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- Summary: The third album for the Chicago-based singer-songwriter is the first credited to his expanded name.
- Record Label: Broken Horse
- Genre(s): Rock, Pop, Alternative
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Positive: 4 out of 6
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Mixed: 2 out of 6
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Here Hayes gives every instrument space to breathe, while creating a beautiful group sound that moves with all the lithe grace of ‘70s soul sides.
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MojoIt is the sound of an introverted man reaching out to the workd and speaking uits language. [Oct 2009, p.102]
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UncutWith the aid of some of the finest session musicians in Chicago, Hayes concocts a creamy rock'n'soul fantasy that answers the question: what if Jimmy Webb had teamed up with Thom Bell to write for Marc Bolan? [Oct 2009, p.98]
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Q MagazineA lovely collection of blue-eyed soul that sets out its stall right from 'Take A Chance's' opening parry. [Nov 2009, p.104]
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For all that his songs brim with melodic invention, in the end style trumps content.
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He doesn't exactly break free on Bright Penny, but typical of Hayes, it's not for lack of trying.
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