The US based French singer of Dominican descent Cyrille Aimée's most personal album to date given that the songs are largely originals. The ratio of killer to filler lands just about in the favour of the former. Larry Goldings collaborator Jake Sherman worked closely with the singer on the production side. À Fleur de Peau - an idiomatic French expression that can mean something like being very sensitive, on edge - created between 2018 and last year was recorded chez Sherman. Aimée's emphasis is on positivity particularly on the smiles everywhere New Orleans paean found on 'Beautiful Way'. The piercing 'Here' is harder to like although probably even easier to admire. But who couldn't love the pacey cover of the Isley Brothers' The Heat Is On (1975) song ‘For the Love of You’ covered down the years by Whitney Houston, Joss Stone and George Michael. 'Again Again' we wrote about back at the end of last year when À Fleur de Peau was first teased. Listening to it again today that song's appeal remains vivid. SG