Never Knew Love Like This

"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.^[1]

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)

"Never Knew Love Like This (Extended Version)" - 5:40
"Never Knew Love Like This (A Cappella)" - 3:30
"Never Knew Love Like This (Instrumental)" - 5:25
"Never Knew Love Like This (Reprise)" - 3:30

7" Single (Tabu ZS4 07646)

"Never Knew Love Like This" - 3:22
"What's Missing" - 4:02

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.^[2]

Alexander O'Neal - lead vocals
Jerry 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

Sales chart performance

Peak positions

Chart (1988)	Position
US Billboard Hot 100^[3]	28
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs^[3]	2
Belgium VRT Top 30^[4]	24
UK Singles Chart^[5]	26
German Media Control Charts^[6]	49
Dutch MegaCharts^[7]	24

References

↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 440.
↑ Hearsay liner notes. Tabu Records. 1987.
↑ 3.0 3.1 "US Singles Charts > Alexander O'Neal". Billboard. Retrieved 2012-05-26.
↑ "BEL Charts > Alexander O'Neal". VRT Top 30. Retrieved 2012-05-26.
↑ "UK Charts > Alexander O'Neal". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2012-05-26.
↑ "GER Charts > Alexander O'Neal". Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2012-05-26.
↑ "NL Charts > Alexander O'Neal". MegaCharts. Retrieved 2012-05-26.

External links

Full lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Alexander O'Neal: Hearsay

Side one	"Intro" "(What Can I Say) To Make You Love Me" "Intro" "Hearsay" "Intro" "The Lovers" "Intro" "Fake" "Intro" "Criticize"

Side two	"Intro" "Never Knew Love Like This" "Interlude" "Sunshine" "Crying Overtime" "Intro" "When the Party's Over"

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Cherrelle

Studio albums	Fragile (1984) High Priority (1985) Affair (1988)

Singles	"I Didn't Mean to Turn You On" "Saturday Love" "Never Knew Love Like This" "Everything I Miss at Home"

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)

Live albums	Live at the Hammersmith Apollo - London (2005)

Compilations	All Mixed Up (1987) Twelve Inch Mixes (1992) This Thing Called Love: The Greatest Hits of Alexander O'Neal (1993) The Best of Alexander O'Neal (1995) Greatest Hits (2004) Icon (2011)

Singles	"Innocent" "If You Were Here Tonight" "A Broken Heart Can Mend" "Saturday Love" (with Cherrelle) "What's Missing" "You Were Meant to Be My Lady (Not My Girl)" "Fake" "Criticize" "Never Knew Love Like This" (with Cherrelle) "The Lovers" "(What Can I Say) To Make You Love Me" "Fake '88" "The Christmas Song"/"Thank You for a Good Year" "Our First Christmas" "Hearsay '89" "Sunshine and Rain" "Hit Mix (Official Bootleg Mega-Mix)" "Saturday Love" (Feelin' Luv Mix) (with Cherrelle) "All True Man" "What Is This Thing Called Love?" "Shame on Me" "The Yoke (G.U.O.T.R.)" "Sentimental" "Love Makes No Sense" "In the Middle" "Aphrodisia" "All That Matters to Me" "Since I've Been Lovin' You" "Let's Get Together" "Baby Come to Me" (with Cherrelle) "Lovers Again" "Grind" "Criticize '98 Mix" "You're Gonna Miss Me"

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