Search - Deele :: Invitation to Love

A couple of decent songs, but largely goes to show why this

Glen Zimmerman | West Bumblefuch, USA | 01/17/2008

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Between 1983 & 1988, The Deele was one of the 80s better groups for slick, groovy R&B. By the time this album came around in 1993, the group had lost three members (including Babyface), and their absence proves less than subtle here. Though not without any redeemable songs ("Are You Ready To Be Loved?" and "My Love For You Will Last Forever" are quite good), the bulk of this album is a tired retread of a formula that had been much fresher back in the 80s. Die-hard Deele-o-philes shouldn't hate it, but there's really nothing here that touches you the way "Sweet November," "Eyes Of A Stranger," "Shoot 'Em Up Movies", or "Two Occasions" does."