Most of today's gold-plated R&B stars are ideally suited to economic boom times. Anthony Hamilton is a down-home sort: a man to help you muddle through a recession. "We don't have to worry 'bout no groceries/We can fill up on love alone," he sings on "Cool," from his sixth album. The least flashy of the neosoul singers that emerged in the Nineties, Hamilton still has a Seventies jones (check out the Curtis Mayfield impersonation in "The News"). But his real calling card is solace, emotional and musical: Songs like the title track serve up promises and loyalty over stately tempos and warm gospel piano chords. "The point of it all is, I love you," he sings. It's not exactly an exciting record, but it is comforting: a modest sound for chastened times.