Beverley Knight Affirmation Review  Album. Released 2004.    BBC
Review're unlikely to hear more convincing and soulful pop today
from either side of...  Hans Biørn Lian 2004  Released on
Parlophone and partly mixed on a desk used by the Beatles, many
ingredients were in place to make Beverly Knight's Affirmation a
heartfelt production. Indeed, much of the album resonates with
Gospel, Quincy Jones and Motown.  The quality of the song
writing is generally strong, with only minor glitches of less
satisfying material. Its intricate and thoroughly musical
arrangements beg to be revelled in and Knight's voice is strong
throughout, fitting the accomplished production like a hand in
glove. Harmonically Affirmation is more sophisticated than
anything else in pop today.  Above all what characterizes
Knight's voice is its sincerity. When she tells a story, such as
in the sad but incredibly groovy "Salvador" (about AIDS), it
makes for compelling listening. After losing her best friend to
the disease, music was what brou