Dear Love (album)

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Dear Love
Studio album by Suzie McNeil
Released August 7, 2012 (2012-08-07)
Genre Pop rock
Length 41:49
Label 604 Records
Suzie McNeil chronology

Rock-n-Roller
(2008)		 Dear Love
(2012)
Singles from Dear Love
  1. "Drama Queen"
    Released: February 11, 2011
  2. "Merry Go Round"
    Released: July 19, 2011
  3. "Tough Love"
    Released: May 8, 2012
  4. "Love Can't Save Us Now"
    Released: TBA

Dear Love (stylized as Dear Love,) is the third studio album from Canadian singer-songwriter Suzie McNeil, released on August 7, 2012 through 604 Records. According to McNeil, the album "tells the story of [her] journey into love [and] loss,"[1] and lyrically, the songs revolve around the themes of heartbreak and recovery.

Reception

The Calgary Herald's review gave the album three stars out of five, with critic Eric Volmers explaining that "Dear Love works because it has all of the trappings of a shameless, radio-grabbing pop album. Immaculate production, airplay-friendly hooks, semi-cool ’80s cover (The Eurythmics’ Here Comes the Rain Again) and even some celeb musical guests... is the formula here."[2] On McNeil herself, Volmers elaborated that she "has a powerful voice and a nice way of surrounding her hooks with memorable melodies."

In a similar vein, Real Style Network's review felt that "on paper, [McNeil] has everything you need, but there is something missing on the album. It is well done, but forgettable." Despite indicating that McNeil was "playing it safe" on the album, the review praised her "versatile" vocals which "[allow] her to be sweet as sugar or edgy and tough," and deemed the song's generally "catchy, sometimes being reminiscent of a more subtle Katy Perry."[3]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer Length
1. "Intro"  Suzie McNeil, Zubin Thakkar  0:52
2. "Dear Love"  Kara DioGuardi, Marti FrederiksenFrederiksen 3:55
3. "Heartbeat"  McNeil, Marti Dodson, ThakkarThakkar 3:05
4. "Drama Queen"  McNeil, Josh RamsayRamsay 2:52
5. "Merry Go Round"  McNeil, Ryan Stewart, ThakkarThomas "Tawgs" Salter 3:33
6. "Love Can't Save Us Now" (featuring Faber Drive)Dodson, Mats ValentinSalter 3:07
7. "One Foot in Front of the Other"  McNeil, Justin ForsleySalter 3:52
8. "Interlude"  McNeil  0:16
9. "Here Comes the Rain Again"  Annie Lennox, David A. StewartSalter 3:28
10. "Tough Love" (featuring Anami Vice)McNeil, RamsayRamsay 3:35
11. "In Luv Tonight"  McNeil, StewartSalter 3:29
12. "Blessing in Disguise"  McNeil, SalterSalter 3:13
13. "Merry Go Round (Acoustic)"  McNeil, StewartThakkar 3:09
iTunes bonus track
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
14. "Stay"    3:23

References

  1. ↑ McNeil, Suzie. ""Dear Love" Released TODAY!!". Retrieved 16 September 2012. 
  2. ↑ Volmers, Eric. "Now Hear This: Reviews of new albums". The Calgary Herald. Retrieved 21 September 2012. 
  3. ↑ "Suzie McNeil - Dear Love Review". Real Style Network. Retrieved 21 September 2012. 
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