"Unconditionally Guaranteed" is largely ... bland. Captain B with a bunch of studio guys. Conventional wisdom says he was trying to make a salable album, but - like Tim Buckley - it was ill-advised in terms of timing as the market was just starting to catch on to his crazier stuff. But, again like Buckley, the songwriting is not terrible and neither are the performances - just unlikely to appeal to those who really love the rest of his work. I have a friend with a deep interest in funk, soul, and groove, who definitely rates "Guaranteed" as a decent record. There's another one cut from the same cookie cutter, called "Bluejeans and Moonbeams"
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