A huge influence on modern songwriting, JD Souther has written or co-written many of the Eagles' hits. "Tenderness" continues Souther's new paths in sound and style; but at the same time, it's unlike anything he has previously recorded. The album finds Souther stretching musically, balancing his Pop and Jazz influences, paying particular homage to the geniuses of the 20th Century Great American Songbook: Cole Porter particularly, as well as the Gershwins, Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne, Fred Coots, Yip Harburg, and picking up along the way some of the modern grace of Paul Simon and Bob Dylan. Tenderness is a late-night masterpiece, haunting and wise and entirely reflective of the persona of this mysteriously brilliant American treasure.

"...adheres to the old adage--leave them wanting more."
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