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Alexander O'Neal was born on 15 November, 1953 in Natchez, Mississippi, U.S., is an American R&B singer, songwriter and arranger. Discover Alexander O'Neal's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 70 years old?

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Occupation Singer · songwriter · arranger
Age 70 years old
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Born 15 November 1953
Birthday 15 November
Birthplace Natchez, Mississippi, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1953

Alexander O'Neal (born November 15, 1953) is an American R&B singer, songwriter and arranger from Natchez, Mississippi.

Alexander O'Neal was born November 15, 1953, in Natchez, Mississippi, United States, just a few months after his father died.

After graduating from high school in Natchez, he attended Alcorn State University.

At the age of 20, he relocated to Minneapolis, where he performed with several bands including the Mystics and Wynd Chymes.

He became a member of Enterprise for a brief period before joining Flyte Tyme, a band which included Monte Moir, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis.

1980

O'Neal came to prominence in the mid-1980s as a solo artist, with eleven Top 40 singles on the US R&B chart, three of which also reached the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100.

According to Jimmy Jam, In 1980/1981, O'Neal (along with fellow members of the band Flyte Tyme) met with Prince and Morris Day at Perkins restaurant in Minneapolis to discuss forming a band that would be called The Time that would be signed to Prince under the Warner Bros. label.

Following a disagreement with Prince, O'Neal was replaced as lead singer by Morris Day.

O'Neal subsequently formed an R&B band called Alexander and recorded a couple 12" singles, "Do You Dare/Playroom" and "Attitude" for a Chicago area independent label, based in Merrillville, Indiana, called Erect Records.

1984

In 1984, O'Neal signed a deal with Clarence Avant's Tabu Records.

He did some backing vocals for other artists on the same label, including The S.O.S. Band and Cherrelle.

1985

However, he enjoyed more mainstream success in the United Kingdom, achieving fourteen Top 40 singles on the UK Singles Chart between 1985 and 1996, along with three top ten albums on the UK Albums Chart.

His solo singles, sometimes dealing with lost love, include "If You Were Here Tonight", "Fake", "Criticize", "The Lovers", "(What Can I Say) To Make You Love Me", "All True Man", "Love Makes No Sense" and "In the Middle".

He is also known for duets with Tabu labelmate Cherrelle such as "Saturday Love" and "Never Knew Love Like This".

AllMusic described O'Neal as having a "tough voice [that] has the same grain and range as that of Otis Redding."

O'Neal released his debut album, the eponymous Alexander O'Neal, in 1985.

Since then, he has released nine studio albums, six compilation albums and two live albums.

In 1985, O'Neal released his self-titled debut album under the production of Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis as well as Monte Moir.

It included three singles that reached the Top 20 of the R&B Singles Chart.

The same year, he also scored his first R&B Top 10 single with "Saturday Love", a duet with Cherrelle from her High Priority album.

1986

The song peaked at #2 on the R&B chart and #26 on the pop chart, while also beginning a string of UK hit singles for O'Neal by peaking at #6 on the UK Singles Chart in early 1986.

This UK success continued when "If You Were Here Tonight", which had previously peaked at #81, re-entered the charts to reach #13 in March 1986.

1987

In 1987, O'Neal released the album Hearsay, which was certified gold in the US and yielded his biggest US hit in "Fake", which topped the R&B chart and reached #25 on the pop chart.

The song also peaked at #7 on the Billboard dance chart.

The follow-up single, "Criticize", peaked at #4 on the R&B chart and #70 on the pop chart.

The third single, "Never Knew Love Like This", another duet with Cherrelle, peaked at #2 on the R&B chart and #28 on the pop chart.

However, by this time O'Neal was enjoying much greater success in the UK, where Hearsay peaked at #4 on the UK Albums Chart, eventually being certified triple platinum and spawning six Top 40 hits on the UK Singles Chart.

The most successful of these gave O'Neal his biggest UK hit when "Criticize" peaked at #4 on the chart in late 1987.

"Fake" became a UK Top 40 hit twice, first in 1987 followed by a remix ("Fake '88") in 1988.

1988

In December 1988, O'Neal released a Christmas album, My Gift to You, featuring a cover of "The Christmas Song" that reached the UK Top 40.

1989

The "Hit Mix" (a megamix of O'Neal's hits) also reached the UK Top 20 in December 1989.

1991

In 1991, O'Neal released his fourth album, All True Man.

The album was certified gold in the US, with the title track reaching #5 on the R&B chart and #43 on the pop chart.

The album became his highest charting release in the UK, reaching #2 and going gold, although it ultimately sold fewer copies than Hearsay.

The title track reached #18 on the UK Singles Chart.

1992

In 1992, his first greatest hits album, This Thing Called Love: The Greatest Hits of Alexander O'Neal, became another Top 5 success in the UK.

1993

In 1993, O'Neal's final album with the Tabu label, Love Makes No Sense, was released.

This was the first album made without production from Jam and Lewis.

Although it reached the UK Top 20 and two singles from the album reached the UK Top 40, sales were not as strong as his earlier releases.

After leaving Tabu O'Neal signed for Motown, but no singles or albums were released.