I love the way this reconnects the past with the future while never seeming overplayed but celebratory like the class act it so obviously is. Opening with ‘Runaway’ which plays teary Rhodes chords alongside lush pads that seamlessly wash over you until the timeless vocal hits. In a word: soulful and cleverly backed up by piano and moody bass lending it all a definite contemporary edge. Next, ‘Love Youx (Don’t) blends more atmospheric piano together with chugging guitar and this time with the addition of horns is another first rate piece of music. ‘Love Youx Forever’ then reworks ‘Forget Me Nots’ into something altogether different with new layers of sound creating a new experience for the Patrice Rushen classic (on the vinyl release only). Leaving Nick Monaco and Night Plane to provide the remixes of ‘Runaway’ which both twist the vocal in differing directions.
