Expectations of Love
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| Expectations of Love | ||||
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| Released | 2000 (Expansion Records) 2001 (Thursday Market Music) | |||
| Studio | A&M Studios | |||
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| Length | 61:21 | |||
| Label | Expansion | |||
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| David Lasley chronology | ||||
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Expectations of Love is the sixth studio album by American singer and songwriter David Lasley.[1][2]
The album was released in 2000 in the United Kingdom by Expansion Records and in 2001 in the United States by Thursday Market Music.[3][4]
Several of the tracks were originally created as songwriting demos, either written by Lasley or co-written with other songwriters.[5] Among the 13 tracks, included in the album are the original versions of Dancin' On The Smooth Edge by Whitney Houston and Meant For You by Debra Laws.
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic[6] |   |
Jonathan Widran of AllMusic rated the album 3 out of 5 stars, calling Lasley "one of the better-known" backing vocalists and praising the album's hooks and emotional delivery. He described the sound as having a "warm, simple '70s or early-'80s" quality, highlighting Lasley's voice as deserving more recognition in the foreground of popular music.[7]
The Grand Rapids Press described the album as a "smooth-jazz, pop and R&B offering" that "made a splash on jazz radio in Great Britain" upon its earlier UK release.[8]
Glenn Hoskins and Barry Towler of Record Corner noted Lasley's "passionate and soaring falsetto" and affirmed the album's appeal for fans of soul and adult pop.[1]
Tracklist
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "What's It Gonna Take" |
| 4:19 |
| 2. | "Expectations Of Love" | 5:05 | |
| 3. | "Good Magic" |
| 5:34 |
| 4. | "Meant For You" |
| 2:53 |
| 5. | "Revelations" |
| 5:05 |
| 6. | "Will To Survive" |
| 4:12 |
| 7. | "Dancin' On The Smooth Edge" |
| 6:12 |
| 8. | "Joey (I Believe In Our Love)" |
| 4:20 |
| 9. | "Night Of Our Lives" |
| 5:18 |
| 10. | "Change All Of That" |
| 5:09 |
| 11. | "Love's Forever" | Lasley | 5:05 |
| 12. | "When Will I Know Love" |
| 2:57 |
| 13. | "The Right Way" |
| 5:23 |
| Total length: | 61:21 | ||