Alex Loves...
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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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| Alexander O'Neal chronology | ||||
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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
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
| 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
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[3]
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Charts
| Chart | Peak position |
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| UK Albums Chart[2] | 49 |
References
- ^ a b Mawer, Sharon. "Alex Loves". AllMusic. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
- ^ a b "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.