Hardcore fans knew the album cut thanks to its appearance in the middle of but otherwise, and her singing abilities were total unknowns when surfaced in 1990. When took off, however, the album became more or less its unofficial thanks to the adaptation of that served as the theme song. Other cuts, like the haunting, moody and turned up on the show as well; but as a beautiful, mysterious stand-alone effort, is still that best of surprises, a left-field hit that loses nothing thanks to its fame. The combination of 's sweet, light tones, 's surprisingly affecting lyrics, which play just enough with cliches so as not to seem willfully ironic, and 's combination of retro styles and modern ambience, is a winner throughout. The feeling is one of a '50s jukebox suddenly plunged into a time warp, dressed with extra sparkle and with a just-sleepy-enough, narcotic feeling. At its most upfront, the music can get downright raunchy -- check out the /sax blasts on the strutting tearjerker or the sudden blast three minutes into herself has a wonderfully slow, burning passion that surfaces as well, such as in her whispers on But mostly everything is just sedate enough, crystalline guitar playing gentle riffs with a slow slinkiness, 's multi-tracked backing vocals and more combining beautifully. remains the most well-known number, and a winner it is, too; 's synth orchestrations are so affecting that ended up sampling them for kickstarting his own career. But songs like the just-spooky-enough with a great performance all around, ensure 's success as a through-and-through listen. ~ Ned Raggett