I miss Toni Tennille. I loved her voice. At a time when vocalists really had to stretch themselves in order to make the mundane a hit record, I always felt that Tenille stood out. And could really hold her own with the big girls in town. Aretha, Labelle, Knight, all of them had a defined sound to them, and Toni stood shoulder to shoulder with them.

She had a blues quality to her that leant itself to the pop sound Neil Sedaka helped create. I still remember he talk show, and I still remember loving the moments where it was just her and her music…oh, and her husband. The guy with the hat.

Her use of her odd Shape and her strange Topography also fascinated me. She seemed at odds with her physicality but never seemed strained at any time, I got it. I understood it. And it always came from a place of natural ability. The music moved her and it filled her. That’s all I ever cared about.

Oh Toni,,,,make another album. Please?