Tyrone Berkeley certainly shows off a high-flight rock pedigree in the credits to his debut album, from producer/mentor Robin Millar (
Midnight Oil, Sade) to Bill Graham Management and legal representation by industry leader Grubman Indursky and Schindler, not to mention a stellar session band featuring guitarist Robbie McIntosh (Pretenders, Paul McCartney), keyboard player Wix (
McCartney), and ex-
Men At Work leader
Colin James Hay. So why didn't all this gilt-edged assistance propel
Berkeley into star status? Maybe because this album is just an ordinary pop-rock exercise, steeped in conventional songwritting and performance, but lacking any real individual spark. ~ William Ruhlmann