This Thing Called Love: The Greatest Hits of Alexander O'Neal

This Thing Called Love: The Greatest Hits of Alexander O'Neal
This Thing Called Love: The Greatest Hits of Alexander O'Neal
Greatest hits album by Alexander O'Neal
Released	1992
Genre	R&B ; funk ; soul ;
Length	61:45
Label	Tabu
Producer	Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis ; Jellybean Johnson ; Monte Moir ;
Alexander O'Neal chronology

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This Thing Called Love: The Greatest Hits of Alexander O'Neal is a greatest hits album by American recording artist Alexander O'Neal, released in 1992 by Tabu Records. It includes tracks from three of O'Neal's previous studio albums: Alexander O'Neal (1985), Hearsay (1987) and All True Man (1991).

Track listing

All tracks written by James Harris III and Terry Lewis, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Criticize"	Garry Johnson Alexander O'Neal	4:00
2.	"Fake '88"		3:53
3.	"A Broken Heart Can Mend"		3:40
4.	"Hearsay '89"		3:40
5.	"(What Can I Say) To Make You Love Me"		4:25
6.	"Sunshine"		4:02
7.	"What's Missing"		4:06
8.	"If You Were Here Tonight"	Monte Moir	3:40
9.	"Never Knew Love Like This" (with Cherrelle)		3:22
10.	"All True Man"		4:04
11.	"The Lovers"		3:50
12.	"Crying Overtime"		4:55
13.	"What Is This Thing Called Love"		4:08
14.	"Innocent"		5:05
15.	"Sentimental"		4:36

Personnel

Track 1 produced by Jellybean Johnson for Flyte Time Productions Inc.
Tracks 2–7 and 9–15 produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis for Flyte Time Productions Inc.
Track 8 produced by Monte Moir

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (1992)	Peak position
UK Albums Chart ^[2]	4

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[3]	Gold	100,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Label	Cat. No.		Format	Date
Tabu	ZK 53833	^US	CD	1992
Tabu	471 714	^EU	CD, Vinyl, Minidisc, Cassette	1992
Tabu	SRCS-6523	^JP	CD	1992

References

↑ "The Greatest Hits of Alexander O'Neal - Alexander O'Neal - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
↑ "ALEXANDER O'NEAL - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
↑ "British album certifications – Alexander O'Neal – This Thing Called Love". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 25 October 2018.

External links

This Thing Called Love: The Greatest Hits of Alexander O'Neal at Discogs

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[1] "The Greatest Hits of Alexander O'Neal - Alexander O'Neal - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 January 2018.

[2] "ALEXANDER O'NEAL - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 9 January 2018.

[United_KingdomAlexander_O'NealThis_Thing_Called_LovealbumCertRef-3] "British album certifications – Alexander O'Neal – This Thing Called Love". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 25 October 2018.

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v t e Alexander O'Neal
Studio albums	Alexander O'Neal (1985) Hearsay (1987) My Gift to You (1988) All True Man (1991) Love Makes No Sense (1993) Lovers Again (1996) Saga of a Married Man (2002) Alex Loves... (2008) Five Questions: The New Journey (2010)
Compilation albums	All Mixed Up (1987) This Thing Called Love: The Greatest Hits of Alexander O'Neal (1992) Greatest Hits (2004)
Singles	"Innocent" "If You Were Here Tonight" "A Broken Heart Can Mend" "Saturday Love" "What's Missing" "Fake" "Criticize" "Never Knew Love Like This" "The Lovers" "(What Can I Say) To Make You Love Me" "The Christmas Song" "Hearsay '89" "Sunshine" "All True Man" "What Is This Thing Called Love?" "Love Makes No Sense" "In the Middle" "All That Matters to Me" "Baby Come to Me"
Related articles	Discography Flyte Tyme Cherrelle Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis