Love Makes No Sense

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Love Makes No Sense
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Studio album by
Alexander O'Neal
ReleasedFebruary 9, 1993 (1993-02-09)
Length50:47
Label
Producer
Alexander O'Neal chronology
This Thing Called Love: The Greatest Hits of Alexander O'Neal
(1992)		Love Makes No Sense
(1993)		The Best of Alexander O'Neal
(1995)
Professional ratings
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Love Makes No Sense is the fifth studio album by American recording artist Alexander O'Neal. The album was O'Neal's final release for Tabu, and his first album made without formal production from Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis.

Contents

Sales of the album were not as strong as O'Neal's earlier releases; it went on to peak at number 89 on the US Billboard 200 and reached number 18 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. [3] The album launched three charting singles in the United Kingdom: "Love Makes No Sense" peaked at number 26 on the UK Singles Chart; "In the Middle" peaked at number 32; "All That Matters to Me" peaked at number 67. [4] It was O'Neal's first album not to be certified by the BPI, since his 1988 Christmas album, My Gift to You . "All That Matters to Me" and "Since I've Been Loving You" were his fifth and sixth (and last to date) charting songs in Germany, both peaking at number 51. [5] [6]

Love Makes No Sense was re-released in 2013 on Tabu's new Re-born imprint, featuring rare bonus content. The reissue is a two-CD set with the original album digitally remastered from the original half-inch mix tapes; the bonus content consists of associated 7-inch and 12-inch mixes.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."In the Middle"
  • Terry Coffey
  • Jon Nettlesbey
4:37
2."If U Let It"
  • Tony Tolbert
  • Lance Alexander
5:14
3."Aphrodisia"
  • Tolbert
  • Alexander
5:18
4."Love Makes No Sense"
  • Tolbert
  • Alexander
6:58
5."Home Is Where the Heart Is"
6:16
6."Change of Heart"
4:44
7."Lady"
  • Tolbert
  • Alexander
5:35
8."All That Matters to Me"
4:30
9."Since I've Been Loving You"
4:00
10."Your Precious Love" (with Cherrelle)
3:36
11."What a Wonderful World"
5:12

Note

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. [7]

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1993)Peak
position
Dutch Albums Chart [8] 45
Swedish Albums Chart [9] 49
UK Albums Chart [10] 14
US Billboard 200 [11] 89
German Albums Chart 80
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums [11] 18

Release history

LabelCat. No.FormatDate
Tabu31454 9501USCD, Cassette1993
TabuPOCM-1016 JP CD1993
Tabu549 502EUCD, Vinyl, Cassette1993
SolidCDSOL-5226 JP CD2013
TabuTABU 2017UKCD2013

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References

  1. ↑ "Love Makes No Sense". AllMusic . Retrieved January 22, 2015.
  2. ↑ Jones, Alan (February 13, 1993). "Market Preview: Mainstream – Albums" (PDF). Music Week . p. 20. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  3. ↑ Hearsay Chart & awards at AllMusic
  4. ↑ Roberts, David (2002). Guinness World Records British Hit Singles (15th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Ltd. ISBN   0-85112-187-X., p.360
  5. ↑ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
  6. ↑ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
  7. ↑ Love Makes No Sense (liner notes). Tabu. 1993.
  8. ↑ "NL Charts > Alexander O'Neal". MegaCharts . Retrieved 2012-05-26.
  9. ↑ "SWE Charts > Alexander O'Neal". Sverigetopplistan . Retrieved 2012-05-26.
  10. ↑ "UK Charts > Alexander O'Neal". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 2012-06-28. Retrieved 2012-05-26.
  11. 1 2 "US Albums Charts > Alexander O'Neal". Billboard . Retrieved 2012-05-26.
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