After achieving minor success as the lead singer of the U.K. trio Blue Zone and providing vocals for
Coldcut's dancefloor classic "People Hold On,"
Lisa Stansfield established herself as a solo artist with her immensely successful 1989 debut album
Affection. The combination of lush,
Barry White-influenced arrangements and
Stansfield's soulful voice proved wildly popular, and
Stansfield became one of the hottest new international artists of the late '80s. Unfortunately,
Stansfield's popularity slipped a bit with the follow-up, 1991's
Real Love, but the album was still a respectable seller.
So Natural, from 1993, failed to reestablish
Stansfield as a major commercial force, but since the album was never released in the U.S., it's easy to understand why. Though
So Natural pales in comparison to
Affection and even
Real Love, it certainly isn't bad, and the lack of an American release remains a mystery.