Spin is precision Pop, opening with the first two singles "Strange Relationship" and "Insatiable". Both songs border on ballads and don't really set you up for the real thrill of the album. Hayes best bits are when he tackles R&B head on, an interesting position for the Brisbane boy to find himself in.

The uptempo tracks are the most creative although Affansieff has his stamp well and truly across the formula. "Heart Attack" for instance is where Michael Jackson should have been with Invincible. (In fact, a lot of this record rights Jacksons wrongs).

When you talk about an act like Hayes, no expense is spared. The Orchestra is wheeled in for the rumba sounding "Creepin'". "Dirty" is an outright thriller and "Crush (1980 Me)" is a cross between disco and the Savage Garden "I Want You" sound.

Rick Nowels, who has worked with Mel C, Stevie Nicks, Dido, Ronan Keating and Jimmy Barnes co-wrote four of the songs. "I Can't Ever Get Enough Of You", "Like It Or Not" and "What I Like" make up a triple play of Nowels works with the latter being another uptempo melody like the earlier "Creepin'".

The title track "Spin" is another hot AC number. Hayes is like another instrument on this album taking a few leaps ahead of what Savage Garden was. The sounds is sharp. This is not a Savage Garden record.

Track Listing
1 Strange Relationship
2 Insatiable
3 Heart Attack
4 I Miss You
5 Creepin' Up On You
6 Dirty
7 Crush (1980 Me)
8 Good Enough
9 I Can't Ever Get Enough of You
10 Like it Or Not
11 What You Like
12 Spin
13 The Heart Wants What it Wants (Australian pressing)