After a six-year sabbatical from recording to spread the word of Jehovah,
William DeVaughn returns with newfound strength and creativity. This completely satisfying album includes his Number 37 hit "Figures Can't Calculate," a splendid
Jerry Butler-ish "Love Comes So Easy With You," a tender "You Send Me," an update of his monster "Be Thankful for What You Got," where he uncannily mimics
Curtis Mayfield, and the disco-ish "Boogie Dan" -- a quality stepper. Too bad
DeVaughn never got his head right for the secular scene. The D.C. native had so much to offer. This is even better than his enjoyable debut album. [Note: Both Unidisc and Hot Productions have issued this album on CD, only to retitle it after
DeVaughn's first album. Unidisc's version is titled
Be Thankful for What You Got, while the Hot Productions version is titled
Be Thankful for What You've Got. Beware.] ~ Andrew Hamilton