Gabrielle

Vibe (11/96, p.138) - "...Following the well-trodden path of fellow Brits Seal and Des'ree, Gabrielle's highly personal songs lean toward motivational sonic epics dedicated to the vagaries of love..."
Melody Maker (6/29/96, p.50) - "...Her voice is a living, walking, talking breathing miracle; a tender whisper which seems to bypasss speakers and stereo and emanate from somewhere between your cerebral cortex and that squishy lump that holds childhood memories or phone numbers or your sense of smell..."