The album itself is a good idea which displays much of the R&B influence that persisted throughout Collins' career, and the covers themselves aren't offensive. In fact, several of these covers are quite good ("Heatwave" and "Papa Was a Rolling Stone" stand out) and nicely display Phil's well-aged singing chops. The old fashioned production job also adds some life and character into the sound. Personally, I'm not a fan of albums that are entirely made of covers, but this is certainly better than Phil's previous couple of studio albums.
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