking all your body, and your soul and your mind... Why don't we hear it on the radio? (hey, MCA, wake up!)This CD deserves 5 stars only for this medley! It's soul music! It's Gladys Knight!"