Expatriate vocalist stepped out on his own with , his first solo recording. Here got to explore some less-cluttered grooves than in , and he also sang in his natural tenor rather than being limited to his falsetto. received some air and club play, but for the most part the disc was ignored. That's too bad, because several of the songs are engaging R&B. is the best ballad ( 's supposed strength with ), but the concluding and are the best matches of hook-filled melody and 's soaring voice. ~ Ross Boissoneau