This wonderful album, originally released in 1974 on the Memphis-based label, deserved a wider audience than it ended up getting at the time. It played to ' great strength, her poised and sultry voice, and surrounded by the sparse, easy funkiness of the trademark rhythm section and producer 's perfect use of horns and strings, she sings like a resilient but disappointed angel on this impressive set of songs about the darker side of love. Her best song is here, the eccentric but brilliant along with a marvelous version of 's and perfect readings of a pair of songs, and sings her heart out, and with those somehow bright-sounding grooves behind her, it all comes together to make a classic album of dark, bouncy, and beautiful . ~ Steve Leggett