I have the 3 first albums by Katie Melua and hear this still happy. (Call Off The Search, Piece by Piece, Pictures) Nothing is boring there. We discover ever new "colors". The 4th (The House), I ordered blind and I do not know where I put it. On my MP3 player in the car and it's not. That was not any. The more I was looking forward to number 5. Again, I have pre-ordered, with very big expectations. And now? Yes, if you have submitted as high as Katie Melua has already done with their debut, then it will be hard to top the whole thing again. "Secret Symphony" is good, no doubt. Katie is great and Mike Batt a master whom I already very long like that. But I think there would have been possible. No, it does not tear me away. The album will certainly come in my car. I even bought tickets. But I do not think I can lose it just like in the first 3 albums. It ripples at a high level in front of him, but it lacks the rough edges. Therefore only 3 stars.