Dear Love (album)

Dear Love
Studio album by Suzie McNeil
Released July 24, 2012
Genre Pop rock
Length 38:28
Label 604 Records
Producer
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: December 2012

Dear Love is the third studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Suzie McNeil, released on July 24, 2012 through 604 Records. It has spawned four singles, including the top 10 Canada AC hit "Merry Go Round" and the Faber Drive duet "Love Can't Save Us Now". 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.

Critical 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 3:25
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, R. StewartSalter 3:29
12. "Blessing in Disguise"  McNeil, SalterSalter 3:13
13. "Merry Go Round" (Acoustic)McNeil, R. StewartThakkar 3:11
Total length:
 38:28
iTunes bonus track
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
14. "Stay"    3:23
Total length:
 41:53

Chart performance

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions
CAN
[4]		 CAN AC
[5]		 CAN Hot AC
[6]
2011 "Drama Queen" 96 — 23
"Merry Go Round" 75 8 38
2012 "Tough Love" — 25 38
"Love Can't Save Us Now" — 15 —

Release history

Country Date Format Label
Worldwide[7] July 24, 2012 CD 604 Records
Canada[8] August 7, 2012 Digital download
United States[9]

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.
  4. ↑ "Chart Search". Billboard Canadian Hot 100 for Suzie McNeil. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  5. ↑ Canada AC peak positions:
  6. ↑ Canada Hot AC peak positions:
  7. ↑ "Dear Love - Suzie McNeil". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  8. ↑ "Dear Love by Suzie McNeil". iTunes Store (CA). Apple Inc. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  9. ↑ "Dear Love by Suzie McNeil". iTunes Store (US). Apple Inc. Retrieved 1 January 2015.