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She’s the latest contender in the feisty young female singer-songwriter genre, she’s chummy with Prince, and she’s very good indeed. The key to Rebekah, though, is that she’s a black singer who sounds white. There’s a lot more Alanis, Joni and Sheryl about this debut than there is Janet, Whitney or even Aretha. The opening ‘Hey Genius’ is a storming rock’n’roll put-down of male arrogance, followed by ‘Sin So Well’, a powerful hymn to the delights of orgasm. Then comes the title track, a beautifully sung and smartly arranged cry of anguish for the state of the world and, as the album proceeds, it’s clear that Rebekah is a major and distinctive talent who is not prepared to be pigeon-holed by race, sex or genre. A stunning debut.
(Source : Johnny Black review in Hi Fi News, July 1998)
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(Source : Johnny Black review in Hi Fi News, July 1998)