★★★★★
Miki Howard has always shown a penchant for classic material (remember her tribute album to Billie Holiday?), so she would seem a natural to jump into the current trend of "covers" albums of classic pop and soul material. Unfortunately, Pillow Talk does neither the genre nor Howard's sterling reputation much good...
- www.soultracks.com
2010-12-07
★★★★★
It takes some kind ofvoice to cover Billie Holiday and Sly Stone with equal smarts andstyle, and Miki Howard has some kind of voice. Whether she's testifying,cooing, or wooing, as on the slinky single "Ain't Nobody Like You,"Femme Fatale shows why she's so popular among R&B; fans who place chopsover persona.
- ew.com
2009-06-12
★★★★★
Miki Howard is a jazz singer with style, and sensitivity. Her new CD collection, THREE WISHES, fits her voice perfectly, allowing her to soar and reveal her many vocal gifts. Miki Howard has a pleasant voice, and a nice range. She starts off fresh and appealing with "Three Wishes" and concludes fresh and appealing, her voice always on track...
- www.jazzreview.com
2009-06-08
★★★★★
When the 21st century arrived, Miki Howard wasn't as big or as visible as she had been in the '80s and early '90s. But the former Side Effect vocalist still had her hardcore followers, and those are the people she obviously had in mind when she recorded Three Wishes for the L.A.-based, Concord-distributed Peak label. Recorded in 2000 and released in 2001, this pleasant, if unremarkable, CD isn't a radical departure from Howard's earlier solo efforts...
- music.aol.com
2008-08-28
★★★★★
Miki Howard continuing building on the good rapport and reputation established with her solid debut album. She got more hits with the song "Crazy" and a fine duet with Gerald Levert, and also did extensive touring, demonstrating that her excellent vocals weren't merely the result of studio manipulations.
- music.aol.com
2008-08-28
★★★★★
Former gospel singer and Side Effect member Miki Howard made a fine debut in 1986 with this album. Her version of "Imagination" showed that she could sing jazzy pop, while she also got a huge R&B; and urban contemporary hit from the late-blooming title cut.
- music.aol.com
2008-08-28
★★★★★
Miki Howard tries her hand at jazz repertory with this Billie Holiday tribute album. Howard was smart enough to sing the songs in her own style rather than try to emulate Holiday. Howard mostly scores on this disc, turning in fine, sometimes triumphant performances on "Solitude," "My Man" and "Don't Explain." Only on "Strange Fruit" does she miss the boat; she's too mannered and pristine on a brutally painful number...
- music.aol.com
2008-08-28
★★★★★
Another album heavy on covers from Miki Howard, Pillow Talk trails the singer's previous release, Three Wishes, by five years. Five years is a long gap -- even when considering appearances on albums by Norman Brown and Gerald LeVert -- and even some of her most devout fans might feel a little shortchanged by the shortage of original material here...
- music.aol.com
2008-08-28
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