I actually received my copy of this release after a friend of mine who had just gotten scared into getting "saved" gave me all his "seculiar" music....thank Goodness for the pentacostal church,I got a cool record collection outta the deal!I'll take all this good "Devil" music off anyone's hands anytime!! This recording is marvelous! it has great musicianship,and impressive songwriting throught.Tony's vocals are superb. This record was doomed to perform commercially on the urban charts,it's too much like real music. No gimmicks or over the top quest star rappers,no degrading sexualized themes,no shout outs or cuss outs!...this is actually an ol'school Soul&Funk review updated for modern times...if you're used to the typical R&B offered on much of the airwaves today this release might not be your cup of tea,however if you enjoy expanding on the artistic future of R&B,Funk,Jazz fusion and Soul instead of settling for the extreme bland.. this might be your 40ounce.