I love Joan's first couple of CD's so I didn't even really question the idea of buying this one. Boy was I wrong. The tracks on this CD uninspired, flat covers of some great soul songs. Somehow Joan removes the umph from "Think" and "War" and the solemness of "The Weight". None of the songs seem to take advantage of Joan's vocal distinctiveness and instead, she flattens her voice out to accomidate the music which is played by talented musicians on valium. If you liked Joan's other albums and are looking for more of the same, look somewhere else. Hopefully some of this feedback will get back to Joan and her next album will be more of an effort to display her own voice, in her own music.