I'm sure everyone remembers the song "England" by Amit Rai, ok so you may not have liked it or knew it was by him, but nevertheless it brings back some memories as it seems like so long ago. Is the new album going to prove as memorable? It's titled and promoted by him as being "My Way" so hopes are high for this latest release.

It starts with an intro, the type of which hasn't been seen since the intro sequence to Jawani on the B21 - Long Overdue album. In a nutshell, it's very clever; high impact something distinct from the usual crap, which is there for the sake of it. Although the few lines sung at the end could have been done without. It has a meaning and gives a glimpse into the thinking and motivation behind the whole album. Top Marks!

First Track is "Ishq Tere Ne" you know those tracks which you undecided on at first but the more you listen the more you like? This is a prime example of one of those. It definitely grows on you. Well sung with excellent musical accompaniment. A track that everyone will like but it will be enjoyed most by the purist fan. If you were to quickly skim through the CD you may be forgiven for skipping the track on the basis of the slow, spoken start to it, but those of us with longer memories have seen in the past some very good songs with similar starts. You would feel pretty stupid, had you realised you overlooked this.

Next up is "Dil" Its sung by Ranjit Mani, who's very presence in a track immediately makes it impossible to criticise the vocal aspect such is his quality. Some of the shine of the track is taken away by the hundredth time someone has sampled "Devils Nightmare" for the intro to the track and the pointless and more importantly, talent-less exploits of the MC. The music is nicely in synchrony with the overall mood of the song and is subtle enough to allow the vocals of Ranjit Mani to be the star of the show.

Number 4 on the CD is "Chitiaye" Has a spoken explanation of the song at the start, which does work as it is supposed to be a continuation of the song "England". Before all of you think your getting deja vous, let me just say, The vocals sung by Surinder Shinda have the exact same presence and demand and command just as much respect as Ranjit Mani, therefore the strength and depth in the vocals is immense, a usual. It is a very emotional song, with the power embedded deep within the lyrics and resonating throughout the track, music is excellent, a feature common to the whole album, and helps out with a nice tempo to go with the track.

It's the honorary Asian himself, Cheshire Cat, favourite among producers but with whom, personally, the jury is still out on starts off this track. "Nachan Waliye" is an ok song, wouldn't diss it by calling it an album filler, cos its much better than that, its just individually, the components of the track are all in place but together it lacks a certain something. It may be partially due the fact that the vocals, although being strong (very impressed with the choice of vocals so far) sound lifeless, a feature characteristic of a what is known in the trade as a "Catalogue vocal" in which the vocals are bought, without music and the music added later. Please correct me if I'm wrong Mr Rai.

"Aashkan De" is an extremely vibrant and energetic track, very with a simple chorus in which the tempo is increased (usually with extra dhol etc). It's very catchy with the chorus in particular sticking in your head. It's a track you seem to find yourself listening to a lot without particularly thinking its absolutely amazing..

Yet another bit of pre-amble signals the start of "Dholi" sounds as if a bollywood soundtrack has been remixed, with the subliminal addition of bass. The whole Bollywood feel is interrupted with the Punjabi rather than Hindi vocals, although Nimrita does have the softness in the voice to pull it off. Admittedly, the harsh edge of Bittu Dhaka's voice doesn't match up as well in such a track. Had you listened to the album thus far you would almost take the music for granted, such is the quality we are spoiled into taking for granted.

The album ends on an upbeat note, not to mention with a horrendous mish-mash of tempo's in "Oh Nachdi" The unpredictable changing in the speed of the song doesn't really give you a fair chance of getting into it, as it is honestly that random, with absolutely no symmetry in it. It's as if the track has overdosed on Prozac, Redbull or Proplus and it's getting excited for no apparent reason. One would assume from listening that Mr Rai has cut and pasted bits of a few different tracks together, not really what I'd call innovation! Especially from an album entitled "My Way"

Apart from the odd blip and glitch, this is high quality production, which real music fans will appreciate in its entirety. I guess praise such as this would evidently lead to me advising everyone to buy it, which I most certainly will. He hasn't kidded himself; he has openly stated that the album has not been made with dance-floor marketability in mind, so in essence it does exactly what it says on the tin (or the intro in this case). At the time I'm writing this, there is no album available, which beats this or in fact even comes close, so what are you waiting for? I rate it at 8/10.