Alexander O'Neal – All True Man (1991) Vinyl LP Record
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Alexander O'Neal – All True Man (1991) Vinyl LP Record
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Album Introduction
All True Man is the fourth studio album by Alexander O'Neal, released in 1991 on Tabu Records. O'Neal — born in Natchez, Mississippi and raised in Minneapolis — was a central figure in the Minneapolis soul and R&B scene of the 1980s, working within the orbit of producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, whose credits include Janet Jackson's Control and Rhythm Nation 1814 and The SOS Band. His 1987 album Hearsay had been a major UK success, reaching No. 4 on the UK Albums Chart and establishing him as one of the most popular soul artists in Britain. All True Man followed with a more expansive and musically ambitious sound — the 12 tracks average over five minutes each, giving the album a slow-burning, late-night quality that suits O'Neal's rich baritone perfectly. The album includes a reading of Cole Porter's What Is This Thing Called Love?, demonstrating O'Neal's roots in the classic American song tradition alongside his contemporary R&B production.
Stand-Out Tracks
- Sentimental — One of the album's most immediately accessible and melodically generous tracks; a warm, mid-tempo soul ballad that showcases O'Neal's baritone at its most expressive and controlled, and one of the most immediately replayable moments on the record.
- All True Man — The title track and a statement of intent; a slow-burning, groove-driven soul track that gives O'Neal the opportunity to demonstrate the full authority and warmth of his voice, and one of the album's most atmospherically satisfying moments.
- The Yoke (G.U.O.T.R.) — The album's most expansive and musically ambitious track at over seven minutes; a slow, groove-heavy soul workout that gives the production team the opportunity to build a sustained rhythmic and harmonic atmosphere of real sophistication.
- What Is This Thing Called Love? — Cole Porter's 1929 standard given a contemporary R&B reading; O'Neal's voice — warm, authoritative and completely at ease with the song's harmonic complexity — gives the familiar standard a freshness and emotional directness that makes it one of the album's most distinctive and musically satisfying moments.
- Hang On — The album's closing track and one of its most emotionally direct; a slow, atmospheric ballad that brings the album to a conclusion of genuine feeling and gives O'Neal the opportunity to deliver something completely unguarded and personal, and one of the most quietly affecting performances on the record.
Record Details
- Artist: Alexander O'Neal
- Title: All True Man
- Year: 1991
- Label: Tabu Records / Epic
- Catalogue No.: 468821 1
- Format: Vinyl LP
- Pressing: UK original pressing
- Genre: Soul / R&B
- Decade: 1990s
- Barcode: 5099746588212
Condition
Condition: VG+/VG+ — see our Condition Grading Guide.
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