This is joint equal the best album I've heard in 2007. Forget the first album of competent covers, this is the real Journey South. They are enormously talented singer/songwriters who have self composed 11 of the 12 tracks, with every one (except 12) much better than the covers on the original album. Lyrically these compositions are very strong and encapsulate concisely the emotions of love both lost an found. They are obviously drawn from personal experience and as such are readily associated and empathised with. The lyrics are fully supported by memorable and distinctive melodies and powerful, occasionally tender but always harmonious voices and what a pleasure to be able to hear every word clearly pronounced. The stand out track on a stand out album for me is number 5 Reconcile but track 2,9 & 10 are not far behind. Each song is passionately sung with heart and soul and this album is nothing less than superb. Within Temptation's The Heart of Everything was my other joint first album - very different sound and genre - I listen to and appreciate many different types of music.