Time: 52:55
Size: 121.1 MB
Styles: R&B, Jazz vocals
Year: 1995
Art: Front
[4:15] 1. Hold Me
[4:47] 2. Ability To Swing
[4:56] 3. Givin' In To Love
[3:27] 4. We Fell In Love Anyway
[5:11] 5. The Heat Of Heat
[5:05] 6. Through The Test Of Time
[4:05] 7. You Brought Me Love
[4:31] 8. The Girl Who Used To Be Me
[5:01] 9. Love Is Gonna Getcha
[3:32] 10. Soldier Boy
[4:07] 11. I'll Keep Your Dreams Alive
[3:52] 12. Reach
Patti Austin's honed vocal instrument (she's been singing since she was five) has nailed its share of hits, but not nearly enough for one of urban/soul/pop's better divas. Her clear, compelling soprano never gets tiring, even though she always keeps it in check. You don't get vocal aerobics from Austin á la Chaka Khan or Whitney Houston; you get a smoldering fire that's in a class of its own. Duets with Johnny Mathis, George Benson, and Cleve Francis (the rare African-American country singer) spice this concise 12-song best-of, which is orchestrated by a who who's list of producers, includingThom Bell and Rod Temperton. Revered among the urban jazz set, Patti Austin deserves a bigger piece of the pop pie as well. ~Andrew Hamilton
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