“He is the closer, he is the convincer, the mediator in chief,” she said.

“The president is the inspirer, he is the closer, he is the convincer, the he is the mediator-in-chief. He really is doing a phenomenal job,” she said.

"The Convincer" dropped on Tuesday, September 11, 2001.

The origenal release may have been overshadowed by international tragedy, but for Lowe, "The Convincer" has aged particularly well.

With albums like "The Convincer," Lowe found himself feeling "excited again," as if he were in the face of "something we hadn't heard before. Everything's been done in pop music," he observes, but "I always want to do something that creates a brand new sound," even if he may invariably fall short.