Instruct: Classify the given review as either positive or negative.
Query: One minor R&B hit...

Best cut here is the first single 'Baby can't leave it alone'; a smoldering groove featuring compelling lyrics about a drug-addicted woman. Very nice song, although not groundbreaking(see Stevie Wonder's cut 'Too High' from the Innervisions CD). The other cuts on the album are far less appealing. Repetitive, cookie cutter beats and choruses (Don't Cry, Sweet Melody) and bland, melancholy ballads(My World, High Desert Woman) abound on this CD. Small wonder that we haven't heard anything from him since. He does have this raspy thing in his voice that is strangely appealing. I think some people might call it hissy like a snake, or maybe even froggy. Interesting, but its not awe-inspiring or powerful. But if you're a dedicated fan of neo-soul(I hate that title), and if you like listening to music by under-the-radar artists, or if you just liked the debut single and the voice, you might not mind investing in the whole disc. Everybody else: I'd try to get the single.