Satisfied

Artist	Taylor Dayne
Producer	James Poyser, Brent Paschke, Richie Jones, Peter Wade Keusch, Zukhan Bey, Julio Reyes Copello, Mike Mangini, John Hill
Label Name	Adrenaline
Song List	1: Beautiful (3:49) 2: I'm Over My Head (3:15) 3: My Heart Can't Change (3:45) 4: She Doesn't Love You (4:06) 5: Under the Bridge (4:03) 6: Satisfied (4:19) 7: Dedicated (3:51) 8: Kissing You (4:09) 9: Crash (4:32) 10: The Fall (3:41) 11: Love Chain (3:51) 12: Fool to Cry (3:33) 13: Hymn (3:09)
Format	CD
Release Date	2008 02 05
Genre	Rock
Style.Categories	Club/Dance, Adult Contemporary, Dance-Pop

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There's no denying that Taylor Dayne sounds older on Satisfied, her first album in a decade -- that maturity is especially apparent as her music remains tied to her late-'80s heyday, as it's almost all big, bright productions that sound more 1988 than 2008. As it turns out, that evident maturity winds up benefiting Dayne tremendously: by not chasing trends, she sounds as if she's deepening emotionally but, more to the point, she no longer oversings. There is a warm, rounded, tonal quality to her voice, a quality that is especially welcome as she often could sound too harsh and brassy on her '80s hits. Here, she's settled down and so have the songs; they're undeniably retro dance-pop and that retro element gives them a smooth, easy feel. And Satisfied is produced as a pop album -- there is no song longer than 4:33 and most are under four minutes -- which helps keep things moving and also means that missteps, like the ungainly reggae of "She Don't Love You," don't stick around too long. While Dayne does a nice job with covers of "Under the Bridge" and "Fool to Cry," the real noteworthy numbers here are her fine original "Beautiful," a ballad called "Kissing You" co-written by Des'ree, and "My Heart Can't Change," a piece of near-perfect pop co-written by Gregg Alexander and Rick Nowels. These are the most fully realized tunes here, but most of this is enjoyable and it adds up to a good, worthy comeback from Dayne. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide