Lonely Just Like Me is the third studio album by the American soul musician Arthur Alexander, released in 1993.[1][2] It was Alexander's first album in 21 years.[3] He died shortly after its release.[4][5]

The album was reissued in 2007, with additional tracks that had been recorded for NPR.[6]

Production

The album was produced by Ben Vaughn and Thomas Cain, as part of Elektra/Nonesuch's "American Explorer" album series.[7][8] Some songs for the album were demoed in a hotel room in Cleveland; Alexander had been working as a bus driver in the city.[9] Donnie Fritts, who had worked with Alexander during his Muscle Shoals days, cowrote a few songs; Muscle Shoals alumni Spooner Oldham and Dan Penn played on the album.[10][11] It was recorded in Nashville.[12]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[7]
Chicago Tribune	[13]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]
MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide	[8]
Orlando Sentinel	[10]
(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide	[14]
Vancouver Sun	[15]

The Chicago Tribune called the album "one of the finest examples of [the country soul] sound to appear since the Muscle Shoals heyday."[13] The Orlando Sentinel wrote: "On the heartbroken yet resilient 'All the Time', Alexander makes 'do-doodaly-doo' sound like the saddest syllables in the world—next to his words: 'If they took apart my heart/ just to see what they could see/ well they'd see misery/ where you keep hurting me'."[10] The Globe and Mail deemed it "a wistful, graceful take on classic soul that shows off Alexander's skills both as a songwriter and as a singer."[16]

(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide praised the "surprisingly emotional new material."[14]

Track listing

References