Jomanda - Nubia Soul (1993)

Jomanda's albums of the early and mid-1990s weren't remarkable, but they contained enough worthwhile material to maintain our interest. Like Someone to Love Me, the slightly inferior Nubia Soul gives the impression that with the right A&R, the right material and the right production, Jomanda could have been outstanding instead of merely good. A few the songs aren't terribly memorable, but when the ladies tear into such infectious house music as "Life" and "I Cried the Tears" and gritty new jack R&B like "Don't Deny," "Don't Fight the Feeling" and "Back to You," we're reminded how much potential they still had. Unfortunately, Jomanda still wasn't hitting big.

Review by Alex Henderson