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A valid and pleasant album.

jimmy | Los Angeles,CA | 06/28/2007

(4 out of 5 stars)

"The power and beauty of Phil Perry's voice shine on this selection of classics especially on the Spinners' "Mighty Love" and a breathtaking take of "If You Don't Know Me By Now"..

On ballads like Tony Braxton's "Unbreak MY Heart" and Smokey Robinson's "Just To See Her", Phil Perry combines the delicate yet passionate vocal with SOUL.

A worthy successor to his first album of covers in the series The Classic Love Songs.

It's a valid and pleasant album that will appeal to both Soul and R&B fans.

Only a dash too predictable."

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeexcellent!!!

Raider Jack | San Francisco, CA United States | 07/02/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Quite honestly, I had always preferred to hear Phil do a guest spot every now and then on an established jazz artist's project, i.e. George Duke, David Benoit, Dave Grusin, Lee Ritenour to name a few. He generally gave an effective reading of the song in question but had this tendency to go over the top sometimes.



Not the case here, folks.



This is by far one of Phil's very best projects successfully blending R&B with top-notch jazz musicians. The musicians are quite simply impeccable which complement Phil's controlled, soulful, and soothing vocals. His renditions of "Might Love", "Ride Like the Wind", "The World Is A Ghetto", "Everything Must Change" are all alone worth the price of admission!!! You should also check out his "Classic Love Songs" and the project immediately before this. His treatments of such standards here are equally impressive.



Phil definitely breathes new light into standards elevating them from mere elevator music to a listening experience that is most worthy of sophisticated music collections. It also appears that Phil has finally found his niche. Instead of trying to snatch a sale with futile (and unnecessary) attempts at reaching a hip-hop audience, he has aligned himself with some of the finest jazz musicians around to create an excellent set which would nicely translate into a wonderful live show!



I HIGHLY recommend!"