I bought the CD for her version of "You Don't Know Me," and secondarily for "Insensitive." They were the only songs of hers I had ever heard. Turns out these two songs and a Leonard Cohen cover ("If It Be Your Will") are the only tracks on the CD not written or co-written by Arden herself. Some of her songs, such as "Unloved," a duet with Jackson Browne, are strong, but her songs as a whole don't measure up to "Insensitive" and especially "You Don't Know Me," a killer song that she interprets powerfully.

Arden is a middle-of-the-road songbird with a slight country flavor. The tracks are heavily produced - in fact, she comments that she liked the fact that one song "is so cleverly hidden behind Ed's wonderful production." But she CAN sing: think Sarah McLachlan, Amy Grant, Jewel, Eva Cassidy.

I realize committed fans (like the reviewers below) may regard this review as tepid, but bottom line is most of these tracks are good, but safe. I also suspect that Arden will connect more strongly with women than men (like me). If you are female, add a star to my rating.