Hearsay (album)

Infobox Album
Name = Hearsay
Type = studio
Artist = Alexander O'Neal


Released = 1986
Recorded =
Genre = R&B
Length = 41:32
Label = Tabu
Producer = Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:g9foxqe5ld0e~T1 link]
*Robert Christgau (B+) [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Alexander+O%27Neal link]
Last album = "Alexander O'Neal"
(1985)
This album = "Hearsay"
(1986)
Next album = "All Mixed Up"
(1988)

"Hearsay" is a 1986 album by R&B musician Alexander O'Neal. The album peaked at #29 on the "Billboard 200" and reached #2 on "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". [allmusic |id=10:g9foxqe5ld0e~T3|label=Hearsay Chart & awards] The album launched five charting singles in the UK. "Fake" peaked at #33 on "UK Singles"; "Criticize" peaked at #4; "Never Knew Love Like This" at #26; "The Lovers" at #28; "(What Can I Say) To Make You Love Me" at #27.cite book |last=Roberts |first=David |title=Guinness World Records British Hit Singles |edition= 15th ed. |year=2002 |publisher=Guinness World Records Ltd. |location=London |isbn=0-85112-187-X, p.360] Several remixes of the album's songs also charted. "Hearsay '88" reached #56; "Fake '88", #16; "Hearsay '89", #56. Two of the tracks, "Fake" and "Criticize", were popular anthems in UK dance clubs.BBC. (April 5 2007) [http://www.bbc.co.uk/berkshire/content/articles/2007/04/05/alexanderoneal_preveiew_feature.shtml Alexander O'Neal] bbc.co.uk Retrieved 27-01-08.] The album certified gold by the RIAA on October 20 1987. [ [http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH RIAA searchable database] .] In the UK, it sold more than 700,000 copies.

Track listing

"All tracks composed by James Harris and Terry Lewis."

ide one

#"Intro" – 0:35
#"(What Can I Say) To Make You Love Me" – 5:27
#"Hearsay" – 4:18
#"The Lovers" – 5:27
#"Fake" – 4:37
#"Criticize" – 4:11

ide two

#"Intro" – 0:28
#"Never Knew Love Like This" – 5:30
#"Sunshine" – 6:04
#"Crying Overtime" – 5:42
#"When the Party's Over" – 3:32

Personnel

*Clarence Avant – executive producer
*Jerome Benton
*Spencer Bernard – programming, sequencing
*Cherrelle – arranger, vocals, backing vocals
*David Eiland – saxophone, soloist
*A. Scott Galloway – liner notes
*Brian Gardner – mastering
*James Greer – handclapping
*Steve Hodge – percussion, engineer
*Jimmy Jam – percussion, arranger, keyboards, backing vocals, handclapping, producer, drum programming, rhythm arrangements, keyboard programming, synthesizer programming
*Jellybean Johnson – percussion, keyboards, background vocals, handclapping, drum programming, rhythm arrangements, keyboard programming, synthesizer programming
*Lisa Keith – background vocals, rhythm arrangements
*Terry Lewis – percussion, arranger, background vocals, handclapping, producer, rhythm arrangements
*Alexander O'Neal – arranger, vocals, rhythm arrangements
*Randy Ran – background vocals
*Stafford – photography
*Dale Wehlacz – art direction, design
*Karen Williams

Reference

External links

* [http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/oneal_alexander/albums.jhtml?albumId=67858 Audio samples and lyrics] hosted with permission by MTV