For some reason, Prince connected with this group and worked with them on their album. He contributed two songs; (one of which is a cover of a song he released himself), and produced a number of tracks they'd written. He even played on some of them.
Initially, I had little desire to buy this record when I heard it in the record store. You could listen to CDs before you buy them over in Europe, but I needed this one track because you can't find it anywhere else. So I picked up the single. I later ran across the US version of the album in a used record store for a super low price and decided to invest in the additional material, but this was all I wanted and planned on wanting way back in the early 90's.
This is a 3 track single. The first track is 'Qualified' and it's the one Prince composition I needed for my collection. It's a bouncy number with horn blats for emphasis. Even by Prince standards it's normal fair. I still like it and I believe it's better than most of the music on the album and on this single.
The other two tracks are 'Need A Little Space' and 'So Long'; neither of which are chart topping blockbuster hits. Still, they're not bad either. I hear many qualities I like in this music and although it doesn't reach out and grab me, it's not generic filler material. There's a lot happening in this group's sound for such a straightforward pop outfit. Maybe they need to pair it down a bit and concentrate on developing one clear voice or vision. My final words: NICE SINGLE FOR THE COMPLETE-IST IN YOU, BUT OTHERWISE UTTERLY SKIP-ABLE.
LOIS LANE - QUALIFIED
01. Qualified
02. Need A Little Space
03. So Long
