Though it received little attention at the time of its release, Motives is a good album at least on par with 1977's Shiver In The Night. No track on the record shouts instant classic, but most songs are strong in melody and retain the unique musical and vocal quirkiness (i.e. falsetto) that is the hallmark of Pratt's style. Much to his credit, Pratt doesn't sanitize his music after his apparent conversion to Christianity. The last cut, "Cross On A Hill" quotes liberally from the Bible, but Pratt, as is often the case, sounds as if he is still struggling with issues of faith and belief.