Fierce Heart reunited
Jim Capaldi with
Steve Winwood and the results are warm to the heart as well as pleasing to the ears. With help from
Van Morrison as well,
Capaldi put out an album that showed renewed faith in rock after having been living in Brazil absorbing various influences there and raising a family.
Winwood's recent smash hits influenced
Capaldi to write more upbeat as well as personal songs, highlighted by "That's Love" and "Tonight You're Mine." But whereas
Winwood got into the Top Ten with his songs,
Capaldi barely made into the Top 200. That was a shame, for there are a lot of comparisons here that should have been explored. For
Winwood fans, this album was like an extra helping. For
Capaldi fans, it was the main course.
–
James Chrispell, Rovi