Thanks Wabba. I get what you say about phrasing. As a French singer, I used to do the contrary, being very harsh on consonants, which would create issues while singing in the high range. I worked with Phil to have a smoother pronounciation but for this song i might have gone too far in the opposite direction.
I still think your voice will shine more than mine on this type of song when you will hqve the ability to record yourself in a way that does more justice to your voice. You have a warmer mid and low range than me. Especially for the songs from LA woman where Morrisson's voice gets a bit bassy (due to abuse more than technique, but still love his tone).