S.H.E.M. GIVES YOU MORE AND MORE WITH “TIME FOR LOVE” Groovy may be a 1970s word, but it still easily communicates a sense of relaxed stimulation. Bombarded as we are these days with images and sound in staccato portions it is refreshing to find an album that lets you kick back, put your feet up and draw a glass of wine, or whatever your pleasure. There is a genre of reggae and a small coterie of artistes who know exactly how to find that groove for you. Singing Melody is certainly near the top of that list, as is evident in a new compilation album Time For Love, a product of him and his partner producer Michael Steer on their newly developed S.H.E.M. Music Productions. Singing Melody’s contribution on this album firmly fixes his place forever on that list. What he does with More and More reminds you of the best of the Four Tops. It touches the soul and shows a degree of sweetness that’s almost honey. This is Real Love takes you back to teenage fantasies and memories of unfulfilled promises. Most of the songs here work like conversations before dawn with a lover who has just returned. Joyful and uplifting with a positive sense of being, loving and living you want them to go on and on. It is clear Singing Melody and the other artistes – Morgan Heritage, Turbulence, Lukie D, and Ritchie Stephens, and several others – know how to squeeze emotions out of their lyrics. They also know how to pick musicians with the perfect skills set. A persistent bass line and easy guitar have the subdued energy of a cool day by a Portland river. The keyboards give a comforting structure to all these gentle melodies. The album is expertly arranged by the duo. Singing Melody and Michael Steer scores big with Time For Love, bringing fans yet more satisfaction and winning new listeners over to its sensuous style of soulful ballads.