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This article is about the song by Alexander O'Neal and Cherelle. For the song by Stephanie Mills, see Never Knew Love Like This Before.
"Never Knew Love Like This"
Song

"Never Knew Love Like This" is a top ten US R&B hit, and a top ten UK hit song duetted by American R&B singers Cherrelle and Alexander O'Neal; released in 1988. The song peaked at #2 in the US R&B chart, #26 in the UK and #28 in the Billboard Hot 100.[1]

It was the second time Alexander O'Neal and Cherrelle sang together. They sang "Saturday Love" together in 1985 on Cherrelle's gold album High Priority. "Never Knew Love Like This" is featured on Alexander O'Neal's 3× platinum album Hearsay which was released in 1987. The music video was recorded in London.

Track listing

  • 12" Maxi (Tabu TBU 651369 6)
  1. "Never Knew Love Like This (Extended Version)" - 5:40
  2. "Never Knew Love Like This (A Cappella)" - 3:30
  3. "Never Knew Love Like This (Instrumental)" - 5:25
  4. "Never Knew Love Like This (Reprise)" - 3:30
  • 7" Single (Tabu ZS4 07646)
  1. "Never Knew Love Like This" - 3:22
  2. "What's Missing" - 4:02

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[2]

  • Alexander O'Neal - lead vocals
  • Jimmy Jam - drum and keyboard programming, keyboards, percussion
  • Terry Lewis - percussion, backing vocals
  • Cherrelle - lead and backing vocals
  • Randy Ran - backing vocals
  • David Eiland - saxophone solo

Sales chart performance

Peak positions

Chart (1988) Position
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 28
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[3] 2
Belgium VRT Top 30[4] 24
UK Singles Chart[5] 26
German Media Control Charts[6] 49
Dutch MegaCharts[7] 24

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 440.
  2. ^ Hearsay liner notes. Tabu Records. 1987.
  3. ^ a b "US Singles Charts > Alexander O'Neal". Billboard. Retrieved 2012-05-26. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ "BEL Charts > Alexander O'Neal". VRT Top 30. Retrieved 2012-05-26.
  5. ^ "UK Charts > Alexander O'Neal". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2012-05-26.
  6. ^ "GER Charts > Alexander O'Neal". Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2012-05-26.
  7. ^ "NL Charts > Alexander O'Neal". MegaCharts. Retrieved 2012-05-26.

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