I just bought this for the first time this week, as I'd been re-discovering his 70s work over the last few months. I really didn't know what to expect, but I found it quite enjoyable, in a background listening kind of way. If the instrumentals were removed, there'd have been an interesting single album there, although with only the one obvious hit in it.

I guess he was trying different things artistically but it seems like a huge gamble after a 3 year chart hiatus, and I'm not sure he ever really regained his footing afterwards on the pop chart, with a couple of exceptions.

What's the general view on this album? Misunderstood gem or forgettable claptrap?