Even the most ardent completist might have missed . Released in 1995, the album was a collection of songs written and produced by with multi-tracking the majority of both lead and backing vocals. It would be the most significant collaboration between the two massive talents since their work together on 's long-obscured masterwork 30 years earlier. approached in 1992, and they spent the next three years slowly sculpting this album of wistful, pastel-hued odes to California. plays a largely surface role on , fleshing out some vocal arrangements but mainly serving as a mouthpiece for ' slippery, dreamy, and comical lyrics. Nowhere near as ambitious as , is pleasant and less weighty, falling more in line with the off-beat quirks of post- albums like or . The mid-'90s production doesn't hold up exceptionally well, with dated drum sounds and twinklyÂ MIDI synth tones sometimes distracting from the songwriting. Recorded just a few years after a -free lineup of the scored a number one hit with their hokey island pop tune "Kokomo," there are hints of a similarly stifled faux-calypso style on 's lesser songs. "Summer in Monterey" is tourist-trap schmaltz, and "San Francisco" is a confusing melee of canned hard rock cliches. The weakest songs sound customized for the soundtracks of early-'90s "made for TV" movies and theme park rides. Among the cornier moments, however, are some undeniably beautiful performances. The jubilant "Wings of a Dove" has the kind of flowing, elastic melody that 's voice is perfect for. It's a soaring and lovely song, tapping into the innocence and wonder at the core of 's artistry. "This Town Goes Down at Sunset" is a kindhearted portrait of small-town life, reveling in nostalgia and the idealized, simplistic view of the world that both and often returned to in their music. While sometimes saccharine, is an interesting and often overlooked piece of history. ~ Fred Thomas