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Details Lead Performance: Sophie B. Hawkins

Hawkins' second album, Whaler, sank when it was released more than a year ago, yet the delayed popularity of this synth-pop hymn, the CD's second single, has resuscitated her career. A tribute to her father, the song has a lovely, lulling melody that more than compensates for Hawkins' shallow vocals. A-

Originally posted Sep 08, 1995 Published in issue #291 Sep 08, 1995 Order article reprints

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