As much as the pure sound of his voice remains roughly 65-percent Vandross, 35-percent Pendergrass, the singer's flow is still his own, as his ability to deliver an explicit line without the slightest smirk. This time, it's the Deele's 'Two Occasions,' embellished with a generous rhythmic bump to complement a yearning (well, thirsting) vocal. On 'Songs to Have Sex To,' he acknowledges his inspirations more explicitly than before, citing 'Teddy P., Luther V.' first among a list of classic balladeers, like a less silly but still humorous update of Twista, Jamie Foxx, and Kanye West's 'Slow Jams.' The album also continues Jaheim's tradition of referencing classic R&B ballads. Jaheim does switch it up by employing a mostly new set of producers and musicians for support, and they duly serve up a fresh-sounding mix of songs based in traditional R&B.

Album seven, released on the singer's reactivated Julia's Dream label (named in honor of his mother) through Primary Wave/BMG Rights Management, adds to the uniform discography. Despite commercial radio's increased marginalization of soul-rooted R&B, not one of the releases contained a stylistic concession. For both labels, he released three albums. Jaheim's time with Atlantic was basically as productive as his earlier Warner Bros.

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