Originally Posted by
kenneth
I agree. Some great tracks including the title track, a real tour de force for Diane, but much of the album is dull, dull, dull. The "Save the Children" medley is especially hard to sit through and Diane's voice sounds almost morose on the vocal. I do think she does an exceptional job on "Imagine," however.
I still think that in her early solo days, too often Gordy was trying to make Ross to be the next Streisand. In fact, I think the entire "Touch Me" album could have made a Streisand album based on the choice of material.
I like the Ross albums where she's allowed to break free a little from the ponderous ballads, like on "Everything is Everything," "Baby It's Me," and yes, even "Last Time I Saw Him." On "Touch Me" everything is just so damn serious! Still, no one could get her to sing a ballad like Michael Masser, so the title track itself is exceptional but the filler tracks sound like Masser knock-offs and are, well, filler.
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