This is the MOBO-award winning album that put this UK soul star on the map. With his matinée idol looks, laid-back urban groove and sophisticated songwriting, he represented a renewal in British soul. Saucy songs like "Sexy Cinderella" and "Medicine 4 My Pain" became live stormers, particularly with female fans, proving that Hall (as he sings in "Do I Qualify?") is "the man in your wo-man-hood". Hall veers to a certain rhythm, weaving bluesy influences and a Southern soul vibe into his catchy hooklines. One of his main strengths is his lyrics, whether he's being spurned by a tough woman in "One Hundred Heart Attacks", or living the everyday reality of racism in "Livinｹ The Lie", or celebrating love on "Yellow In Blue". "We're making a green like they've never seen", he sings with quirky simplicity. --Lucy O'Brien