Adult Alternative
- Like Fugitives-Rosanne Cash (Cash's heartfelt vocals are perfect for conveying narratives of loss and injustice.)
- Evelyn-Hannah Georgas (The chorus of steely yet soft-spoken resolve should amp up a lot of listeners. John Parr's "St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)" segues well with this, to my ears.)
- Inspiration Information-Shuggie Otis (Considering how accessible the vocals are, it's puzzling that Otis didn't have the commercial success in the '70s that he deserved.)
- I Want You-Marvin Gaye (It's deceptively difficult to pull off lyrics that are direct yet laid back, but Gaye pulls it off here.)
- Katonda Muliro-Angel Kisakye (Kisakye sings reassuringly about God's role as a consuming fire.)
- Easy Walker-Christian McBride (Christian Sands carries the tune's elegance on piano.)
- Your Woman-White Town (Offbeat vocals, covered with electronic gauze; for a brief time in 1997, you couldn't get away from this song on the radio. I remember WVRV, in particular, playing it frequently. If I'd been writing this blog then, this could have qualified easily as a persistent earworm.)
