Mirage has always been one of my favourites, sure it's overall vibe is mellow and safe, but with songs like Gypsy and Hold Me, you just can't go wrong. I'm going with side one with overall flow and song quality, it's great. I tend to go for the sides that have more than one Stevie song as I've never felt 3 songs per album on each of these albums was ever enough. All songs on the album are well arranged and performed, with Only Over and Empire being the soft spots in an otherwise solid effort.
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