Patti Labelle reunites with Sarah Dash & Nona Hendrix. After 30 years. I was so eagerly awaiting this project. After going to see them at their signing at Splash in NYC and listening to the cd several times over I am left less than inspired. Patti is in good voice as usual and it was exciting to hear the girls harmonizing again. But! The cd is very lack luster. I think the problem lies in some of the choices in producers. Working with Wyclef Jean didn't produce anything exciting or memorable. The song "Roll Out" for instance sounds contrived and unworthy of the talents of these ladies. It seems working with him was an effort to be relevant or hip, neither was accomplished. Lenny Kravitz and his sensibilities seems to work much better with who they are. The selections with Kravitz are some of the best on the album.
It's a fairly decent cd that should have been a stellar comeback. As a fan of these ladies I'm glad to have it...but all this does is make me hope for another album where they really get it right.
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