Note: this release was originally purchased as a CD which was either sold, stolen, traded or lost, then replaced by another CD.
Singer/songwriter Russell's most successful album and the only one I've heard to date because I'm either hard-headed, lazy, or (most likely) both. Some of the production has harshly dated a few of the tracks (e.g., Just A Believer, Make My Day) which makes them sound like generic late '80s R&B if you like that sort of thing. But make no mistake: the highlights of this album are the ballads. So much so that you don't even mind the 36 minute running time.
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| Billboard, February 13, 1988, p. 68 |
Bonus points for not including the album title on the cover - way to stick it to the man, Brenda.
Album chart peaks:
- US Billboard 200: #49
- Billboard R&B: #20
Tracks: Top tracks are Gravity, Piano In The Dark (#6 pop, #8 R&B, #3 AC), Le Restaurant (featuring David Sanborn), and the gorgeously simple title track, strategically placed as the album closer.
Personal Memory Associated with this CD: This is a Lost Summer of Mark album, which means it must have been one of the first 25 CDs I ever purchased. But my main memory comes from discovering Brenda through her video for Piano In The Dark, a song I'd short-list for one the best R&B songs of the '80s.
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