Following two anemic-selling albums with his post-Eurythmics outfit, the Spiritual Cowboys, Dave Stewart released his proper solo debut in Greetings From the Gutter. It curtails the more rock-leaning aspects of the prior albums for a funkier, dance approach with Parliament/Funkadelic alumni Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell, and Jerome Big Foot Brailey backing Stewart. The sultry, almost campy, Heart of Stone is a funky, disco-styled song with infectious backing vocals performed by a female quartet including Lady Miss Kier, Nona Hendryx, and Siobahn Fahey. Chelsea Lovers is a deliciously bittersweet, glam ballad (with a nod to Bowie in the lyrics). Jealous is stripped down and soulful and St. Valentine's Day opens like a Tom Waits song before giving way to a Beatlesque, psychedelic melody. Laurie Anderson adds violin and vocals to the eerie, spacy Kinky Sweetheart, featuring a wicked guitar solo from Stewart. Damien Save Me has a monstrous, hypnotic groove, a smoking sax solo from Lenny Pickett, and some Hendrix-like guitar. The playing is tight, the vibe is loose, and Greetings From The Gutter is some of Stewart's warmest, most compelling work. ~ Tom Demalon, Rovi

1		Heart of Stone
2		Greetings from the Gutter
3		Crazy Sister
4		Chelsea Lovers
5		Jealousy
6		St. Valentine's Day
7		Kinky Sweetheart
8		Damien Save Me
9		Tragedy Street
10		You Talk a Lot
11		Oh No, Not You Again