Critic's Review
Andrew Hamilton, All Music Guide
These same 13-tracks, sequenced differently, first surfaced on Waxworks Records. Live album lovers will enjoy this one; live album haters, will not. Live recordings lack the dynamics of studio sessions, and many can only appreciate a live recording if they were at the taping, and that doesn't happen often. Unlike most soul groups who cut live albums, Tavares don't digress from their material -- you won't find any attempts at MOR, Pop, or Broadway show tunes. A large orchestra accompanies them with a flautist out front on nearly every cut. The selections read like a best-of collection. Every track is a pleaser but special kudos go to "She's Gone," "Never Had a Love Like This Before," "Whodunit," "Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel," and "Check It Out."
