Hayes' late-'70s to early-'80s work with Polydor often gets forgotten, but even at its most mediocre, he changed with the timesand it no doubt outstripped his last efforts for ABC. The success of 1978'sDon't Let Goseemed to make the proceedings of this album more relaxed and confident. The ballads typify And Once Again more than anythingelse. Throughout most of the slow tracks here Hayes seems to be trying to attain a more thoughtful approach and seems to bereminiscent of hisBlack Mosesera. His cover of "It's All in the Game" is slowed down a little bit and he gives a surprisingly impassioned vocal and an updated anddeft arrangement. The entertaining "Ike's Rap VIII" has a glorious string arrangement and flows into a good cover ofAngie Bofill's 1978 classic "This Time I'll Be Sweeter." Another ballad, "Wherever You Are" has an atmospheric and haunting melody that madeup for the wobbly lyrics. The dance tracks here aren't great. Both "I Ain't Never" and "Love Has Been Good to Us" had rhythms andproduction values that were on the way out by the time this hit the shelves. Hayes seemed to give his best dance material for aproduction job withLinda Clifford. This effort didn't have an especially long chart run and was a chart disappointment in contrast toDon't Let Go. Although there is nothing groundbreaking here, the sound arrangements and Hayes' vocals make this more than worthwhile.