the way that Madonna has (or that Prince did). On his rare solo albums, like “Older,” Michael’s songwriting may on some level have “matured,” but it lost its pop command. A song like “Fastlove” was the rare exception, and even that seemed, more than not, an over...
Carolyn Franklin – Chain Reaction (1970)Carolyn Franklin may not have the pipes of her older sister Aretha, but then again, few people did. What she is also sadly lacking on Chain Reaction, her second album and first for major label RCA, is a sympathetic producer. Most of the songs on ...