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Mar 28, 2013Everything comes together perfectly on Lady, from beginning to end it's a dream come true for lovers of classic soul; if it had been released in 1970, it would considered a timeless classic, talked about in the kind of reverent tones reserved for Lady Soul or What's Going On.
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MojoMar 7, 2013They produced 11 perfect songs defined by sweet, honeyed vocals and spiritual uplift. [Apr 2013, p. 90]
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Mar 5, 2013Wray and Walker’s transatlantic pairing is beautifully natural.
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Mar 5, 2013It’s sassy, saucy, sexy and attitudinous, and though you’ve heard a lot of it before, Lady hits the spot more often than it misses.
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Mar 5, 2013Lady deliver a definitive bright spot for those who remember when female R&B was great, and believe it can be again.
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UncutMar 29, 2013Pure pleasure for lovers of deep soul music? Absolutely. [May 2013, p.73]
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Mar 22, 2013Lady's is a well-trodden field and, at times, their lyrical tropes are overfamiliar to the point of feeling vague, if not downright lazy. So Wray and Walker distinguish themselves by amping up the charm and cheeriness to the max.
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Mar 20, 2013The ladies in Lady show the benefits of artistic flexibility--not focusing single-mindedly on a single genre, but working with different sounds, and different people.
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Q MagazineMar 5, 2013It takes truly special songs to lure you in so deeply you forget it's a museum piece. And for the most part these aren't--they're simply good enough. [Mar 2013, p.105]
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MagnetMar 15, 2013Lady gets high marks for nostalgic soul--with all the trappings of horns and strings--but ultimately the album recalls everything that was great about '60s soul, past-tense. [No. 96, p.56]