The sultry, sweet-molasses voiced veteran has an impressive pedigree as an entertainment Renaissance woman, with a Tony nomination for , the theme song to TV's , and some 40 CDs as a soloist and guest artist to her credit. Best of all, she lives up to her promises, most notably, the vibe she hints at in the album title. Her goal was to make a dreamy "make out" album and she succeeds, creating a lush, moody, sparsely arranged atmosphere-rich collection of sweet originals played at very slow tempos. Those arrangements are geared towards allowing her voice to stand out and ultimately caress the listener, but the drawback is that there's not a great deal of variety in rhythm and movement from track to track. Those who love the original version of 's may be maddened by its languid pace (despite its shimmering beauty), but loved it so much that she wrote the following track, the much more engaging, radio-accessible with co-producing and singing backup on the track. also picks up the pace to joyous effect, singing beautifully with her sister (with whom she performs shows) on a lightly swinging version of Other familiar tracks include a thoughtful reading of ' and ( 's song which sang at her wedding to and later included on three albums.) ~ Jonathan Widran