My Favorite Person

AMG Review of My Favorite Person

Andrew Hamilton
All Music Guide

Even average O'Jays' releases have outstanding tracks, and My Favorite Person is a prime example. Its single releases didn't make much of a splash, so the LP went unnoticed, as compared to some of their other Philadelphia International offerings. "I Just Want to Satisfy You" didn't ignite the charts when dropped as the first single from the album, though it was a nice lilting number with a lazy, light baritone lead by Walter Williams. But selections like "Your Body's Here with Me (But Your Mind Is on the Other Side of Town") -- a devastating soul-to-the-bone ballad that scored well on R&B stations but was ignored by pop radio -- are definitive O'Jays. The same is true of the almost-as-good "Your True Heart (A Shining Star)"; a piano is raised in the mix and provides a good counter to Eddie Levert's outstanding lead. Cleveland native Cecil Womack (Bobby Womack's brother and former Valentino) contributed as a songwriter and musician.