Alexander O’Neal - The Tabu Anthology (2013) [8CD Box Set]

Following the success of the Tabu individual expanded editions, we have subsequently received enquiries about putting some packages together on Alexander O’Neal and The S.O.S. Band which encompass all of the original albums together with the 7” versions of the singles plus some of the 12” mixes we were unable to feature on the individual expanded editions. So who better to curate these packages than Ralph Tee, curator of the Philadelphia International Box Set and all-round Soul Music expert. So here are all 6 of Alexander O’Neal’s original Tabu albums as they were originally released together with 2 bonus CDs, one of which contains of all the key 7” singles and the other which contains the 12” versions which were not included on the recent expanded editions. All delivered in a super sturdy specially designed secure box together with a comprehensive 40 page book containing an intro from Ralph Tee and sleeve notes courtesy of A. Scott Galloway and Christian John Wikane. Finally, every track on Alexander O’Neal: The Tabu Anthology has been extensively re-mastered to the highest degree!

TRACKLIST

CD1 Alexander O’Neal

1 A Broken Heart Can Mend
2 If You Were Here Tonight
3 Do You Wanna Like I Do
4 Look At Us Now
5 Medley: Innocent / Alex 9000 / Innocent II
6 What’s Missing
7 You Were Meant To Be My Lady (Not My Girl)

CD2 Hearsay

1 Intro
2 (What Can I Say) To Make You Love Me
3 Intro
4 Hearsay
5 Intro
6 The Lovers
7 Intro
8 Fake
9 Intro
10 Criticize
11 Intro
12 Never Knew Love Like This
13 Interlude
14 Sunshine
15 Crying Overtime
16 Intro
17 When The Party’s Over

CD3 All Mixed Up

1 Fake ‘88 [House Mix]
2 (What Can I Say) To Make You Love Me [Hateful Club Mix]
3 Never Knew Love Like This [Extended Version]
4 Criticize [Ben Liebrand Remix]
5 The Lovers (Extended Version)
6 Criticize [Remix]
7 (What Can I Say) To Make You Love Me
[Ben Liebrand Remix]
8 Fake [Extended Remix]
9 You Were Meant To Be My Lady
[88 Keith Cohen Extended Remix]
10 Innocent [88 Keith Cohen House Mix]

CD4 My Gift To You

1 My Gift To You
2 Sleigh Ride
3 Our First Christmas
4 Remember Why (It’s Christmas)
5 The Little Drummer Boy
6 The Christmas Song
7 This Christmas
8 Winter Wonderland
9 Thank You For A Good Year
10 Remember Why (It’s Christmas) [reprise]

CD5 All True Man

1 Time Is Running Out
2 The Yoke (G.U.O.T.R.)
3 Every Time I Get Up
4 Somebody (Changed Your Mind)
5 Midnight Run
6 Used
7 All True Man
8 Sentimental
9 What Is This Thing Called Love?
10 The Morning After
11 Hang On
12 Shame On Me

CD6 Love Makes No Sense

1 In The Middle
2 If U Let It
3 Aphrodisia
4 Love Makes No Sense
5 Home Is Where The Heart Is
6 Change Of Heart
7 Lady
8 All That Matters To Me
9 Since I’ve Been Lovin’ You
10 Your Precious Love
11 What A Wonderful World

CD7 Bonus: The 7” Single Versions

1 If You Were Here Tonight (Remix)
2 What’s Missing
3 Are You The One?
4 Innocent
5 Saturday Love
6 Never Knew Love Like This
7 Fake (Patty Mix)
8 Criticize (Critical Edit)
9 The Lovers
10 Sunshine (Edit)
11 Hearsay ‘89 (Remix)
12 All True Man
13 Sentimental
14 What Is This Thing Called Love
15 The Yoke (G.U.O.T.R.)
16 Aphrodisia
17 In The Middle
18 All That Matters To Me
19 Love Makes No Sense

CD8 Bonus: The 12” Mixes

1 If You Were Here Tonight [Soft Version]
2 What’s Missing? [Extended Remix]
3 Innocent [Extended Dance Remix]
4 You Were Meant To Be My Lady (Not My Girl) [Extended Mix]
5 Saturday Love [Extended Version]
6 Hearsay ’89 [Extended Remix]
7 All True Man [Classic Club Mix]
8 What Is This Thing Called Love [Dee Classic Club Mix]
9 Aphrodisia [Moire Palma Mix]