"This album bubbles and cajoles, pulls and taunts, and flows over with love--that's really what its all about with Denise. There are no frills, scat-to-the-heavens craziness, and affectation--just an authentically great singer who knows her stage family and her audience."
– Alisa Clancy, morning host and educator (KCSM)

"This album is well-named; it marks Denise Perrier's fourth CD and the second time around with tenorist Houston Person. Person, who plays on all nine tracks, appeared on Denise's debut album. Their pairing is a study in compatibility: he never steps on her vocal cords; she allows him ample opportunities to fill her gaps.

Ms Perrier boasts a gorgeous instrument; call it a burnished contralto. When she sustains a tone, it remains unswerving. Yet when she decides to go for a high note, as she does on the endings of S Wonderful and Falling In Love With Love, she can leap an octave with ease and vocal strength. She swings freely, improvising intelligently and showing no need to rely on scat. And bless her, you can understand each syllable of the lyrics. When she tackles a dramatic ballad, as with This Bitter Earth and the bossa nova Dindi, she interprets lyrics without resorting to melodramatics.

Because of those credentials, her defining quality can be described as conversational. She has the ability and quickness of mind to alter lyrics and melodies without losing the momentum. If anything, her technique adds to that flow.

Perrier is backed by a first-rate rhythm section: pianist Tammy Hall; bassist Buca Necak; drummer Kent Bryson; and on Dindi, percussionist Michaelle Goerlitz. They are extremely supportive, never overpowering Denise.

Virtually everything Person plays -- filling gaps or taking solos -- is carefully crafted. The whole album is filled with swinging surprises from the veteran tenorist, as well as from the San Francisco jazz stylist, Denise Perrier."
-Harvey Siders, Jazz Times