Dear Love (album)

Dear Love is the third studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Suzie McNeil, released on July 24, 2012 through 604 Records. It has spawned four singles, including the top 10 Canada AC hit "Merry Go Round" and the Faber Drive duet "Love Can't Save Us Now". According to McNeil, the album "tells the story of [her] journey into love [and] loss,"[1] and lyrically, the songs revolve around the themes of heartbreak and recovery.

Dear Love
Studio album by Suzie McNeil
Released	July 24, 2012 (2012-07-24)
Genre	Pop rock
Length	38:28
Label	604 Records
Producer	Marti Frederiksen Zubin Thakkar Josh Ramsay Tawgs Salter
Suzie McNeil chronology
Rock-n-Roller (2008) Dear Love (2012)
Singles from Dear Love
"Drama Queen" Released: February 11, 2011 "Merry Go Round" Released: July 19, 2011 "Tough Love" Released: May 8, 2012 "Love Can't Save Us Now" Released: December 2012

Critical reception

The Calgary Herald's review gave the album three stars out of five, with critic Eric Volmers explaining that "Dear Love works because it has all of the trappings of a shameless, radio-grabbing pop album. Immaculate production, airplay-friendly hooks, semi-cool ’80s cover (The Eurythmics’ Here Comes the Rain Again) and even some celeb musical guests... is the formula here."[2] On McNeil herself, Volmers elaborated that she "has a powerful voice and a nice way of surrounding her hooks with memorable melodies."

In a similar vein, Real Style Network's review felt that "on paper, [McNeil] has everything you need, but there is something missing on the album. It is well done, but forgettable." Despite indicating that McNeil was "playing it safe" on the album, the review praised her "versatile" vocals which "[allow] her to be sweet as sugar or edgy and tough," and deemed the song's generally "catchy, sometimes being reminiscent of a more subtle Katy Perry."[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer	Length
1.	"Intro"	Suzie McNeil, Zubin Thakkar		0:52
2.	"Dear Love"	Kara DioGuardi, Marti Frederiksen	Frederiksen	3:55
3.	"Heartbeat"	McNeil, Marti Dodson, Thakkar	Thakkar	3:05
4.	"Drama Queen"	McNeil, Josh Ramsay	Ramsay	2:52
5.	"Merry Go Round"	McNeil, Ryan Stewart, Thakkar	Thomas "Tawgs" Salter	3:33
6.	"Love Can't Save Us Now" (featuring Faber Drive)	Dodson, Mats Valentin	Salter	3:07
7.	"One Foot in Front of the Other"	McNeil, Justin Forsley	Salter	3:25
8.	"Interlude"	McNeil		0:16
9.	"Here Comes the Rain Again"	Annie Lennox, David A. Stewart	Salter	3:28
10.	"Tough Love" (featuring Anami Vice)	McNeil, Ramsay	Ramsay	3:35
11.	"In Luv Tonight"	McNeil, R. Stewart	Salter	3:29
12.	"Blessing in Disguise"	McNeil, Salter	Salter	3:13
13.	"Merry Go Round" (Acoustic)	McNeil, R. Stewart	Thakkar	3:11
Total length:				38:28

iTunes bonus track

No.	Title	Length
14.	"Stay"	3:23
Total length:		41:53

Chart performance

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
		CAN [4]	CAN AC [5]	CAN Hot AC [6]
2011	"Drama Queen"	96	—	23
	"Merry Go Round"	75	8	38
2012	"Tough Love"	—	25	38
	"Love Can't Save Us Now"	—	15	—

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label
Worldwide[7]	July 24, 2012	CD	604 Records
Canada[8]	August 7, 2012	Digital download
United States[9]

References

1. McNeil, Suzie. ""Dear Love" Released TODAY!!". Archived from the original on 7 December 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
2. Volmers, Eric. "Now Hear This: Reviews of new albums". The Calgary Herald. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
3. "Suzie McNeil - Dear Love Review". Real Style Network. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
4. "Chart Search". Billboard Canadian Hot 100 for Suzie McNeil. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
5. Canada AC peak positions:
   • For "Merry Go Round": "BDSRadio Charts (Canada AC National Airplay)". BDS Radio. Nielsen N.V. Archived from the original on 12 October 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
   • For "Tough Love": "BDSRadio Charts (Canada AC National Airplay)". BDS Radio. Nielsen N.V. Archived from the original on 21 July 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
   • For "Love Can't Save Us Now": "Chart Search". Billboard Canada AC for Suzie McNeil. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
6. Canada Hot AC peak positions:
   • For "Drama Queen": "BDSRadio Charts (Canada Hot AC National Airplay)". BDS Radio. Nielsen N.V. Archived from the original on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
   • For "Merry Go Round": "BDSRadio Charts (Canada Hot AC National Airplay)". BDS Radio. Nielsen N.V. Archived from the original on 12 October 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
   • For "Tough Love": "BDSRadio Charts (Canada Hot AC National Airplay)". BDS Radio. Nielsen N.V. Archived from the original on 6 June 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
7. "Dear Love - Suzie McNeil". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
8. "Dear Love by Suzie McNeil". iTunes Store (CA). Apple Inc. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
9. "Dear Love by Suzie McNeil". iTunes Store (US). Apple Inc. Retrieved 1 January 2015.