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Junior Giscombe: Ji (Mercury)

Barney Hoskyns, NME, 29 May 1982

ANYONE WHO is counting on Ji being our very own home-grown Off The Wall had better prepare for an anti-climax. That Junior (ne Giscombe) can sing is not in doubt; that he's a STAR with the future of British soul music in his hands should be. Because he's actually pretty dumb. The most prodigious thing exhibited on this record is his innocence.

Total word count of piece: 756

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