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Hearsay (album)
''Hearsay'' is the second solo studio album by the American recording artist Alexander O'Neal. It was originally released in the middle of 1987 by Tabu and Epic as the follow-up to O'Neal's critically and commercially successful 1985 album ''Alexander O'Neal''. ''Hearsay'' explores similar genres to those of ''Alexander O'Neal'' including pop, R&B, soul, post-disco, funk, and adult contemporary music, while also incorporating a newer genre, new jack swing. The songs were largely recorded during 1986 to 1987 in sessions that took place at Flyte Time Productions, Inc. Studio A & B in Minneapolis, Minnesota, assisted by R&B songwriting and record production team Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. It features contributions from guest musicians, including Cherrelle, David Eiland, and Lisa Keith, and is generally regarded as the culmination of the smoother, more adult-oriented sound of O'Neal's early work.
On release, the album was received favourably by the majority of music critics. O'Neal's most commercially successful solo album, it went on to peak at #29 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and reached #2 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. The album launched seven charting singles in the UK. "Fake" peaked at #33 on the UK Singles Chart; "Criticize" peaked at #4; "Never Knew Love Like This" at #26; "The Lovers" at #28; "(What Can I Say) To Make You Love Me" at #27; "Sunshine" at #72.〔, p.360〕 Several remixes of the album's songs also charted: "Fake '88", #16; "Hearsay '89", #56.〔 Two of the tracks, "Fake" and "Criticize", were also popular anthems in UK dance clubs.〔BBC. (April 5, 2007) (Alexander O'Neal ) bbc.co.uk Retrieved 27-01-08.〕 The album was certified gold by the RIAA on October 20, 1987.〔(RIAA searchable database ).〕 In the UK, it sold more than 700,000 copies and was certified 3× Platinum by the BPI.〔
The album was re-released on 6 May 2013 on Tabu's new Re-born imprint featuring rare bonus content. The reissue is a 2-CD set with the original album digitally remastered from the original 1/2" mix tapes; the bonus content consists of associated 7", and 12" mixes.
==Composition==
''Hearsay'' has the overtones of a concept album,〔 being loosely set around the attendees of a house party being hosted by O'Neal. Over the course of the album, the themes that are played out include O'Neal's advances towards a particular woman in the room ("What Can I Say To Make You Love Me"), as well as his observations on other attendees of the party - for instance a courting couple ("The Lovers"), a spiteful gossip-monger ("Hearsay"), a loudmouth - implied to be a groupie ("Fake"), and a nagging ex-lover ("Criticize"), unrequited admiration ("Crying Overtime"), and culminating in the finale ("When the Party's Over"), where O'Neal finally persuades the woman to stay after the party is over. Interspersed between the tracks are "interludes" consisting of general background noise and conversation between the partygoers which sets up the theme of the next song.
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