"Never Knew Love Like This" is a top ten

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hit, and a top ten UK hit song duetted by American R&B singers

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and

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; released in

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. The song peaked at #2 in the

chart, #26 in the UK and #28 in the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It was the second time Alexander O'Neal and Cherrelle sang together. They sang "

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" together in 1985 on Cherrelle's gold album ''

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''. "Never Knew Love Like This" is featured on Alexander O'Neal's 3× platinum album ''

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'' which was released in

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. The music video was filmed 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 * 12" Maxi Promo (Tabu ZAS 1049) #"Never Knew Love Like This (Saturday Mix)" - 6:53 #"Never Knew Love Like This (Saturday Instrumental)" - 6:53 #"Never Knew Love Like This (Street Mix)" - 4:57 #"Never Knew Love Like This (Dubstrumental)" - 8:09 * 7" Single (Tabu ZS4 07646) #"Never Knew Love Like This" - 3:22 #"What's Missing" - 4:02 * CD Single (Tabu 651382 2) #"Never Knew Love Like This (Extended Version)" - 5:40 #"Never Knew Love Like This (Instrumental)" - 5:25 #"Never Knew Love Like This (Reprise)" - 3:30

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. *

- lead vocals * Jimmy Jam - drum and keyboard programming, keyboards, percussion * Terry Lewis - percussion, backing vocals *

- lead and backing vocals * Randy Ran - backing vocals *

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- saxophone solo

Sales chart performance

Peak positions

Covers

The song was covered by

Pauline Henry Pauline Henry (born 29 January 1961) is a Jamaican-British recording artist. She was the vocalist in the Scottish band the Chimes, best known for their 1990 cover version of U2's "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For", between 1988 and 19 ...

featuring Wayne Marshall in 1996. It managed to enter the

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top 40, peaking at No. 40.

References

External links

* 1988 singles Alexander O'Neal songs Cherrelle songs Male–female vocal duets Pauline Henry songs Songs written by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis Song recordings produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis 1987 songs Tabu Records singles {{1980s-single-stub