Condition: Used
Alexander O'Neal - Alexander O'Neal
Label: Tabu Records
Catalog#: TBU 26485
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Record is VG++
Cover is in shrink with slight corner wear (see our picture)
Country: UK
Released: 1985
Genre: Funk / Soul
Style: Soul, Funk
Tracklist:
A1 A Broken Heart Can Mend 3:40
A2 If You Were Here Tonight 6:08
Other [Bion] - Marcus Wise
A3 Do You Wanna Like I Do 4:48
A4 Look At Us Now 5:07
Medley (10:34)
B1.a Innocent
Guitar [Solo] - Jelly Bean Johnson
Lead Vocals [Female Lead] - Cherrelle
B1.b Alex 9000
B1.c Innocent II
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B2 What's Missing 5:42
B3 You Were Meant To Be My Lady (Not My Girl) 6:10
Credits:
Backing Vocals - Cherrelle , Denise Saenz , Gwendowyn Traylor , Lucia Newell
Bass, Guitar, Percussion, Drum Programming, Synthesizer, Backing Vocals - Terry Lewis
Drums, Percussion - Jelly Bean Johnson
Engineer [Additional, Creation Audio] - Jack Daly
Engineer [Additional, Larrabee Sound] - Brad Coker
Engineer [Assistant, Mixing] - Fred Howard
Engineer [Creation Audio, Larrabee Sound] - Steve Wiese
Engineer [Larrabee Sound] - Randy Tominaga
Engineer [Mastering] - Brian Gardner
Engineer [Mixing] - Steve Hodge
Executive Producer - Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
Guitar - Bobby Schnitzer , John Della Selva , Thomas Organ
Producer - Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis (tracks: A1, B1 to B3) , Monte Moir (tracks: A2 to A4)
Saxophone - David Eiland
Synthesizer, Programmed By [Synthesizer Programs], Piano [Acoustic], Drum Programming, Percussion, Backing Vocals - Jimmy Jam , Monte Moir
Tabla - Marcus Wise
Notes
Recorded at Creation Audio, Minneapolis, Minn. and Larrabee Sound, Los Angeles, CA.
Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering, LA.
Alexander O'Neal is a strange artist. Blessed with such a great voice and the oppertunity to work with such great producers in Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis he seemed to have faded out of the spotlight, despite still making great Soul Music.
This was the big mans first album in the year of 1985.
The album is split into two parts - like the follow up smash hit album "Hearsay". In those days it was all on double vinyl LP.
Do not be put off by the fact that there are only 7 tracks. There are more that 2 tracks which go on for over 5 minutes.
O'Neal shows us all for the first time that he can carry the soulful ballads like "If You Were Here Tonight" and then hit us with some uptempo funk like "Innocent"
The album kicks off with:
A Broken Heart Can mend
This track is beautiful. Its soul music in its element. Its from the soul and a message to all heart broken men - "It takes a little time, till you can love again, but I ain't got time to wait through another heart ache"
Track 2
If You Were Here Tonight
The best song on the album and my all time favourite song - By O'Neal and any other artist.
For me it is the best Love song ever written. It was a single and still gets air play today. Its one of those songs that people know but forget who it is by. Vocally O'Neal is at his peak. If you have seen him live then you will know how well he delivers this song.
Track 3
Do You Wanna Like I do
This song follows on from track 2. The same drum beat is evident in the background, but Alex uses his superbly toned voice to make this song sound all so different. A great track.
Track 4
Look At Us Now
A song for any person who is in a relationship. "Look at us now, will we always be together, whos to say?"
Once again - soul music is at its peak.
Track 5
Innocent
11 minutes of non-stop funk. O'Neal cranks up the volume and gives us a stomping track in Innocent.
Funny thing is with this song, is that it is very seedy!
"I'm Looking for a girl whos Innocent" but that can't take the shine off a great song. The innocent girl is a young Cherelle who Had already had a top 10 hit with "Saturday Love".
Track 6
Whats Missing
Keeping to the theme of Innocent, this is another funk based track, but much better lyrically. Here it a few times and you won't stop singing!
Track 7
You Were meant to be my lady (not my girl)
This track was way ahead of its time. Once again O'Neal is giving us a song about a girl he used to like but realised that she was meant to be his lady..er.. not his girl!
Great song to end this superb album on.
Overall - its just a great soul album. Mixing great ballads with uptempo funk means total class.
Alexander O'Neal - "If You Were Here Tonight"
love this song so much...brings back memories.
Alexander O'Neal - "A Broken Heart Can Mend
Another classic production from Jam & Lewis
This brotha takes me back to the best of my childhood! Alexander! His music will forever stand the test of time
Alexander O'Neal - You Were Meant To Be My Lady (Not My girl)
Alexander O'Neal - What's Missing
Great Voice! Makes you wonder how good The
Time would have been with Alex as lead vocalist
instead of Morris Day. It is a shame Prince replaced him because of creative differences
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