The 19th volume of the PTG label's Nighttime Lovers series is a middling installment. It does open and close with two of the era's best, less-recognized cuts: the Whispers' number 22 R&B hit "Emergency" (obscured by bigger hits like "And the Beat Goes On" and "It's a Love Thing") and Luther Vandross' "For the Sweetness of Your Love," the latter of which is an uptempo album cut that destroys most A-sides of the era. While the series is dominated by material from the first half of the '80s, there's a rare 1989 selection here in the form of the S.O.S. Band's "I'm Still Missing Your Love," recorded after the departure of Mary Davis, when the band attached itself -- with Top Ten R&B chart placement -- to the new jack swing trend. ~ Andy Kellman|
Rovi
The 19th volume of the PTG label's Nighttime Lovers series is a middling installment. It does open and close with two of the era's best, less-recognized cuts: the Whispers' number 22 R&B hit "Emergency" (obscured by bigger hits like "And the Beat Goes On" and "It's a Love Thing") and Luther Vandross' "For the Sweetness of Your Love," the latter of which is an uptempo album cut that destroys most A-sides of the era. While the series is dominated by material from the first half of the '80s, there's a rare 1989 selection here in the form of the S.O.S. Band's "I'm Still Missing Your Love," recorded after the departure of Mary Davis, when the band attached itself -- with Top Ten R&B chart placement -- to the new jack swing trend. ~ Andy Kellman
Rovi