Colvin is backed here by the Subdudes, a young band who released an album of their own on Eastwest. It also features Booker T. Jones on Hammond organ. The soul harmonies become more prominent towards the end of the song. Another Round of Blues is another bright up tempo song that would make an ideal single. Bill Clinton wants to know.
Monopoly is a song about songwriting as much as it is a song about a relationship gone wrong.
Bruce Hornsby plays piano and sings backing vocals together with Mary-Chapin Carpenter and Valerie Carter. On Fire is another high point, a smouldering love song with Booker T. Jones on Hammond Organ and Chris Whitley on National Guitar. After that the album takes a different lyrical turn. Object of My Affection, the second song with The Subdudes, begins happy enough. For a thousand words they got a life sentence.