In the 1980s, didn't hesitate to be derivative. If and were hot in the early '80s, could emulate that type of sound. But if and his Minneapolis colleagues were ruling the R&B charts in the mid-'80s, the East Coast band could jump on that bandwagon and embrace the Minneapolis sound. So, not surprisingly, R&B critics tended to dismiss as bandwagon jumpers. But while was never innovative -- its members were followers, not leaders -- the band could be enjoyable at times. If you can get past its derivative nature, is a decent, if unspectacular, listen. The title song is a blatant rip-off of , but it's also an infectious rip-off of . And on other up-tempo dance-funk numbers such as milks the / groove for all its worth -- and it does so with catchy results. The lyrics tend to be obvious and formulaic; this LP isn't shy about resorting to every early-'80s funk and disco cliche imaginable. Nonetheless, isn't a bad record. In fact, its best tracks have a way of making listeners tap their feet even while they're complaining about 's lack of originality. ~ Alex Henderson