Half recorded in Memphis with the usual stellar Stax crew and half recorded in New York with local session musicians (all overdubbed in Detroit),
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Thomas and the Stax label in transition. Motown alumnus
Don Davis handled production, draping many cuts in large, lush orchestral settings. "I Like What You're Doing (To Me)" was a Top Ten R&B hit, and three other tracks had brief chart runs. In 1997, this was reissued on a single-disc CD that also included her 1971 album Love Means. ~ Rob Bowman