Private Times

Al B. Sure | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 5, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Warner Bros / Wea
• ASIN: B000002LJ2
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #35,454 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #65 in Music > R&B > New Jack

Track Listings

1. Hotel California

2. Touch You

3. So Special

4. I Want To Know

5. No Matter What You Do

6. Shades Of Grey

7. Private Times

8. Missunderstanding

9. Channel J

10. Had Enuf?

11. Just For The Moment

12. Sure! Thang

13. You Excite Me

14. Hotel California Bass Mix

15. Ooh This Jazz Is So

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not much to it, February 19, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Private Times (Audio CD)

Al B. Sure's sophmore album did not live up expectations put forth after his first album. I hate to give anything by Al B. Sure a low rating, but this isn't a great album, and he proved in his first CD that he has the ability to do much better.

I was also disspointed that the mix of "Misunderstanding" that I heard on the radio was not what was on this CD. This happens a lot these days, and it was the only reason I bought "Private Times & the Whole 9".

Al B. Sure's rendition of "Hotel California" is worth a listen. If you are already a fan of Al B. Sure, you will appreciate it, however those unfamiliar with his style might be turned off.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Second Time's The Charm, August 23, 2004

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Latoshia Fields (Fort Worth, Texas USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Private Times (Audio CD)

Well actually it really goes "the third time's the charm", but since I ain't really feeling Al's third album I got to give it up for "Private Times". I really liked this album. It's good, IMO it's better than "In Effect Mode". Don't get me wrong I really like that cd, but I like this one better. (Uh oh, I know someone is going to disagree with me. Oh well.) Anyway my favortie song is "Hotel California". It's a tight song. I also like "I Want To Know". This is a great buy for old Al B Sure fans as well as new ones (like me). pz

Tasha

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars American Idol competitors, take note!, March 14, 2003

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Reginald D. Garrard "the G-man" (Camilla, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Private Times (Audio CD)

It's too bad that fame is indeed fleeting in the pop music world. Too many artists score big with their first release and fade into obscurity by their second or, if they're lucky, third album.

Al B. Sure! is one of those that star only shone brightly for a short period. He hit the music world in a big way with his freshman album from 1988 "In Effect Mode" which had a monster smash with "Nite and Day", a New Jack swing tune that seemed to stay on the radio forever. Because of the overwhelming success of his first-time out, the artist returned two years later with the mammoth-in-length "Private Nine".

Exploring some of the same themes as in the first one, Al's voice was never more seductive and his lyrics were no less alluring. He even tried his had at remaking a classic in his soulful reworking of The Eagle's "Hotel California", the first cut and the obvious highlight of the entire release.

While this is not a superior recording, it does stand as a reminder of that transitional R & B period between what music was and what it IS today.