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Title: More beautiful music -- but falls short of "Listen"
Review: Tumes debut, "Listen," was an absolute stunner--gorgeous melodies, beautiful, richly layered vocals, deep, satisfying lyrics. It never completely caught on, but it deemed her, in my opinion, the music world's best kept secret. "Center of My Universe," a very good disc in its own right, has bit more of a pop sensibility -- best tunes include the haunting "Chant," the boppy "Heaven's Heart," and the sad but lovely "Missing You." Still, the disc has ten songs and at least three aren't as powerful as the work that characterized "Listen," including the slightly cliched closing track "I Wish for Peace" and the extremely lightweight "Do Ya," which reminds me of work by Debi Gibson in the late 80's. I can't quite give it five stars -4 and a half would be about right. Still, I recommend it to fans of Listen and anyone who can appreciate beautiful music.
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