she definitely has the "restraint" that AFKAP was
talking about earlier in the post.

she's kind of like gladys knight...
in the sense that all of the emotional power
from her vocal performances is rooted in all of the things
that she ISN'T doing with her voice.


like i said, i don't think you have to sing
rough to have "soul."


el debarge is as smooth as they come,
and he has soul for sure.

so does curtis mayfield, and he
sang super smooth when he was with the impressions.



so yeah, she qualifies.