I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You

Some interesting ideas that don't always come together.

Pushes the boundaries of the genre in interesting ways.

There are about six really good songs here buried in an album that's twelve tracks too long. The edit would be excellent but as presented, it's a patience-testing listen that rewards skipping around.

One of those albums where you can hear the artist really pushing themselves.

I wanted this to be better than it is. The ingredients are all there — the talent, the ambition, the production budget — but it never quite gels into something greater than the sum of its parts. Still a pleasant enough listen though.