Tracklist (CD)
| 1 | | Pay The Bills | | 4:24 | | 2 | | Turned Out | | 4:25 | | 3 | | I Want My Cake | | 4:35 | | 4 | | What's Stopping You | | 4:16 | | 5 | | Serious Affair | | 5:06 | | 6 | | You Can Make Me Fall In Love Again | | 4:01 | | 7 | | Baby You Know | | 4:41 |
See more tracks| 8 | | Another Lonely Night (Did You Forget About Me) | | 4:15 | | 9 | | Getting Along Much Better | | 4:46 | | 10 | | Love You To Tears | | 4:56 |
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Review
Every once in a while, nepotism turns out to be an excellent – and even funky – idea. Love You to Tears, which finds Gerald Levert playing label head, producer and writer to his father Eddie's veteran soul group, is the strongest O'Jays album since the group's historic run with producers Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff. The various producers at work here – including Levert and Keith Sweat – find a strong, natural balance between the classic O'Jays sound of the '70s and a more current R&B approach. Songs like the gritty, "No… Read More Diggity"-ish "Pay the Bills," the ultrahorny "I Want My Cake" and the soaring title track prove that given the right context, old-school R&B dawgs can still teach new tricks. (RS 766) DAVID WILD |
