Robin Thicke has quickly become a star in the R&B genre bring up memories of Marvin Gaye with his whispery singing voice. The Evolution of Robin Thicke went platinum with the mega hit "Lost Without You" and the son of Growing Pains actor Alan Thicke is certainly on his own plane and continues to make his own path with Something Else. This 12 track LP has a old soul's song to it and will get you moving with your partner on the late night!

Thicke starts with "You're My Baby", a feathery track that sounds like it would be awesome in a small intimate setting with some background singers.

"Sidestep" is great to dance to and he talks about being pushed to the side when it comes to love.

"Magic" is the first single and it will make almost soul genre fan stop and take notice! The song just has a Sounds of Philadelphia soul to it, if you know what I mean! The strings on the song are alerting and the the track sounds like a superhero's theme.

"Ms. Harmony" is a slow track with a island beach chair feel to it. Thicke talks about things not going as well as they could be going and needing to be free.

"Dreamworld" starts with a wicked organ and bass guitar and a 60s feel to it. The track has a somber tone to it and nice parts of harmonizing in it.

"Loverman" reminds me of "Concrete Jungle" from the start but quickly changes to the sounds of a marimba and a Marvin Gaye/Sade Adu sound. Thicke talks seduction on this track and does it well enough to deserve some consideration on your after-hours mix!

"Hard on My Love" has a sound that reminds you of his Thicke LP. This cut is the second single, has a Rock & Roll feel to it and you can dance to it and feel right doing it!

"The Sweetest Love" is a ballad for the lovers and Thicke is talking to his lady about why he's so fortunate! The title cut,

"Something Else" is decidedly faster and groovy allowing for Thicke to talk about diversifying you lovelife and doing things different to spice things up!

"Shadow of Doubt" is uptempo and fun but seems forced a bit.

"Cry No More" reminds me of Andre 3000's "Prototype" a bit but it's also my favorite slow cut on the LP because of it's sitting on the edge of river with a guitar and singing nature.

Thicke gives the listener a little talk before jumping into "Tie My Hands", a cut featuring Lil' Wayne. This track talks about being put in a difficult position and fighting through. Wayne does his thing on this track and talks about his progress and his native New Orleans too.

Overall a solid comeback from Mr. Thicke, I'll give it 4 GeoGlobes.

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