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Title: Surprisingly good
Review: I picked this CD up in another site's bargain bin, not expecting much. I knew Smith from his song on theCocktail soundtrack, which I liked, so figured it was worth a chance anyway. I was very pleasantly surprised with what I got, which was a mix of mostly up-beat, pop-rock songs.On several tracks on this album, Smith shows Caribbean influences, both calypso and reggae. Standouts for me were "You Gotta Go Back" and "Piece of Paper", but almost every track was at least good. Exceptions were the lead track, "Suzy Wong", a mediocre song centered on a fantasy regarding the titular actress on which the faux-East Asian elements fell flat, and "Dying Embers", which really sank the tone of the album like a stone in the middle and single-handedly brought my rating down from 5 to 4.I don't see any other albums by Smith here on Amazon, but I will definitely be willing to seek his music out in the future based on this CD.
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