Instruct: Classify an Amazon review as either positive or negative.
Query: A sad waste of great talent

The only interesting song is the title song, "The Real Thing". The rest of the CD was full of un-noteworthy, boring songs, not written by him, (he did collaborate on one). The songs were also not the style of songs I had come to expect to hear - as soulful and gritty as the songs he sang on the show, "American Idol". I waited excitedly for this CD to come out, but was sadly dissappointed. Maybe he and his producers were too rushed to put out a good product. I hope his next one is better, but I'll borrow and listen to friend's copy, to decide if it's worth buying my own.M. Welch,Lompoc, CA