Gary Wright's CD "Human Love" is not a bad CD just not his best. This review is my opinion of what are the best songs on this CD. The rest of the songs I noted as just OK meaning they are not bad but not all that great either; they would be ok as background music but you wouldn't buy the CD for them.
On the plus side, I didn't find any songs that I would say are bad; this CD just seems to lack in the songwriting area.
I would NOT recommend buying this CD unless you are a Gary Wright collector as the best tracks have appeared on his various hit packages. I thought I was a big fan based on what he did in the '70s but to hedge my bets I bought this one used.
Artists like Gary Wright might benefit from collaborations or having guests on his CDs but he has chosen to go it alone for so long it might be hard if not impossible for him to change.
I will say I downloaded a free track from his latest CD and it was quite good, very much in the old '70s style Gary Wright. I have nothing against artists trying something new but sometimes they can't write it in a way that conveys it as well in a new format.
Track 1: 'Human Love' - The title track is ok but preachy. The best part of it is the intro.
Track 2: 'Spirit of Darkness' - I rate this song Good. Best line "like a flame in the snow"
Track 3: 'You Lit the Fire' - Hard rocking number, quite Good
Track 4: 'We All Want to Come Back' - Wow, bad karma, dude! Some of us might be unsure about reincarnation but I'm sure this is a good song.
Track 5: Just OK
Track 6: 'Key to Your Freedom' - This song has an African influence that makes it stand out from the rest of the tracks. Refrain: "Love is the Key to YOur Freedom."
Track 7: 'Wild Fire' - Here is a Blues/Rocker style of song that has a catchy melody.
Track 8: OK but not outstanding.
Track 9: OK - Has a Funk sound.
Track 10: OK
An interesting side note is that the Fall Out Boy song "Immortal" from the movie "Big Hero 6", sounds like a Gary Wright song.
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