Very nice record, but nothing particularly exceptional; it is the first album by this singer-songwriter "launched" by Elton John and Bernie Taupin. She was one of the backing vocalists on EJ's albums from '70-'71, and he made space and sang (with her as the second voice) his "Love Song" on "Tumbleweed Connection." At the time, she was the wife of Jimmy Horowitz, who produced and arranged the album and co-wrote some of the songs. Duncan creates a little record of melodic ballads typical of "pop-folk" singer-songwriter style. Some songs have beautiful melodies, no doubt, but overall, it’s quite repetitive yet surely enjoyable. Of course, here’s her only "classic," the "Love Song," this time sung by her. It’s not an album that stands out from the crowd, but the songs are excellently played, and Duncan is greatly assisted in this by an outstanding cast of session musicians who support her: the "mentor" Elton John accompanies on piano and brings along the musicians who were recording with him on "Madman Across The Water": one of the five sides of the Pentacle, Terry Cox on drums, Chris "the parsley looks good anywhere" Spedding on acoustic guitars, and Ray Cooper on tambourine, alongside Horowitz on organ and David Katz handling the orchestral parts. Ballads of not incredible beauty, rather a bit monotonous, but overall a good album, average.
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