Criticize (song)

"Criticize"
U.S. cover art
Single by Alexander O'Neal
from the album Hearsay
B-side"A Broken Heart Can Mend" / "Fake (Extended Version)" (UK 12" only)
ReleasedSeptember 23, 1987 (September 23, 1987)
Recorded1986 (album version)
1987 (remix version)
Genre
Length4:09 (album version)
4:00 (single version)
LabelTabu
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Alexander O'Neal singles chronology
"Fake"
(1987)
"Criticize"
(1987)
"Never Knew Love Like This"
(1988)

"Criticize" is a song by American recording artist Alexander O'Neal, written by O'Neal and Jellybean Johnson. It was the second single from O'Neal's second solo album, Hearsay (1987). The song's distinctive backing vocals were performed by Lisa Keith. Following the successful chart performances of the Hearsay single "Fake", "Criticize" was released as the album's second single.

  1. ^ Marsh, Dave (1989). The Heart of Rock & Soul: The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made. Plume. p. 626. ISBN 0-452-26305-0.