Never Knew Love Like This

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"Never Knew Love Like This"
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Single by Alexander O'Neal featuring Cherrelle
from the album Hearsay
B-side "What's Missing"
Released1988
Recorded1986
Genre
Label Tabu
Songwriter(s) Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
Producer(s) Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
Alexander O'Neal featuring Cherrelle singles chronology
"Criticize"
(1987)		"Never Knew Love Like This"
(1988)		"The Lovers"
(1988)

"Never Knew Love Like This" is a top ten US R&B hit song duetted by American R&B singers Cherrelle and Alexander O'Neal; released in 1988. The song peaked at No. 2 in the US R&B chart, No. 26 in the UK and No. 28 in the Billboard Hot 100. [1]

Contents

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 filmed in London.

Track listing

  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
  1. "Never Knew Love Like This (Saturday Mix)" - 6:53
  2. "Never Knew Love Like This (Saturday Instrumental)" - 6:53
  3. "Never Knew Love Like This (Street Mix)" - 4:57
  4. "Never Knew Love Like This (Dubstrumental)" - 8:09
  1. "Never Knew Love Like This" - 3:22
  2. "What's Missing" - 4:02
  1. "Never Knew Love Like This (Extended Version)" - 5:40
  2. "Never Knew Love Like This (Instrumental)" - 5:25
  3. "Never Knew Love Like This (Reprise)" - 3:30

Personnel

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

Sales chart performance

Peak positions

Chart (1988)Position
US Billboard Hot 100 [3] 28
US Billboard 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

Covers

The song was covered by Pauline Henry featuring Wayne Marshall in 1996. It managed to enter the UK Singles Chart, peaking at No. 40.

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. 1 2 "US Singles Charts > Alexander O'Neal". Billboard . Retrieved 2012-05-26.
  4. ↑ "BEL Charts > Alexander O'Neal". VRT Top 30. Archived from the original on 2012-04-09. 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. Archived from the original on August 26, 2014. Retrieved 2012-05-26.
  7. ↑ "NL Charts > Alexander O'Neal". MegaCharts . Retrieved 2012-05-26.
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