Expectations of Love

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Expectations of Love
Studio album by
David Lasley
Released2000 (Expansion Records)
2001 (Thursday Market Music)
StudioA&M Studios
Genre
Length61:21
LabelExpansion
Producer
David Lasley chronology
Back to Blue-Eyed Soul – Collected Works/1966–1999
(2000) 		Expectations of Love
(2000) 		Demos Volume 2
(2005)

Expectations of Love is the sixth studio album by American singer and songwriter David Lasley.[1][2]

Overview

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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

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

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Expectations of Love track listing[9][10]
No.TitleWriter(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"
  • Lasley
  • Seeman
2:53
5."Revelations"
5:05
6."Will To Survive"
  • Seeman
  • Oliver
  • Jean-Paul Dreau
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"
  • Lasley
  • Lerner
  • Malamet
5:09
11."Love's Forever"Lasley5:05
12."When Will I Know Love"
2:57
13."The Right Way"
  • Lasley
  • Oliver
5:23
Total length:61:21

Personnel

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  • 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

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  1. ^ a b "The Lowdown - R&B CD reviews". www.soulexpress.net. Retrieved 2025-08-04.
  2. ^ Kbremer. "David Lasley". Blue Desert (in Danish). Retrieved 2025-08-04.
  3. ^ "David Lasley - Expectations of Love". www.smooth-jazz.de. Retrieved 2025-08-04.
  4. ^ Shapiro, Gregg (2001-06-13). "QUEER RECORD CLUB PT 2". Windy City Times. Retrieved 2025-08-04.
  5. ^ "David Lasley / Expectations Of Love の展示中 || Museum of takeito". muuseo.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-08-04.
  6. ^ "Expectations of Love – David Lasley". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  7. ^ a b Expectations of Love - David Lasley | Album | AllMusic, retrieved 2025-08-04
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "Expectations of Love". www.sessiondays.com. Retrieved 2025-08-04.
  10. ^ 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.
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