“A good number among Colton Ford’s target audience are well-acquainted with the singer’s original line of work, since gay culture tends to joyfully merge all forms of grown-up entertainment. Ford isn’t denying his superstar adult film roots in “Tug of War,” whose accompanying videoclip for beat-happy single “That’s Me” features the macho hunk shaving and showering in stages of undress. “Tug” is replete with thick thumps and breathy, layered vocals, alongside formidable singalong choruses—and he’s proved chart prowess with 2004’s top 10 “Signed, Sealed, Delivered” with Pepper Mashay. Ford also delivers some artful moments here, foremost in the sweet love ballad “Wait for Me,” where he conjures Jon Secada, and “Bluntly Speaking,” featuring Monique Bingham, a sensual jam that graduates from the gay ghetto with true top 40 potential. A steel-solid second act. —Chuck Taylor”
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