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Title: Sorry, dude, but there's only one Barry White
Review: I'm usually open to trying out anything where Maurice Starr is involved (he wrote all the songs on this album), because he's been a force behind a lot of the music that I grew up with. Despite his rich legacy, this is one album that's pretty well deserving of its obscurity. Starr tries his best as always with the songwriting, and some credit must be given to Rick Wes's backing crew for creating some lush, nicely textured backgrounds here (including saxophone work by Gerald Albright and backing vocals by Margo Thunder of the 80s girl group 9.9). However, whoever actually let RW himself take the mike should be spanked. He speaks too much (and in an annoying monotone fashion at that), he's not much better at singing, and his deliberate Barry White knock-off would probably have White turning over in his grave.Not grossly disgusting, but not recommended for anyone other than hardcore Maurice Starr fans.
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