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Although the
s are
's most famous family, being a
never guaranteed longevity. Take
, for example. In the 1980s, the sister of
,
, and
had her 15 minutes of fame, but despite being very well connected, she never headlined
. None of her albums had the impact of
's
, let alone
. But she did enjoy a lot of publicity in 1984, when
released her debut album,
. Written and produced by
, the alluring title song became a major hit and is a jewel of a single. But the other tracks aren't fantastic -- pleasant, but not fantastic. As
's critics were quick to point out in 1984, she doesn't have a great voice -- nor does
, for that matter, and despite her limitations as a singer,
has delivered some truly stunning albums. But while
had
and
to help her excel on classics like
doesn't get that sort of encouragement on
. Most of the tracks were produced by
, who has an impressive track record but doesn't enable her to go that extra mile.
sees to it that she is pleasant on
and a remake of
but while this LP simmers, it rarely burns. One track that is especially revealing is
's version of
which
also covered in 1984. While
's interpretation is stunning,
's is merely decent. And that is true of the album on the whole --
is a decent record, but except for the title song, it isn't a great one. ~ Alex Henderson