by Stephen Thomas ErlewineEssentially the same album as Avalon Sunset, Enlightenment is an immaculately produced collection of spiritually infused R&B and mid-tempo singer/songwriter fare. If Avalon Sunset has the edge over these two sets, it's because the sound was a little fresher there and that it, overall, had a stronger set of songs. Enlightenment dips down after a strong opening pair ("Real Real Gone," "Enlightenment"), settling into a pleasant sound that never winds up turning out a particularly notable song. Certainly not a bad record and livelier than those he was making a decade before, but still not particularly engaging, either.