It's usually presented as a given that, separated from the work of the songwriting team, were somewhat at sea. But only had three songs on -- albeit two of which were the hits that drove the album's sales -- and the group came off better than one could have hoped on the rest of the record. As a follow-up to , is usually thought of as less successful, with the songs and dominating. It's a little more complicated than that, however, because is actually a very different kind of album, with outnumbering the dance numbers. It's a chance to immerse oneself in the sensitive, reflective side of , and a very beautiful record, if not as exciting as its predecessor. Oh, to be sure, isn't doing much more than filling up track space, but the rest is misplaced treasure from the vaults, well worth hearing, and more than once. 's is similar to their earlier (and was later a single B-side), and the wrenchingly emotive (a forgotten number) shows off a more delicate side to the group's sound that was often overlooked. is the kind of anthemic , with a big central melody, that one suspects was rejected for ; and company do a wonderful job with it, even though it needed the more delicate lead vocal attentions of to have gotten heard more widely. co-authored by ex- leader , is so sweet in its sensibilities beneath a driving beat that it's like listening to two songs in one (both of them very good). is another oft-overlooked gem, and then there's the lost single off this album, a slow, haunting, beautiful piece of female heartache set to music. ~ Bruce Eder