Reviewed by Tony Cummings

Devotees of the British gospel scene will know Jennifer possesses awesome vocal chops and the fact that it’s taken so long to get an album into the record shop racks is nothing short of amazing. Is this the album that will lift her reputation beyond the gospel cognoscente? I’m not sure. Production by Jay Bee is pretty good with plenty of funky programming but too many of the songs, many self-penned, are let down by naff lyrics (just catch those cooed bvs refrain of “I love you bad, bad, bad, bad baby” on “I’m Loving You” or the artless rhymes on “Romeo”). As happens on similar projects when church girls go after the R&B market, Jennifer sounds far more convincing when she’s singing songs about the Lord (“That’s The Reason Why”). But there’s still good stuff here to check out – I particularly liked the bonus remix of “All About Me”.

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