A nice, though slightly disappointing album that saw
The Stylistics fail to regain the chart momentum they had enjoyed in the 1970s, despite getting superior production and decent songs from the Gamble & Huff team. "Sweet" soul had pretty much run its course by the early '80s, and urban contemporary radio hadn't yet stratified to the degree where the group could have been marketed to no-rap outlets. But the vocals were above-average, and
Russell Tompkins, Jr. had emerged from his late-'70s funk and was again singing with flair, expressiveness, and conviction. ~ Ron Wynn