Rick Springfield's follow-up album to "Shock/Denial/Anger/Acceptance" is finally here, fresh off the UPS truck! While some fans may be dismayed that Rick has produced a "cover songs" album, it's truly a welcome nostalgic trip through some of the best songs I know (that weren't his :) ) I'm Not in Love Under the Milky Way Life in a Northern Town Broken Wings (duet with Richard Page) Human Holding On to Yesterday Baker Street Waiting For A Girl Like You Let's Go Out Tonight For No One Miss You Nights Blue Rose Cry Imagine There *is* one original tune on the CD, titled "Cry", which oddly enough is the same title of one of my favorite songs by Faith Hill. It's not the same tune, however. :) In my opinion, this should have contained his awesome rendition of "All Day and All of the Night", but since it was on the "Greatest Hits... Alive" album, I suppose it would be repetitive. But a studio rendition, instead of the live version, would have been nice. As well as an updated "Eleanor Rigby" or "Little Roland Lost" from his Zoot days. "Human" is a haunting rendition, made more poignant from the implied personal history also implied on "S/D/A/A". "Waiting" could have been the best song on the album, outshining even Foreigner's version, but the background vocals were just a tad too harsh on the chorus to keep Rick's rich voice in focus. There's a catch in his voice on Blue Nile's "Let's Go Out Tonight" that gets to me like no song has since his "April 24th, 1981" about the death of his father. And if I had to choose the best rendition of "Imagine" that isn't by John Lennon, I'd still have to choose the one by Scott Bakula on "Quantum Leap" when Sam sang it to his sister. As an album, this is a nice Quick Rick Fix (TM) but I'll keep listening to "Shock/Denial/Anger/Acceptance" a little while longer.