After all the young women power it was high time that time again a male talent enters the stage. And here it is: John Legend with a furious album. Who more hip-hop flavor is through collaboration with Kanye West expected likely to be disappointed, because here comes flawless, in the best sense of traditional soul. The tools to do so has the singer. An incredibly good and versatile voice and sparkling piano playing. With these talents he keeps playing the level of Alicia Keys. These catchy melodies come with sunny choruses, who no longer want from your ear. Musically, there is recourse to both the sixties and seventies. So already surprised the title song with a irresistible groove, reminiscent of Isaac Hayes, while the second song is driven by an understated hip-hop beat. "Allright" then almost Missy Elliott qualities. So give the fashionable sprinklings just enough spice that does not descend into the old-fashioned music. "Ordinary People" heralds the second, quieter part which can not hold continuously the quality. While the piano ballad can act the wonderful voice, remembers "Stay With You" with his gospel organ to Stevie Wonder, "So High" slips just like "Refugee" in cheesy R. Kelly and fields from "It do not have to change "does not get beyond pseudo-churches-Boyz-to-men mainstream. About "live it up" then appears again the sun of Barry White. However, the smaller trailer should not obscure the fact that this is a wonderfully soulful album between tradition and modernity and much can be hoped for. Biggest downer: The excellent Philly remix of "Ordinary People" is not on the album ...