AMG Review of Unconditional Love

Andrew Hamilton
All Music Guide

Peabo Bryson carved a lucrative recording/entertaining career as one of the leading exponents of sophisticated or mature R&B. He still exudes a highbrow persona on this late-'90s CD, excelling on "Did You Ever Know," "Ain't No Body" (the old Rufus song), the umpteenth rendition of Leon Russell's "A Song for You," "The Gift" (a duet with Roberta Flack), and "Light the World," with Deborah Gibson. Pure Peabo, but it carbons previous albums and is only essential to a completist.