Reviewed by Fran James

This album is so hot it sizzles! It's Vernessa's fourth, a thoroughbred straining at the leash in the Benson sta­ble; the 70s saw her chart topping high energy for Motown. Vernessa's voice is now a dedicated instru­ment soaring into ecstacy or funkily ground on a neat set of sacred songs, complemented by the ultra smooth BVs, tricky overdubs and state of the art pro­duction of Rahni Song. It's an album for the church, addressing such topics as hypocrisy in "Be For Real" (reminiscent of Lavine Hudson) and rekindling "First Love". "Changes" exhorts the believer to go out into the world. The title track is inspirational R&B with a powerful bassline. While stylistically the anthemic "Reap" shows traces of Prince and Hammer. "Ya'll bettaa get with it, what's a matta wit choo

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