Love Will Find A Way

Reviewed: 2019-07-30
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Bailey, the legendary falsetto voice of Earth, Wind & Fire, calls on some famous friends for his twelfth solo outing in the continuum of mashing R&B with jazz. Even when he isn’t using his trademark falsetto, Bailey’s voice is still unique and smooth amid an almost spacey-sounding soundtrack with liquid bass and ambient grooves. The overall sound and style reminds listeners of the 1970s & the CTI label.
If You Like: Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield, Jimmy Scott
Track Review (favorites denoted by *–
*1/ Billy Jack (6:57) – synth/scat singing starts> midtempo song builds in volume, chorus kicks in> slow fade
*2/ You’re Everything (4:50) – guitar starts> mellow uptempo song with chorus> electric piano solo> uptempo song> crescendo & fade n vocal
3/ We’re A Winner (5:32) – electric piano starts> midtempo song with chorus> long slow fade
4/ Stairway To The Stars (4:56) – synth/percussion starts> quick build to uptempo jam with intersecting vocals> fade
5/ Brooklyn Blues (2:56) – synth starts slow, builds to midtempo jam> fade
**6/ Once In A Lifetime (5:53) – synth starts slow> slow song> chorus joins> electric piano solo> fade
*7/ Just To Keep You Satisfied (5:17) – synth starts> slow song with chorus> slow fade
***8/ Sacred Sounds (8:16) – vocal/synth starts> midtempo jam & song with chorus> sax solo> electric piano solo> midtempo song builds in volume> crescendo & fade
**9/ Long As You’re Living (4:40) – horns start> funky uptempo song with chorus> crescendo end
*10/ Love Will Find A Way (6:31) – Rhodes/sax starts> slow song with chorus builds in volume, then mellows, then builds again> quick fade