Alex Loves... | ||||
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Released | January 28, 2008 | |||
Studio | ||||
Genre | Contemporary R&B | |||
Length | 1:01:24 | |||
Label | EMI | |||
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Alexander O'Neal chronology | ||||
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AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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 6 years. [2]
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]
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 |
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. [3]
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Chart | Peak position |
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UK Albums Chart [2] | 49 |
Alex Loves... | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | January 28, 2008 | |||
Studio | ||||
Genre | Contemporary R&B | |||
Length | 1:01:24 | |||
Label | EMI | |||
Producer |
| |||
Alexander O'Neal chronology | ||||
|
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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 6 years. [2]
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]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|
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 |
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. [3]
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Chart | Peak position |
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UK Albums Chart [2] | 49 |