If anyone doubted Hudson's ability to sing, they no longer have that doubt. Her voice is strong, expressive, and genuine on this album. You feel her full commitment to each song and that buy in on her part translates to an entertaining album.Perhaps Hudson's role in music is to be that big voice, but personally I think there is more there. Thankfully we have a few songs on this album that are more than just vessels for Hudson to sing big. Take a track like "Everybody Needs Love" and you quickly see what a great pop voice Hudson has, something that isn't being explored enough on this album.
Hudson is not a songwriter and that's fine, but what she needs is to find her Bernie Taupin, someone who can construct entire albums for her, that will push her and explore her talents to their fullest. They have put together a solid group of 12 songs on this album, the problem is too many are big voice songs and over an album that just doesn't work for me, especially when Hudson has so much more to offer vocally.
The smartest move on this album was that they matched her with some of the best R&B singer/songwriters going right now in Alicia Keys, Ne-Yo, and R. Kelly. They wrote solid tracks for Hudson seeming to know better than anyone else how to bring out what Hudson has to offer.
This would be a fun album to play on a Sunday after church while you get lunch ready.
Following the Rhapsody rating method I give it 3 out of 5 stars for Pretty Good.
A fine song, but I can imagine what you're saying about too many bigs.
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