One of ‘70s pop's most successful songwriters, Leo Sayer has a showman's sense of commitment that allowed him to explore falsetto funk (“You Make Me Feel Like Dancing”) and stormy disco rock (“Thunder In My Heart”) with total authority. And the melodic turmoil of his ballads comes from a place of deep yearning, from the self-searching “Giving It All Away” to the utterly bereft “I Can't Stop Loving You (Though I Try)”. Even when he's at his most reassuring—“When I Need You”—there's a tearful core of solemnity that suggests he's singing from bitter experience.