First of all, I do not care much about the song "Dreamin' the Dream". I think it's a filler.
"Talkin' to My Heart" and "I Got It in For You" are first and foremost Billy songs for this listener. They surely are the beginning of the brilliant duo that Bekka & Billy are - and a great precursor to their duo album which is wonderful in its very own way.
That leaves only 2 songs that I have perceived as truly representing Bekka, which is not much. "Winds Of Change" was written by someone named Kit Hain whilst "Nothing Without You" is written by members of the Bramlett family. It looks like Bekka wasn't much of a songwriter yet during this period, but she surely is now.
These 2 songs are connected with me going to driving school and it's hard not to notice that "Nothing Without You" sounds better in a car than the other song. Therefore, this is the best Bekka tune on the album.
But there is one other song I'd like to mention: Joe Cocker did record a duet with the new singer of Fleetwood Mac, sort of as a vehicle to present her, in 1994 on his Have A Little Faith album. The song is called "Take Me Home". It's a great showcase of Bekka's vocal style.
Why doesn't she record a solo album with her own versions of all the songs she has written that other artists had country chart hits with? It's about time she releases a CD like that.
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