These duets are not so much a meeting of minds as a mile-wide miss. Morrison and Lewis show almost no interest in digging into this rockabilly set, some of it lifted from the canon of Hank Williams, the rest more obscure. They step all over each other's parts and let long notes slip out of tune -- as in the last moments of, believe it or not, "Old Black Joe." Their union sounds completely haphazard, with little of the electricity that might have compensated for its shoddiness.

Just about the only notable element in these tired tracks is Lewis's thumping piano, which brings her brother's style to mind. Linda, however, has little of Jerry Lee's affectations; rather than obsess over a couple of keys for a verse at a time, she works restlessly within the beat. It's a shame that the British rhythm section is so unresponsive -- no matter how hard she pushes, they stay trapped in a kind of rhythm trance. One is tempted to beg drummer Colin Griffin to get more involved with the Bo Diddley patterns on "Cadillac." Steel guitarist Paul Godden misses the mark even more, with a grating, thin tone, and an inability to find compelling phrases; his lick at the end of "Crazy Arms" cuts off too abruptly, and on "Cadillac" it hangs on too long.

Ultimately, Morrison and Lewis have to take responsibility for this lackluster disc. Each, especially Morrison, is capable of so much more than this.