Robin Thicke

With vocals as sweet and feathery light as nougat and lovelorn lyrics dripping with all the sentiment of a Wind Song commercial, Robin Thicke's new single teeters precariously on the fine line between romantic R&B and the soundtrack for a very special episode of, say, "Growing Pains." Although Thicke is intimately familiar with the latter, thanks to his daddy Alan, AKA Jason Seaver, a muted, understated production aesthetic helps him steer just clear of cloying.