Lonely Just Like Me

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Lonely Just Like Me
Studio album by
Arthur Alexander
Released1993
GenreSoul
LabelElektra/Nonesuch
ProducerBen Vaughn, Thomas Cain
Arthur Alexander chronology
Arthur Alexander
(1972) 		Lonely Just Like Me
(1993) 		The Ultimate Arthur Alexander
(1993)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[1]
Chicago Tribune3.5/4 stars[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music3/5 stars[3]
MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide4/5 stars[4]
Orlando Sentinel4/5 stars[5]
(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide3.5/5 stars[6]
Vancouver Sun4/4 stars[7]

Lonely Just Like Me is an album by the American soul musician Arthur Alexander, released in 1993.[8][9] It was Alexander's first album in 21 years.[3] He died shortly after its release.[10][11]

The album was reissued in 2007, with additional tracks that had been recorded for NPR.[12]

Production[]

The album was produced by Ben Vaughn and Thomas Cain, as part of Elektra/Nonesuch's "American Explorer" album series.[1][4] Some songs for the album were demoed in a hotel room in Cleveland; Alexander had been working as a bus driver in the city.[13] Donnie Fritts, who had worked with Alexander during his Muscle Shoals days, cowrote a few songs; Muscle Shoals alumni Spooner Oldham and Dan Penn played on the album.[5][14] It was recorded in Nashville.[15]

Critical reception[]

The Chicago Tribune called the album "one of the finest examples of [the country soul] sound to appear since the Muscle Shoals heyday."[2] The Orlando Sentinel wrote: "On the heartbroken yet resilient 'All the Time', Alexander makes 'do-doodaly-doo' sound like the saddest syllables in the world—next to his words: 'If they took apart my heart/ just to see what they could see/ well they'd see misery/ where you keep hurting me'."[5] The Globe and Mail deemed it "a wistful, graceful take on classic soul that shows off Alexander's skills both as a songwriter and as a singer."[16]

(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide praised the "surprisingly emotional new material."[6]

Track listing[]

No.TitleLength
1."If It's Really Got to Be This Way" 
2."Go Home Girl" 
3."Sally Sue Brown" 
4."Mr. John" 
5."Lonely Just Like Me" 
6."Every Day I Have to Cry" 
7."In the Middle of It All" 
8."Genie in the Jug" 
9."Johnny Heartbreak" 
10."All the Time" 
11."There is a Road" 
12."I Believe in Miracles" 

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Lonely Just Like Me - Arthur Alexander | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Heim, Chris. "Arthur Alexander Lonely Just Like Me (Elektra Nonesuch)..." chicagotribune.com.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 1: MUZE. p. 104.CS1 maint: location (link)
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1998. p. 10.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c Gettelman, Parry. "ARTHUR ALEXANDER". OrlandoSentinel.com.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. 2004. p. 11.
  7. ^ Mackie, John (20 May 1993). "SOUL ARTHUR ALEXANDER Lonely Just Like Me". Vancouver Sun. p. F10.
  8. ^ "Arthur Alexander | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  9. ^ "Why don't we know Arthur Alexander as well as we know his songs?". Goldmine. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  10. ^ "FAREWELL, KING ARTHUR A FINAL CHORD FOR THE MAN WHO WROTE THE SONGS". The Buffalo News.
  11. ^ "Arthur Alexander, Singer, Dies at 53; Influence on Rock". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Lonely Just Like Me: The Final Chapter - Record Collector Magazine".
  13. ^ "Arthur Alexander: Lonely Just Like Me: The Final Chapter Album Review". www.austinchronicle.com.
  14. ^ Foege, Alec (Aug 1993). "Alabama Getaway". Spin. 9 (5): 26.
  15. ^ Guralnick, Peter (2014). Sweet Soul Music (Enhanced Edition): Rhythm and Blues and the Southern Dream of Freedom. Little, Brown.
  16. ^ Dafoe, Chris (3 Aug 1993). "RECORDINGS POP Lonely Just Like Me Arthur Alexander". The Globe and Mail. p. C2.
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