delivered , her first record, a year after her 2002 comeback, . If it seemed like that record played it safe, that's nothing compared to , which is the straightest record had released in years. Of course, records are the last place anybody would want to take a risk, since they're designed to be nice, pleasant mood music and this suits the bill nicely. The clean, pristine production, heavy on synths, sounds as if it was cut in the late '80s, yet it's also strangely spare, often being no more than a synth and a drum machine. Still, it's a sound that's well suited for and her thoroughly predictable set of material (the title track is the only new song, then the final two songs are recycled from the of ). Ultimately, is the kind of album that may only appeal to a fan of who has already yearned for her album, but for those fans, it will be satisfactory. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine