Short and sweet, this 1977 debut offering from Miami-based (basically her backing musicians) doesn't offer anything particularly timeless among its six selections; rather, it serves a pleasant pate of trinkets, suave mid-tempo numbers, and one sullen . has a naturally light tone, yet she is capable of sounding either cool -- as evidenced by -- or fiery ( ). The classic is, of course, a simple-but-contagious number later covered by . Though the production dates itself, it's still quite hard to resist the song's chugging groove and 's evocative cooing and pleading. The material overall is more fleeting than some of the solid grooves gracing the subsequent ; but for stalwarts with a knack for a slightly alternative groove, this set is a worthy investment. ~ Justin M. Kantor