collaborated with on for an album that maintained his usual production sheen but moved more toward a melodic feel. 's airy tenor didn't really have enough grit to carry such an approach off, and may have worried that he had veered too far from his traditional power-ballad base, since there are two added tracks produced by old partner that are more in keeping with 's old hits. The record company also was careful to release only as the album's singles, with the perhaps predictable result that (a duet with ), and were all over radio. However, the album was a commercial failure. ~ William Ruhlmann