![]() ![]() ![]() Whatever the reason, the limitations of Freedom will probably come as little surprise to those who thought Heaven was too good to be true for what was, largely, a Simon Cowell product. Or maybe it's just that a trip on the carousel of success – and a romantic liason One Direction’s Zayn Malik – has dimmed Ferguson’s star. One wonders if Ferguson arrived at the studio with a bag full of interesting ideas which progressively got stripped bare thanks to a production committee's idea of commercial success. What’s so frustrating is how many of the songs – "Wonderful World" is a good example – start off so promisingly, but then descend into over-produced mulch. And the closest Ferguson gets to the lightness of touch she showed on Heaven is the opener “All That I’ve Got”. Even where John Legend lends a hand on “Bridges” the effect is overblown and syrupy. Song after song is belted out with a sledgehammer force reminiscent of Heather Small's later work. This time around, however, she has simply given us 12 slices of inoffensive R’n’B, apparently "inspired by her babies". Previously, Ferguson had succeeded in conveying personal struggles through bright, muscular soul melodies. As such, it gives me no pleasure to say that the follow up, Freedom, sounds insipid more Magic FM than, well, magic. ![]()
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