This album was released right in the thick of the New Jack Swing starting to die, and hip-hop ad-libs on R&B songs starting to take off. However this was one of the first CD's I ever bought and I still have my original to this day! I love every song on this album. It's a real album with real music and real lyrics, something sorely missing in today's booyt calling music era. My all time favorite on this was the duet with Cindy and the late great Gerald Levert (Smile track 5). Best album I have ever owned! So glad I found it on Amazon as iTunes did not have it! It will most certainly be added to the playlist on the iPod.