Starting with the samba/salsa title track, however, the recording gains interest as the material improves and Jarreau begins to exercise some of the old vocal acrobatics that set him apart from the Wave crowd. "Something That You Said" is a moody vocalese adaptation of Joe Zawinul's ballad "A Remark You Made" from his Weather Report days, with pithy Miles Davis-like muted trumpet from Rick Braun.

Boney James turns up on EWI wind synthesizer on the attractive "Flame" -- and less effectively doodling predictable soprano sax obligatos on "Let Me Love You" -- while Jarreau and Vanessa Williams blend together well on the otherwise forgettable "God's Gift to the World." Jarreau concludes the album with "Puddit," a zany solo version of the Crusaders "Put It Where You Want It," singing and clapping in a manner perhaps more associated with Bobby McFerrin.