A return to after the smash success of the year before, this is one of 's best albums. Admittedly, it doesn't withstand comparisons to or any of his earlier triumphs, but it holds up as one of his most enjoyable second-stringers. is given an exciting, thunderous performance and is terrific, but perhaps more memorable are 's renditions of lesser-known treasures, such as the loping and the beautiful As he demonstrated from the beginning, had one of the best interpretive gifts of any singer, and this album only strengthened that reputation. ~ Jim Smith