Singer/songwriter Rich Wyman has worked and performed with many talents including Eddie Van Halen, and Factory is one very polished album, with lush production that accentuates the voice of this Phil Collins sound-alike, and puts his piano and keyboard playing to the front of the mix. Not surprisingly, the other performers on the album are skilled musicians in their own right and never miss a beat.

Wyman’s songs sometimes cross the border into the land of trite and maudlin, and songs like “Everybody Loves You,” might make more than a few people cringe. Most of the tunes, however, avoid the pitfalls of overbearing cliché and fans of artists like Billy Joel and Collins and other pop songwriters will enjoy hearing Factory.

Favorite Track: Track 7, “Sleepin’ Bird”