Helen Reddy - Reddy (1979)

In 1979 it was Helen Reddy's time to turn in the obligatory disco album, and the results weren't entirely displeasing. In between the extended dance workouts of "You're so Good" and "Make Love to Me" (the latter weighs in at seven minutes), there are some successful stabs at soul, of which the wailing "Sing My Heart Out" (by Gamble and Huff) is a minor revelation -- it's nice to hear the normally conservative Reddy let rip a little. Her Top Ten days were over, but on the strength of this set, they shouldn't have been.~Charles Donovan