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)

Lonely Just Like Me is the third studio album by the American soul musician Arthur Alexander, released in 1993.[1][2] It was Alexander's first album in 21 years.[3] He died shortly after its release.[4][5]

The album was reissued in 2007, with additional tracks that had been recorded for NPR.[6]

Production

The album was produced by Ben Vaughn and Thomas Cain, as part of Elektra/Nonesuch's "American Explorer" album series.[7][8] Some songs for the album were demoed in a hotel room in Cleveland; Alexander had been working as a bus driver in the city.[9] 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.[10][11] It was recorded in Nashville.[12]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[7]
Chicago Tribune[13]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide[8]
Orlando Sentinel[10]
(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide[14]
Vancouver Sun[15]

The Chicago Tribune called the album "one of the finest examples of [the country soul] sound to appear since the Muscle Shoals heyday."[13] 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'."[10] 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."[14]

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