The debut solo album from featured one outstanding song after another. concocts a bouncy, vibrant flow on his up-tempo numbers and an intimate, emotional connection on his moderate grooves and his lone ballad. The title track stormed up the R&B charts to number one where it remained for two weeks. The mellow groove of which checked in at number ten, was the second single. had less of an impact on the charts due to its short stay of six weeks. However, this feverish number gets all the juices flowing as does the unreleased Also featured on this set is the sentimental number The song was written by but initially released by ; both versions stand tall. is the only ballad, and an elegant one it is, written by and and originally sung by nearly 20 years prior. orchestrates a contemporary masterpiece with this vintage number. Though it was never an official release by the label, it's a quiet storm jewel. In addition to his many music credits, was a featured guest vocalist with the progressive band . The same vocal savvy and smooth styling that the New York City native exhibited on songs like resurface here. This is one of the better R&B albums of the early '80s. ~ Craig Lytle