http://tw.youtube.com/watch?v=GlNSGwqWLGg
Alexander O'Neal是靠製作人吃飯的歌手，近十幾年來已經常駐在英國，是半個英國人了。
他在Tube唱片時期的歌曲真是好，尤其是參與製作的老伙伴——Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis團隊Flyte Tyme，我私心認為，Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis做情歌比起Babyface團隊要細膩許多。
這首〈Sentimental〉出自1991年的《All True Man》專輯，這是一張很男人味的專輯，印象所及，從第7首〈All True Man〉、〈Sentimental〉、〈What Is This Thing Called Love?〉 、〈The Morning After〉、〈Hang On〉、〈Shame〉一路挺進到第12首，首首都是觸動人心的緩慢作品（第1首至第6首是典型的O'Neal舞曲，是他賣錢的地方），編曲更是上乘，只可惜排行榜成績不好，讓這張專輯埋沒在茫茫歌海之中。
若以單歌來說，〈Sentimental〉是最有氣氛的，我看過MV，Alexander O'Neal穿西裝在公園漫步，有鐘樓，有回憶，很冷調的畫面，很有意境，可惜現在找不到MV了。
舉個較為人熟知的專輯，Janet Jackson在1989年的那張超級專輯《Rhythm Nation 1814》，和《All True Man》的專輯感覺是類似的，只不過《Rhythm Nation 1814》的情愛成分沒那麼多。《All True Man》是《Rhythm Nation 1814》的風花雪月版，《Rhythm Nation 1814》是《All True Man》的關懷社會版，很廣義、很廣義的可以這麼說。
歌詞
摘詞
Take a walk down memory lane
And see where the path might lead you
Familiar things do change
In our minds they stay the same
I can hear the voice of my mama
Calling out her children's names
She says come on in, its dinner time
Let me help my babies fix their plates
You were holding hands
Walking through the park
It seems like yesterday
It felt so good to be in love
But our age got in the way
I still feel the warmth of your arms
A big kiss on my face
When I remenisce, I think of this
Cause what I miss is you
Sentimental parts of moments
Captured in our mind as we grow up
Things in life do change for us
But memories stay the say
Love once in our lives are a part of
Never take for granted someone
Spend some time while they're around
Spend some time share sentimental
We all have memories
We should not forget
Times that become part of our lives
A person so heartfelt
When I think of you history
I get Sentimental
When I think of you woman
I get Sentimental
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