by Steve Leggett
This set is essentially a re-release of Percy Sledges Shining Through the Rain from 2004 with a different title, modified cover art, and a bonus track (a duet with Carla Olson on Honest as Daylight). Whatever the title, the album remains a fine late-career issue from a singer who specialized in bringing an anguished resigned passion to powerful deep soul ballads. Tracks like Shining Through the Rain, Misty Morning, and Fall Inside Your Eyes are classic Sledge -- part blues, part country, and all heart.