Ivan Lins - Love Affair: Music of Ivan Lins

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Music Review: Pop artists have a "Love Affair" with Brazilian songwriter
Rating: 4 Stars

The most obvious contender is Sting's "She Walks This Earth," a new Lins composition that fits the ex-Policeman's vocals and persona so well, the track would be right at home on one of his own projects. Lush chord changes and a bright vibraphone add to the track's appeal and the end result is a Bossa Nova-tinged pop treasure. Smooth jazz radio will no doubt latch onto Vanessa Williams' "Love Dance," an adult contemporary hit-in-waiting if ever there was one: Williams' voice is in its usual smooth pop/soul glory, sax man Dave Koz offers up a killer solo, and the arrangement just begs for a candlelit dinner for two. Lisa Fischer and James "D-Train" Williams offer another potential hit in the soulful and rhythmic "You Moved Me to This."

Brenda Russell (one of Lins' frequent lyricists, here responsible for two tracks) steps in for a lovely vocal on "Nocturne," and jazz diva Dianne Reeves is (as usual) sheer perfection on the intoxicating "Sweet Presence." This isn't to say the project is a completely mellow affair, however. Chaka Khan offers up her usual fire on "So Crazy With This Love," a percussive midtempo funk workout that will no doubt thrill fans of the jazzy experiments Chaka has dabbled in over the years. Guitarist Peter White offers a more traditional-flavored "Elis," and the tight harmonies of New York Voices soar over the insistent samba of "Answered Prayers." Fittingly, Lins himself provides the finale, an infectiously spirited "Somos Todos Iquais Nesta Noite."

Producer Jason Miles reigns in every top-notch song and gifted artist with amazing ease, and the end result is an inspired tribute to an aspiring songwriter. Don't be a bit surprised if "Love Affair" starts exactly that between American radio and Ivan Lins.

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