Arthur Alexander (album)

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Arthur Alexander
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Studio album by
Arthur Alexander
ReleasedApril 1972
Length30:52
Label Warner
Producer Tommy Cogbill
Arthur Alexander chronology
You Better Move On
(1962)		Arthur Alexander
(1972)		 Lonely Just Like Me
(1993)

Arthur Alexander is the second studio album by Arthur Alexander, released in 1972. [1] [2] [3] [4] A 1989 UK reissue by Ace Records included two additional tracks, and an expanded edition was released in 2017 by Omnivore Recordings with six additional tracks. [5]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "I'm Comin' Home" (Dennis Linde) – 1:55
  2. "It Hurts to Want It So Bad" (Steve Smith, Tim Smith, Charles Feldman) – 2:17
  3. "Go on Home Girl" (Arthur Alexander) – 2:43
  4. "In the Middle of It All" (Arthur Alexander) – 3:05
  5. "Burning Love" (Dennis Linde) – 2:39
  6. "Rainbow Road" (Donnie Fritts, Dan Penn) – 3:25
  7. "Love's Where Life Begins" (Arthur Alexander, Dale Ward) – 2:05
  8. "Down the Back Roads" (Jackie Cook, Steve Cropper, Mary V. Williams) – 2:27
  9. "Call Me Honey" (Dennis Linde) – 2:17
  10. "Come Along With Me" (Arthur Alexander, Donnie Fritts) – 2:42
  11. "Call Me in Tahiti" (Dennis Linde) – 2:23
  12. "Thank God He Came" (Arthur Alexander, Donnie Fritts) – 2:54

1989 reissue bonus tracks:

  1. "Lover Please" (Billy Swan) – 2:42
  2. "They'll Do It Every Time" (Arthur Alexander, Thomas Cain) – 2:47

2017 expanded edition bonus tracks:

  1. "Mr. John" (Arthur Alexander, Thomas Cain)
  2. "You Got Me Knockin'" (Arthur Alexander, Ed Williams, Steve Hostak, Thomas Cain)
  3. "Lover Please" (Billy Swan)
  4. "They'll Do It Every Time" (Arthur Alexander, Thomas Cain)
  5. "I Don't Want Nobody" (previously un-issued)
  6. "Simple Song of Love" (previously un-issued)

Personnel

Technical

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References

  1. ↑ "Arthur Alexander - Rainbow Road: The Warner Bros. Recordings CD". cduniverse.com. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  2. ↑ Deming, Mark. "Arthur Alexander". allmusic.com. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "Arthur Alexander". discogs.com. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "Rainbow Road: The Warner Bros. Recordings by Arthur Alexander (CD, Apr-1994, Warner Archives)". ebay.com. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  5. ↑ "Arthur Alexander — Arthur Alexander – Omnivore Recordings". omnivorerecordings.com. Retrieved 15 October 2018.


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