I think TISL is definitely Stevie's masterpiece. I never thought I could love an album as much as RAL but this just about surpasses it in my book. She may not take a whole lot of chances vocally but the final product is beautiful. This is the best she has sounded since the early 80's. There are several songs on this album that are on my list of favorite Stevie songs including Bombay Sapphires, TISL, and Fall From Grace. However I could have done without Too Far from TX and That Made me Stronger (insert Space Needle).
I believe the album did not do as well as it should have because they made the mistake of releasing Everyday as the first single which is a mediocre song at best. There were far better songs they could have released that would have increased sales of the album. In fact I don't think Everyday should have been released as a single at all, let alone the lead single.
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