Baby Grand was essentially a trio of David Kagan, Eric Bazilian, and Rob Hyman, who, along with producer Rick Chertoff, made this unmemorable album of '70s rock. Bazilian, Hyman, and Chertoff would find success in the Hooters a few years later, but there's nothing on this album to distinguish them from the competent also-rans that litter the avenue of broken dreams. The trouble with Baby Grand is vocalist David Kagan, who has lyrical vision but suffers in execution, wringing over his words with affectation rather than emotion. The presence of John Siegler and Ralph Schuckett suggests a Utopia connection, and Shinin' in the Spotlight does sound like a smoothed-over version of Todd Rundgren's You Left Me Sore, but the similarities end there. The playing of Bazilian and Rick Marotta, combined with succinct arrangements from Hyman, add enough professionalism to show that Baby Grand knows what they're doing, but that's different than knowing what to do. Disco/rock storytelling isn't a good use of anyone's time, although it might have seemed that way in 1977. Arista did issue two of these songs as singles -- Bring Me Your Broken Heart and Never Enough -- but there are better tracks here. Can't Keep It Inside may cross over into Bee Gees territory, but Bazilian's soloing buys it some much-needed cachet. Alligator Drive is also a winner, catchy and well-presented, if steeped in the '70s. Yet the fact remains that Baby Grand is one album that hasn't aged well in storage. ~ Dave Connolly, Rovi

1		Never Enough
2		Can't Keep It Inside
3		Bring Me Your Broken Heart
4		Lady of My Dreams
5		Down, Down
6		Alligator Drive
7		Shinin' in the Spotlight
8		Boy in the Band

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