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I am not a big fan of Robin Thicke's 2007 breakout album The Evolution of Robin Thicke. I loved the slinky sexiness of "Lost Without U" and "Everything That I Can't Have" was a high-spirited cornucopia of fun and mischief that was irresistible. However, I found the remainder of the album bloated, overindulgent and just plain dull. Sex Therapy: The Session is the polar opposite. Fit, slimmed down, it's Robin Thicke in fighting shape. Sex Therapy: The Session is infinitely listenable.
Thicke is not a power vocalist, but rather has a sweet, soft, come-on of a voice and he expertly plays up to his strengths on Sex Therapy. "Sex Therapy" is the first single and works as an excellent bridge to the new album. It's sinuous melody slinks into your mind, winds itself around the pleasure center in your brain and causes paroxysms of ear joy for three minutes and thirty seconds. It might be difficult for a second single to gain traction on radio because "Sex Therapy" is a song that only gets better after repeated listenings.
Sex Therapy boasts several potential singles and two standouts are "It's In The Morning" featuring Snoop Dogg and "Shakin' It For Daddy" featuring hip hop's new go to girl (and for good reason) Nikki Minaj. "It's In The Morning" is the kind of song Thicke does best, and undulating groove with a falsetto bridge that makes you want to grab your significant other and remind them why they chose you in the first place. "Shakin' It For Daddy" is a loud, brash homage to avaricious strippers and the men that love them that skirts the line between misogyny and being a sexy call and answer between the sexes.
The latter half of Sex Therapy is much weaker than the hit-laden front end, but the first seven songs are so imminently listenable, Thicke is forgiven for tacking on throwaway songs like "RollerCoaster." The Evolution of Robin Thicke will most likely remain Thicke's most successful album, but it's Sex Therapy: The Session that's his masterwork.