作風はニュー・ソウルの影響を強く受けたメロウな楽曲群。そんな楽曲群にLP買って聞いたときにはすごく違和感を感じたのですが、今あらためて聴くとこの時に彼が何をしたかったかがわかるような気がします。それはあの英GRAPEVINEから発売された未発表曲集「JUST THE BEGINNING」と「PICK HIT OF THE WEEK」という作品群を聴いた今だからこそわかったことなのかなぁ...なんて思ったり。
(4)(7)のメロウ・ミッドなんて実に泣かせる。ボビー・ミーツ・マーヴィンな(6)にも痺れる。ボーナス・トラックの(9)はDJ COPYのみのシングル・ヴァージョン、(10)はRAY BARRETTOのアルバム「CAN YOU FEEL IT」に客演したもの。おぉ、この曲いいですね!?
1Star In The Ghetto7:12
2You're All I Got In The World5:11
3One On One4:00
4Falling From Heaven6:20
5You'll Throw Bricks At Him6:00
6Make It Good3:42
7If I Can't Be Your Man7:16
8Only Smoke Remains3:40
Bonus Tracks
9One On One (Long Single Version)4:40
10What Part Of Heaven Do You Come From?4:44
Acoustic Guitar Charles Fearing
Arranged By McKinley Jackson, Paul Riser
Art Direction Bob Defrin
Backing Vocals The Jones Girls
Bass Eddie Watkins, Jr.*, Henry Davis, Scott Edwards (2)
Bass Trombone George Thatcher, Lew McCreary
Drums James Gadson
Engineer [Assistant] Tim Greene (2), Zollie Johnson
Engineer [Recording] Rick Heenan
Engineer [Recording], Mixed By [Re-mixed By] Barney Perkins
French Horn Art Marbe*, Dave Dukes*
Guitar Billy Clements (The Magnificent)*, Craig McMullen, Lee Ritenour, Wah Wah Watson*
Keyboards John Barnes, Ronnie Coleman*
Keyboards [Acoustic Piano] Sylvester Rivers
Mixed By [Re-mixed By] Lew Hahn
Other [Copying] Marion Sherrell And The Script House
Percussion Jack Ashford, Paulinho Da Costa
Photography By Steinbecker/Houghton*
Producer, Written-By, Arranged By Prince Phillip Mitchell*
Reissue Producer Rick Conrad
Saxophone, Woodwind Ernie J. Watts*, Terry Harrington, William Green
Strings, Concertmaster Harry Bluestone
Trombone Charlie Loper*, Garnett Brown, George Bohanon
Trumpet Charles Finley*, Nolan Smith, Oscar Brashear, Eugene Young*