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Released | January 28, 2008 | |||
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Genre | Contemporary R&B | |||
Length | 1:01:24 | |||
Label | EMI | |||
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AllMusic | [1] |
Alex Loves... is the eighth studio album by American recording artist Alexander O'Neal. It was originally released in January 2008, on the label EMI as the follow-up to his 2002 album Saga of a Married Man. The album is considered to be a departure from O'Neal's sound, because it consists of cover versions mainly of standard R&B songs, with the exception of the last song 'We're On Our Way', which was co-written by O'Neal.
The album was received negatively by the majority of music critics, while other reviewers noted good points to the album. The album peaked at #49 in the UK, and was his first charting album of new material for 15 years.[2]
Critical reception[edit]
In a retrospective review, Sharon Mawer of AllMusic gave the album two and a half out of five stars (his poorest star rating) and wrote that 'the choice of songs on Alex Loves was rather a strange mixture and most simply didn't work' also adding that 'Not an album to recommend except to the die-hard fans who kept his name alive while he was away.'[1]
Track listing[edit]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | 'Secret Lovers' (Atlantic Starr cover from the album As the Band Turns) | 4:28 | |
2. | 'A Million Love Songs' (Take That cover from the album Take That & Party) | Gary Barlow | 3:24 |
3. | 'Right Here Waiting' (Richard Marx cover from the album Repeat Offender) | Richard Marx | 4:06 |
4. | 'Unbreak My Heart' (Toni Braxton cover from the album Secrets) | Diane Warren | 4:28 |
5. | 'Your Song' (Elton John cover from the album Elton John) | 4:01 | |
6. | 'Saturday Love' (Remake; originally on the Cherrelle album High Priority) | 5:01 | |
7. | 'If You Were Here Tonight' (Remake; originally on the album Alexander O'Neal) | Monte Moir | 5:02 |
8. | 'What You Won't Do For Love' (Bobby Caldwell cover from the album Bobby Caldwell) | 3:46 | |
9. | 'When a Man Loves a Woman' (Percy Sledge cover from the album When a Man Loves a Woman) |
| 3:03 |
10. | 'Babe' (Styx cover from the album Cornerstone) | Dennis DeYoung | 3:57 |
11. | 'Always & Forever' (Heatwave cover from the album Too Hot to Handle) | Rod Temperton | 4:38 |
12. | 'You're My First, My Last, My Everything' (Barry White cover from the album Can't Get Enough) | 4:01 | |
13. | 'Cherish' (Kool & the Gang cover from the album Emergency) |
| 4:02 |
14. | 'I'll Make Love to You' (Boyz II Men cover from the album II) | Babyface | 3:27 |
15. | 'We're On Our Way' | 4:00 | |
Total length: | 1:01:24 |
Personnel[edit]
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[3]
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Charts[edit]
Chart | Peak position |
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UK Albums Chart[2] | 49 |
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References[edit]
- ^ abMawer, Sharon. 'Alex Loves'. AllMusic. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
- ^ ab'UK Charts > Alexander O'Neal'. Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 2012-06-28. Retrieved 2012-05-26.
- ^Alex Loves... liner notes. EMI. 2008.
External links[edit]
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