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Always in the Mood Plus

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Like Jean Carne's "Closer Than Close" and Phyllis Hyman's "Living All Alone" albums (both also from 1986),this fine album serves as an excellent example of the best that 1980s Philly Soul had to offer. Shirley gives some spellbinding performances on the lush Quiet Storm ballads "She Knew About Me","Do You Get Enough Love?", "Breaking Up" and the haunting "Last Night I Needed Somebody" while the sizzling-hot dance track "Surrender" and the finger-popping, finger-snapping title track were among the grooviest dance hits of their time. "Always In The Mood" was just as good as anything Shirley recorded with her sisters (The Jones Girls).

From beginning to end, this is a great CD.....Great voice, great harmony......She should have become as big as "Whitney Houston".....Has that same kind of range......Love this purchase.....

Shirley came out with this beautiful album in 86. Every track is slamming. my faves are "Do You Get Enough Love", "We Can Work It Out", "She Knew About Me" and "Last Night, I Needed Somebody". Get it yall! Smoking!

"Always In The Mood" is one of my favorite CDs from the 1980s. On her lone domestic solo release, Shirley shines on almost every track. Her strong points, however, are ballads, as witnessed on "Do You Get Enough Love", which became a number one song on The Billboard Black Singles (R&B) Chart. Jones gives another stellar performance on the second single, "Last Night I Needed It Somebody", which failed to pack the same punch on the charts. Other standouts include "Breaking Up" and the uptempo tunes "Surrender" and "Caught Me With My Guard Down". Jones was recording a follow-up album scheduled for release in the late 80's but it was never issued. Instead, a CD of all new material entitled "With You" was issued in the U.K. in 1994.

The cd came in the time frame stated. The cd was clear, no scratches. would order again in the future