Three years after her debut, ,  returned to the intimate jazz guitar and bass backing that resulted in a Top Ten album and single (the still-popular "Cry Me a River"). You can almost see the cigar-smoking executives at Liberty Records planning this one out -- "Hey, if the public loved it the first time, they're bound to love it again, right?" Well, to give the cigar-chompers some credit,  favored this backing for her live performances and she originally had to fight to be able to record with this intimate jazz backing. Plus, every uptown singer -- from to  to  -- was recording with a guitar/bass duo after  hit big, so why not the lady who started it all? For once, pandering to the public equaled taking the artistic high road, because while  may not be as fresh or unexpected as its predecessor, it actually stands up as a slightly stronger album. 's breathy vocals aren't that different, but she seems more confident and she swings more, even on the ballads.  may not have been a "name guitarist" like , who played on the debut, but his work here is strong and bassist  lays an entire rhythm section worth of foundation for to stretch out on. This album was also better recorded than 's debut and the release has a fuller, richer sound to it. Since the plunging-neckline album cover to 's debut was talked about as much as the music, Liberty Records decided to continue the concept by literally putting spotlight beams on the famed beauty's chest. Thankfully, had enough jazz credentials and focused vocal talent that such blatant cheesecake shots remain of secondary importance to the music contained on the album.

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