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Heartbreaker is an album by the American R&B group the O'Jays.[5][6] It was released in 1993 on EMI.[7]

Heartbreaker
Studio album by The O'Jays
Released	July 27, 1993
Recorded	1993
Genre	R&B, soul
Length	50:47
Label	EMI
Producer	Gerald Levert, Edwin Nicholas
The O'Jays chronology
Emotionally Yours (1991) Heartbreaker (1993) Love You to Tears (1997)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Chicago Sun-Times	[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]
The Indianapolis Star	[4]

The album peaked at No. 75 on the Billboard 200.[8]

Production

Gerald Levert, Eddie Levert's son, cowrote and produced two of the album's songs.[9][10] Heartbreaker was the first album with Nathaniel Best, who had replaced Sammy Strain.[3]

Critical reception

AllMusic wrote that "many numbers aren't much different from the classic material that made them superstars in the '70s; that's both part of the music's charm and something that might trouble fans hoping the group would experiment with the vocal arrangements as well as the production."[1] The Washington Post thought that the album "makes up in savvy arrangements what it lacks in well-crafted lyrics, but its real appeal lies in the still smooth Philly soul harmonies and [Eddie] Levert's gritty testifying."[9] The St. Petersburg Times wrote that "while the CD is filled with gorgeous harmonies and melodies, the vocal performances sometimes are almost spoiled by tinny-sounding mechanical tracks with programed electronic drums."[11]

Track listing

1. "Cryin' the Blues" (Edwin Nicholas, Gerald Levert) - 5:59
2. "One Wonderful Girl" (Alan Gordon) - 4:28
3. "Somebody Else Will" (Edwin Nicholas, Gerald Levert) - 6:27
4. "Show Me the Right Way" (Dwain Mitchell, Eddie Levert, Walter Williams) - 5:25
5. "Trouble" (Dwain Mitchell, Eddie Levert, Walter Williams) - 4:11
6. "Can't Let You Go" (Dwain Mitchell, Eddie Levert, Sherena Wynn, Walter Williams) - 4:10
7. "Decisions" (Dwain Mitchell, Eddie Levert, Sherena Wynn, Walter Williams) - 4:20
8. "No Can Do" (Dwain Mitchell, Eddie Levert, Sherena Wynn, Walter Williams) - 4:21
9. "Heartbreaker" (Dwain Mitchell, Eddie Levert, Sherena Wynn, Walter Williams) - 4:27
10. "He Loves You" (Dwain Mitchell, Eddie Levert, Walter Williams) - 7:59

References

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