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Overall, I guess I am a little disappointed in this new release, which, like her recent "I'm in Love with a Difficult Man" CD, has no really outstanding track that I wanted to hear many times. I think both those discs appeal more to women than to men of 61 (but a really recent 61!) like me. About half of this is pleasant enough, or funny enough, or thought-provoking enough to justify owning it. However, the "bleeding heart liberal" song seemed a bit childish, frankly, to these "moderate Democratic" ears. And I think one version of "Winter in Manhattan" was enough. Christine's earlier releases were uneven, but the brilliant tracks made up for the not-well-realized song efforts. In recent years, her CD's have been more consistent, but less compelling. I'd give this 3-and-a-half stars if Amazon would allow it. I love Christine, but there are better songs on other CD's, and if I were introducing a friend to her work for the first time, I'd play the best tracks on her earlier efforts first. Read the reviews and listen to the samples of all 17 of her products, and then pick the one that seems to suit your age, gender and musical tastes.

I have been a fan of Christine Lavin for a long time, and I finally decided to get all of her albums after reading her memoir, "Cold Pizza for Breakfast". It feels great knowing I have all of her music on my ipod! "The Peter Principle at Work" is my favorite song on this album, but they're all good!!