The end of year is often an excuse to get out of products that have no chance of success in another season. This album is one example. The program is tantalizing; standard of soul music archi rebachés, performed by a singer whose voice ets also interesting and poignant, all folded into a big production as David Foster can do. It may be tempting and I let myself tempted. A quick glance at the titles. "A change is gonna come" works well. A beautiful emotion in the voice and orchestrations by Jerry Hey for tres towards the Grand Orchestra "of" David Foster are interesting. It is gate with "i can not stand the rain" is a shipwreck that nothing redeems. Listen to the original version of Anne Peebles .... "it's a man's man's man's world" on orchestrations of disgusting yet great Don Sebesky sad to cry. "Here i am" by Al Green goes well. "I've been loving you" may be the best recovery, but I am a good judge? This piece of music is part of my life but that's another story. "It's alright" Curtis Mayfield's ok. "Knock on wood" Eddie Floyd's no surprise but good. Then there are the rest, or rather the remains, for those who have the courage to go to the end of the cd: "if you do not know me by now", "free", "stand by me" , "people get ready." Seal's voice is no longer anything, he sucks or is vomiting with these songs stuck weariness, David Foster, "the producer" and his accomplice, the hilarious Jochem van der Saag (remember this name ..) "co-producer -sound engineer & mixer "are indefensible in the ears of those who know that the soul has nothing to do with CA. I do not want to be harsh with this album because the idea is commercially and artistically good. Moreover David Foster is not bad "producer", but its association in recent years, with Jochem van der Saag is désastreuse.Le is calibrated to its MP3 players. On a hi-fi equipment the result is artificial (abuse of re-recording) and quickly exhausting. Curiosity will throw an ear on their previous works. This goes to Chris Botti Michael Bublé through Josh Groban and Celine D. ..... This record is further proof. Well, that said, this CD was one of the biggest December sales. As for me I will listen "i can not stand the rain" (the album) Anne Peebles and last disc Randy Crawford. The soul must keep his blues accents ... and continue to buy CDs, even some sI disappoint us let's talk about .The artists read us.
