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Phoenix being the last album by Earth & Fire as named was indeed something of a revival of Earth & Fire although not the same line up as in the past but with Jerney's voice which cannot be mistaken and the arrangements are familiar. 'French Word For Love' is a fantastic song which has an extended version on the Single is quite impressive. 'Winds of change' is a powerful and appealing song. Then 'Streets of Shame, a long and unusual track. Finally the one that has a Rock sound is 'Under a Burning Sky' which partly goes back to those far off days of Earth & Fire's heritage. 'Keep On Missing You' has to be rated as a good guitar track. For me there is no Bad album and I think they all can be taken on their own merits. As does Jerney's solo albums, which are familiar but have a different slant on her songs. Overall I would not be without it in my collection. Beware those who like the 'Rock' sound you won't find that apart from the one song I have mentioned. Good listening!