Expectations of Love
| 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]
Overview
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 | |
|---|---|
| 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 | ||
Personnel
- David Lasley – vocals (all tracks), background vocals, producer (3, 4, 8, 10, 11), arranger (7)[7]
- David Benoit – keyboards (4, 8, 11), producer (11)
- Jay Oliver – arranger (2, 5, 6, 9, 10, 13), producer (3, 5, 6, 9, 10), composer, programming
- Roxanne Seeman – composer, producer (2, 4, 5, 6, 9)
- Michael Kamen – composer, producer, arranger (12)
- Marsha Malamet – programming (1), arranger (1), producer (10)
- Joshua Kadison – composer, producer (3)
- Bobby Watson – bass (4)
- David Garibaldi – drums (8)
- Gary Ferguson – drums (4)
- Marty Walsh – guitar (4, 8)
- Todd Robinson – guitar (4)
- Phillip Ballou – background vocals (5)
- Arnold McCuller – background vocals (2, 8)
- Myrna Smith – background vocals (2, 7)
- Diana Grasselli – background vocals (10)
- Joann Harris – background vocals (7, 8)
- John West – background vocals (3, 10)
- Charlotte Crossley – background vocals (7)
- Lynn Sigman – background vocals (2)
- Stephan Oberhoff – programming (1), producer
- Dominic Messinger – composer, producer (9)
- Robin Lerner – composer, producer (10)
- Eddie del Barrio – string arrangements (2)
- Dave Iveland - engineer (4, 7, 8)
- John Bach - engineer (11)
- Bob Suede - engineer (13)
References
- ^ a b "The Lowdown - R&B CD reviews". www.soulexpress.net. Retrieved 2025-08-04.
- ^ Kbremer. "David Lasley". Blue Desert (in Danish). Retrieved 2025-08-04.
- ^ "David Lasley - Expectations of Love". www.smooth-jazz.de. Retrieved 2025-08-04.
- ^ Shapiro, Gregg (2001-06-13). "QUEER RECORD CLUB PT 2". Windy City Times. Retrieved 2025-08-04.
- ^ "David Lasley / Expectations Of Love の展示中 || Museum of takeito". muuseo.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-08-04.
- ^ "Expectations of Love – David Lasley". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
- ^ a b Expectations of Love - David Lasley | Album | AllMusic, retrieved 2025-08-04
- ^ "MORE SOUND ADVICE West Michigan well-represented by albums ranging from folk to classical". The Grand Rapids Press. 2001-12-02. p. 97. Retrieved 2025-08-04.
- ^ "Expectations of Love". www.sessiondays.com. Retrieved 2025-08-04.
- ^ Night, Cool (2011-01-29). "La Bible de la Westcoast Music - Cool Night -: David Lasley "Expectations Of Love" (2000) -Westcoast Rock-". La Bible de la Westcoast Music - Cool Night -. Retrieved 2025-08-04.