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Never Knew Love Like This

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Released
  
1988

Genre
  
R&B soul dance

Recorded
  
1987

Label
  
Tabu

Writer(s)
  
Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis

Producer(s)
  
Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis

"Never Knew Love Like This" is a top ten US R&B hit, and a top ten UK hit song duetted by American R&B singers Cherrelle and Alexander O'Neal; released in 1988. The song peaked at #2 in the US R&B chart, #26 in the UK and #28 in the Billboard Hot 100.

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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 recorded in London.

Track listing

  • 12" Maxi (Tabu TBU 651369 6)
    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
  • 7" Single (Tabu ZS4 07646)
    1. "Never Knew Love Like This" - 3:22
    2. "What's Missing" - 4:02

    Personnel

    Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.

  • Alexander O'Neal - lead vocals
  • Jimmy Jam - drum and keyboard programming, keyboards, percussion
  • Terry Lewis - percussion, backing vocals
  • Cherrelle - lead and backing vocals
  • Randy Ran - backing vocals
  • David Eiland - saxophone solo

    • References

    Never Knew Love Like This Wikipedia
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