Howard Hewett - Very Best of

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Music Review: One of the most underrated singer-songwriters in soul music
Rating: 4 Stars

The CD goes on with songs that sound great and have a timeless quality to them, but were never huge hits as Howard Hewett has (for better or worse) remained under the radar as far as sales go. Among with favorite songs are "Show Me" and "If I Could Onlt Have That Day Back", both from his self titled CD, which was probably his most commercially successful release. There are a couple of great covers and his early exposure to gospel music plays an integral part of most of the lesser known, yet wonderful, songs.

I am happy that Rhino released this CD as Howard never enjoyed the solo success that he had when he was with Shalamar or that Jodie Watley enjoyed in the mid 1980s and with her amazing new CD. My point is that Howard is not a "natural" for selling records, but if his other fans are half as enthusiastic about him as I am, hopefully they will buy this comprehensive CD and see what he does next.

The only issue that I have with this release is not relevant in the big picture but I want to highlight it for future efforts by companies when they are putting together "best of" collections. PLEASE, have someone who has a true connection with the artist provide the artist's story. Most of the story here comes from a female writer who milks the whole romeo, he's so fine, instead of having someone (male or female) tackle this opportunity with zest and focus on events that might be of interest to Howard's fans. Notwithstanding this minor annoyance, I highly recommend this CD and think that it easily earns it 4-star review.

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