For Lovers Only (Marion Meadows album) explained

For Lovers Only
Type:	Album
Artist:	Marion Meadows
Cover:	For Lovers Only (Marion Meadows).jpg
Released:	1990
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	45:18
Label:	Novus^[1]
Next Title:	Keep It Right There
Next Year:	1992

For Lovers Only is the debut album by the American musician Marion Meadows, released in 1990.^{[2] [3]} It peaked in the top 10 on Billboards Jazz Albums chart.^[4] Sharon Bryant sang on "I Found a New Love".

Critical reception

The Calgary Herald wrote that Meadows "has a decent sense of melody and mixes in a new-age edge to the gentle pop-funk numbers." The Ottawa Citizen deemed the album "electronic schmaltz of little interest."^[5] The Dallas Morning News noted that it "may be the quintessential contemporary jazz piece because it encompasses a little bit of everything—jazz, funk, dance."^[6]

Track listing

1. "I Found a New Love" - 5:22
2. "Forbidden Love" - 5:45
3. "Sleepless Nights" - 5:18
4. "For Lovers Only" -3:30
5. "The Real Thing" - 5:08
6. "Personal Touch" -4:48
7. "Paradise" -5:23
8. "Wonderland" -3:35
9. "Dear World" -4:08
10. "Just Before Dawn" -2:21

Notes and References

1. News: Calloway . Earl . Marion Meadows Jams Sensationally on Novus/RCA's 'For Lovers Only' . The Chicago Defender . 16 Feb 1991 . 28.
2. All Music Guide
3. News: Jazz program will feature saxophone-clarinet stylist . The Patriot-News . May 14, 1993 . C3.
4. News: Jazz LPs . Orlando Sentinel . Billboard . 3 May 1991 . Calendar . 31.
5. News: Moody . Lois . Lush, melodic songs leave sense of unity . Ottawa Citizen . 18 May 1991 . E3.
6. News: Perkins . Ken Parish . For Lovers Only, Marion Meadows . The Dallas Morning News . April 7, 1991 . 5C.