Deftly turning from Dusty Springfield-like ingenue to Kylie Minogue-ish diva in the span of one album, Duffy has produced Endlessly, which is nearly everything its predecessor was not: where Rockferry was by turns melancholy and majestic, Endlessly is direct and forceful. Where the songs on Rockferry portrayed a young neo-soul singer too wounded...

Deftly turning from Dusty Springfield-like ingenue to Kylie Minogue-ish diva in the span of one album, Duffy has produced Endlessly, which is nearly everything its predecessor was not: where Rockferry was by turns melancholy and majestic, Endlessly is direct and forceful. Where the songs on Rockferry portrayed a young neo-soul singer too wounded to even look at the camera, Endlessly comes blasting out from the possessive opener and fires several more aggressive shots across the bow of anyone who thought her too subdued on Rockferry. Co-producer and co-songwriter Albert Hammond coats the album in strings, but also allows plenty of clubby productions and up-front beats to give this album a fine sheen of pop gloss. ~ John Bush, Rovi