Search - David Lasley :: Expectations of Love

This CD is the United States release of highly regarded singer/songwriter David Lasley's "Expectations of Love," which was released in the United Kingdom in 2000. The CD features Lasley's unreleased recordings of pop/R&B/smooth jazz songs written by such artists as Philip Bailey, Josh Kadison, Michael Kamen, Kathy Wakefield, Robbie Long, Robin Lerner, Marsha Malamet, Roxanne Seeman and Lasley himself. Musicians include David Benoit, Bobby Watson, Jay Oliver, Marty Walsh and others. The U.S. release contains the same tracks as the U.K. release, but the CD booklet is different and contains expanded comments by Lasley and additional photos. "Expectations of Love" has received substantial air play on the radio in the U.K., was well reviewed, and was named Number 10 on Richard Searling's JAZZ FM "Soul Sauce" Top 50 Tracks of 2000. It was also Number 19 on SolarRadio's "Sweet Rhythms" chart in the U.K., which is based on a combination of record sales in specialty shops throughout the U.K. and play lists of DJs who play soul or jazz either in clubs or on the radio. New York's NEXT MAGAZINE praised the CD by saying, "On "Expectations of Love," his first album of new material in ten years, Lasley hasn't lost his knack for writing and performing timeless and soulful R&B ballads and pop tunes. Standout tracks include "What's It Gonna Take," "Revelations," "Dancin' On The Smooth Edge" (previously covered by Whitney Houston), "Joey (I Believe in Our Love)," and the gorgeous "Love's Forever."