Positive Force Feat. Denise Vallin

Independent shop in BallardDirections

Available from Light in the Attic Records when we last checked, in the last two days. Sold from the shop’s own store; the price there is the one that counts.

This self-titled album is the only release by Positive Force, a West Coast group centered around producer and guitarist Steve Russell, featuring saxophonist Bill Liston, keyboardist Larry Kester, and vocalist Dennis Varin. Opening with the modern soul gem “You Told Me You Loved Me” (A1)—a sleek, urban take reminiscent of Sylvia Striplin—the album flows through highlights such as the mellow and radiant “Everything You Do” (A3) and “You Gotta Know” (A4), where smooth AOR sensibilities meet soulful