Stacey Dee takes a faith and love of music into a pop/rock area that reminds us of both Christian artist Amy Grant with the vocal innocence and intimacy of Sarah M. Her latest CD, "Learning to Love", is an adult picture into the confusion of life and love and how all of it whirls around spiritual certainty and assessed doubt. She sings in "2003", 'I'm learning to trust you with the things that I fear in the aftermath of a really rough year'. In a single song, Dee has the uncanny talent of touching nearly every person who's found difficulty and still look for answers. Musically, the supportive cast (including producer Michael G. Binder) are spot-on pros - with a product that sounds right and real. We love the guitar work on the CD - and the opening to "Almost There" crosses the line of candy pop and works into a rock Merchant vibe that works. The performances, not least of which Dee's vocals, are organic, live, and radio ready. In the title track, which hits as sixth, "Learning to Love", Dee again reminds us of those before her - in this case U2. .interesting guitar Edgy work and a keyboard percussive delayed sound effect that occupies the right channel in the 2nd verse is cool. She sings, 'i'm learning to love, to breathe til I'm gone, learning to take without taking away, learning to give even when i can't stay. .learning to love'. Guitar work by Binder is perfect. Track 7, "Right Time" begins with a percussive repetitive guitar riff, deep trance bass, Roland 707 cymbal sounds, backward masking, and a sweet textured vocal from Dee. The song's another breezy reminder of what the record holds - well written pop tunes centered around Dee's vocals and an orchestration of guitar parts that fit the effort like a glove. The contemporary Christian message is barely noticeable - artistic and unobtrusive - the equivalent of one confident in her faith enough to lay off hitting anyone over the head. Musically, instead, we are caressed by the ear during a finer trip within the final track, "This is Love" - our favorite on the record.