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Fans of Collins and Baez, as well as Joni Mitchell, may most ap- preciate the pretty pleading of “White Paint,” which structurally recalls such folk songs as “If I Had a Hammer” and “Where Have All the Flowers Gone,” and lyrically re- sembles Kris Kristofferson’s “Help Me Make It through the Night.”  The lovely, spirited vocal turn of “All We Can Do” offers hope in an age when it’s vanishing rapidly. While it’s not as soulful as Curtis Mayfield’s “Keep on Pushin’” or Al Green’s “Keep on Pushing Love,” this great track has a similar senti- ment, plus a gorgeous lap steel contribution from Chris Colon of Levy and the Oaks.  The closing jazzy sass of “What’s in It for Me?” offers the tale of a lass who comes to her senses and NJ STAGE - ISSUE 61 exits a dead-end relationship with a two-timer who can’t settle down. “What’s in It for Me?” sports one of my favorite verses on the EP: “But it’s time to admit that there’s noth- ing in it for me, baby. There’s noth- ing in it for me because I need a man who won’t waste my time, and when I’m with him, I can call him mine. It’s been nice. It’s been real fun, but a girl needs to know when it’s time to run.” “Table for Two” was produced by brothers Matt and Chris Du- brow at Matt’s Oceanport-based Firehouse Studio, where he also recorded, mixed and mastered. Christine has a dynamite all-star band backing her on the record. In addition to Colon and Chris Du- brow of The Burns on  bass/guitar/ mandolin, there are Sophisticated INDEX NEXT ARTICLE 124