D'Angelo: Brown Sugar (EMI)
Ann Powers, Spin, October 1995
THE FOCUS of a daydream flutters, soft-sharp-soft: in your head, images wander, possibilities flow, and any particular fantasy soon gives way to the pleasure of deciding what comes next. Nostalgia — a daydream turned backward toward the past — works the same magic, blending memories you can't quite recall and memories you wish you had in a smoky seduction.
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