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Review title: Great songs, arrangment; weak performance
Product review: Like Burt Bacharach, Williams has always insisted on doing vocals on his albums, despite the fact he can barely sing. Williams does give a credible performance here, much improved since the early days, but the album could have been vastly better as an instrumental or a collection with guest vocalists -- known or unknown. Indeed, it's a missed opportunity to turn what is basically a vanity album into a collection of hit tracks. For example, the wildly underrated "Rainbow Connection" (from 1979's "Muppet Movie") offers the best musical arrangement to date here. But it needs a break-out performance by an A-list vocalist (Lea Salonga, Peabo Bryson, etc.) to make it an adult contemporary hit. Five stars for the music and lyrics. Five stars for the arrangements. One star for the vocal performance. Overall, a 2 star experience.
