Well within a year of releasing Dream, Angie Stone returned with this peculiar all-covers project, released on Goldenlane, a label known for re-recordings, secondary live releases, and remix compilations.

The liners credit only Jürgen Engler, known primarily for his activity in pioneering industrial metal group Die Krupps (less so for Sly Stone's surreal I'm Back! Family & Friends), and fellow producer and mixer Peter Amato, who has worked with LeAnn Rimes and Ricky Martin, among others.

Stone does re-record three of her biggest hits copycat style.

Heard from a certain distance, or at a low enough volume, these updates of "Wish I Didn't Miss You," "Baby," and "Brotha" could be confused with the originals.

The nine covers that precede them, however, plink and plod with none of the depth of Stone's prior studio albums.

Stone sounds like she's enjoying herself, though the performances come across as casual, sometimes verging on spirited karaoke, as on versions of Stevie Wonder's "I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)," Hot Chocolate's "Every 1's a Winner," and Neil Diamond's "Red Red Wine" (done in the manner of UB40).

Stone's previous album was issued by Shanachie, a label with a catalog deep in covers sets executed with session musicians.

It's unfortunate that she didn't remain with them to carry out this concept.