My Side of Town

My Side of Town
My Side of Town
Studio album by Lutricia McNeal
Released	27 October 1997
Length	37:01
Label	CNR
Producer	Per Adebratt; Daniel Bäckström; Tommy Ekman; Josef Larossi; Daniel Papalexis; Rob'n'Raz; Andreas Romdhane; Rami Yacoub;
Lutricia McNeal chronology
Singles from My Side of Town
	"Ain't That Just the Way"; Released: 1997; "My Side of Town"; Released: 1997; "Washington"; Released: 1997; "Stranded"; Released: 1998; "Someone Loves You Honey"; Released: 1998; "The Greatest Love You'll Never Know / When a Child Is Born"; Released: 1998;
UK cover
	UK release
US cover
	US release

My Side of Town is the debut album by Lutricia McNeal, originally released in 1997 by CNR Music Sweden. The album was released with the title Lutricia McNeal in the UK by Wildstar Records.^[1] It includes the singles "Ain't That Just the Way" and "Stranded", which were big hits mainly in Europe, and "My Side of Town", which reached number one in New Zealand.^[2]

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
Daily Mail	^[4]
The Guardian	^[5]
The Times	^[6]

AllMusic editor Jaime Sunao Ikeda rated the US edition of album four and a half stars out of five. He found that the singles on the album indicated "why she has been so successful so far: because of the talent she possesses and the ace production of her support."^[3]

Track listing[edit]

Original release[edit]

*My Side of Town* track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"My Side of Town"	Lutricia McNeal Jay G. Daniel Bäckström Daniel Papalexis Rami Yacoub Josef Larossi	Bäckström Papalexis Yacoub Larossi	3:14
2.	"Always"	McNeal Jay G. Bäckström Papalexis Yacoub Larossi	Bäckström Papalexis Yacoub Larossi	3:39
3.	"Ain't That Just the Way"	Bruce Belland Glen Larson Stu Phillips	Bäckström Papalexis Yacoub Larossi	3:33
4.	"Wannabe"	McNeal Jay G. Bäckström Papalexis Yacoub Larossi	Bäckström Papalexis Yacoub Larossi	3:13
5.	"Washington"	McNeal Jay G. Bäckström Papalexis Yacoub Larossi	Bäckström Papalexis Yacoub Larossi	3:40
6.	"Do's Me Good"	McNeal Jay G. Bäckström Papalexis Yacoub Larossi	Bäckström Papalexis Yacoub Larossi	3:37
7.	"Badlands" (featuring Swing)	McNeal Richard Silva II Jay G. Bäckström Papalexis Yacoub Larossi	Bäckström Papalexis Yacoub Larossi	4:00
8.	"Closer"	McNeal Jay G. Bäckström Papalexis Yacoub Larossi	Bäckström Papalexis Yacoub Larossi Sham Zhamry Yusof^[a]	3:23
9.	"Way in the Water"	McNeal Jay G. Bäckström Papalexis Yacoub Larossi	Bäckström Papalexis Yacoub Larossi	5:06
10.	"Crossroads"	McNeal Jay G. Bäckström Papalexis Yacoub Larossi	Bäckström Papalexis Yacoub Larossi	2:00
11.	"The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter"	McNeal Jay G. Bäckström Papalexis Yacoub Larossi	Bäckström Papalexis Yacoub Larossi	1:56

UK release[edit]

*Lutricia McNeal* track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Ain't That Just the Way"	Belland Larson Phillips	Bäckström Papalexis Yacoub Larossi	3:33
2.	"Always"	McNeal Jay G. Bäckström Papalexis Yacoub Larossi	Bäckström Papalexis Yacoub Larossi	3:39
3.	"Stranded"	Papalexis Yacoub Larossi	Papalexis Yacoub Larossi	3:33
4.	"Whatever Makes You Happy"	Tommy Ekman Larossi James "St. James" Gicho	Per Adebratt Ekman	3:38
5.	"My Side of Town"	McNeal Jay G. Bäckström Papalexis Yacoub Larossi	Bäckström Papalexis Yacoub Larossi	3:14
6.	"The Greatest Love You'll Never Know"	Peter Zizzo Nicky Holland	Papalexis Yacoub Larossi	4:21
7.	"Someone Loves You Honey"	Don Devaney	Papalexis Yacoub Larossi	3:24
8.	"Washington"	McNeal Jay G. Bäckström Papalexis Yacoub Larossi	Bäckström Papalexis Yacoub Larossi	3:35
9.	"Life Is Funny"	McNeal Jay G. Robert Wåtz Rasmus Lindwall	Rob'n'Raz	3:40
10.	"Badlands" (featuring Swing)	McNeal Silva Jay G. Bäckström Papalexis Yacoub Larossi	Bäckström Papalexis Yacoub Larossi	4:00
11.	"Crossroads"	McNeal Jay G. Bäckström Papalexis Yacoub Larossi	Bäckström Papalexis Yacoub Larossi	2:00
12.	"The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter"	McNeal Jay G. Bäckström Papalexis Yacoub Larossi	Bäckström Papalexis Yacoub Larossi	1:56
13.	"Ain't That Just the Way" (Steve Antony R&B edit)	Belland Larson Phillips	Bäckström Papalexis Yacoub Larossi Steve Antony^[b]	4:02
14.	"Stranded" (Steve Antony R&B edit)	Papalexis Yacoub Larossi	Papalexis Yacoub Larossi Antony^[b]	3:59

UK re-release[edit]

*Lutricia McNeal* reissue track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Stranded"	Papalexis Yacoub Larossi	Bäckström Papalexis Yacoub Larossi	3:33
2.	"Ain't That Just the Way"	Belland Larson Phillips	Bäckström Papalexis Yacoub Larossi	3:33
3.	"The Greatest Love You'll Never Know"	Zizzo Holland	Papalexis Yacoub Larossi	4:21
4.	"Always"	McNeal Jay G. Bäckström Papalexis Yacoub Larossi	Bäckström Papalexis Yacoub Larossi	3:39
5.	"Whatever Makes You Happy"	Ekman Larossi Gicho	Adebratt Ekman	3:38
6.	"Someone Loves You Honey"	Devaney	Papalexis Yacoub Larossi	3:24
7.	"My Side of Town"	McNeal Jay G. Bäckström Papalexis Yacoub Larossi	Bäckström Papalexis Yacoub Larossi	3:14
8.	"Washington"	McNeal Jay G. Bäckström Papalexis Yacoub Larossi	Bäckström Papalexis Yacoub Larossi	3:35
9.	"When a Child Is Born"	Ciro Dammicco Dario Baldan Bembo Francesco Specchia Maurizio Seymandi Alberto Salerno Fred Jay Michael Holm	Andreas Romdhane	3:29
10.	"Life Is Funny"	McNeal Jay G. Robert Wåtz Rasmus Lindwall	Rob'n'Raz	3:40
11.	"Badlands" (featuring Swing)	McNeal Silva Jay G. Bäckström Papalexis Yacoub Larossi	Bäckström Papalexis Yacoub Larossi	4:00
12.	"Crossroads"	McNeal Jay G. Bäckström Papalexis Yacoub Larossi	Bäckström Papalexis Yacoub Larossi	2:00
13.	"The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter"	McNeal Jay G. Bäckström Papalexis Yacoub Larossi	Bäckström Papalexis Yacoub Larossi	1:56

US release[edit]

*My Side of Town* – US edition track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Ain't That Just the Way"	Belland Larson Phillips	Bäckström Papalexis Yacoub Larossi	3:35
2.	"Always"	McNeal Jay G. Bäckström Papalexis Yacoub Larossi	Bäckström Papalexis Yacoub Larossi	3:40
3.	"Stranded"	Papalexis Yacoub Larossi	Bäckström Papalexis Yacoub Larossi	3:33
4.	"Whatever Makes You Happy"	Ekman Larossi Gicho	Adebratt Ekman	3:38
5.	"My Side of Town"	McNeal Jay G. Bäckström Papalexis Yacoub Larossi	Bäckström Papalexis Yacoub Larossi	3:14
6.	"The Greatest Love You'll Never Know"	Zizzo Holland	Papalexis Yacoub Larossi	4:21
7.	"Someone Loves You Honey"	Devaney	Papalexis Yacoub Larossi	3:24
8.	"Washington"	McNeal Jay G. Bäckström Papalexis Yacoub Larossi	Bäckström Papalexis Yacoub Larossi	3:35
9.	"Life Is Funny"	McNeal Jay G. Robert Wåtz Rasmus Lindwall	Rob'n'Raz	3:40
10.	"Badlands" (featuring Swing)	McNeal Silva Jay G. Bäckström Papalexis Yacoub Larossi	Bäckström Papalexis Yacoub Larossi	4:01
11.	"Crossroads"	McNeal Jay G. Bäckström Papalexis Yacoub Larossi	Bäckström Papalexis Yacoub Larossi	3:27
12.	"Ain't That Just the Way" (Steve Antony R&B edit)	Belland Larson Phillips	Bäckström Papalexis Yacoub Larossi Antony^[b]	4:02
13.	"Stranded" (Steve Antony R&B edit)	Papalexis Yacoub Larossi	Papalexis Yacoub Larossi Antony^[b]	3:59

Notes

^{^[a]} denotes co-producer(s)
^{^[b]} denotes additional producer(s)

Charts[edit]

Chart performance for *My Side of Town*
Chart (1997)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[7]	22
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[8]	51
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[9]	37
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[10]	8
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[11]	20
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[12]	19
UK Albums (OCC)^[13]	16

References[edit]

^ "luticia mcneal - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
^ "LUTRICIA MCNEAL - MY SIDE OF TOWN (SONG)". Retrieved 26 June 2017.
^ ^a ^b Sunao Ikeda, Jaime. "Lutricia McNeal - Ain't That Just the Way". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
^ Thrills, Adrian (17 July 1998). "Spirited Crows soar ever higher; It's Friday! Music!". Daily Mail.
^ Sullivan, Caroline (24 July 1998). "Music: This Week's Pop CD Releases". The Guardian.
^ Sexton, Paul (18 July 1998). "New Album Releases; Music". The Times.
^ "Austriancharts.at – Lutricia McNeal – My Side of Town" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Lutricia McNeal – My Side of Town" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Lutricia McNeal – My Side of Town". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Lutricia McNeal – My Side of Town". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Lutricia McNeal – My Side of Town". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 January 2023.

[UK_chart-1] "luticia mcneal - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 26 June 2017.

[Europe+Oceania_charts-2] "LUTRICIA MCNEAL - MY SIDE OF TOWN (SONG)". Retrieved 26 June 2017.

[AllMusic-3] Sunao Ikeda, Jaime. "Lutricia McNeal - Ain't That Just the Way". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 May 2022.

[4] Thrills, Adrian (17 July 1998). "Spirited Crows soar ever higher; It's Friday! Music!". Daily Mail.

[5] Sullivan, Caroline (24 July 1998). "Music: This Week's Pop CD Releases". The Guardian.

[6] Sexton, Paul (18 July 1998). "New Album Releases; Music". The Times.

[ac_Austria_Lutricia_McNeal-7] "Austriancharts.at – Lutricia McNeal – My Side of Town" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 January 2023.

[ac_Netherlands_Lutricia_McNeal-8] "Dutchcharts.nl – Lutricia McNeal – My Side of Town" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 January 2023.

[ac_Germany_Lutricia_McNeal-9] "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 27 January 2023.

[ac_Norway_Lutricia_McNeal-10] "Norwegiancharts.com – Lutricia McNeal – My Side of Town". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 January 2023.

[ac_Sweden_Lutricia_McNeal-11] "Swedishcharts.com – Lutricia McNeal – My Side of Town". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 January 2023.

[ac_Switzerland_Lutricia_McNeal-12] "Swisscharts.com – Lutricia McNeal – My Side of Town". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 January 2023.

[ac_UK2_-13] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 January 2023.

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v t e Lutricia McNeal
Studio albums	My Side of Town / Lutricia McNeal Whatcha Been Doing Metroplex
Singles	"Clubhopping" (with Rob'n'Raz) "In Command" (with Rob'n'Raz) "Power House" (with Rob'n'Raz) "Ain't That Just the Way" "My Side of Town" "Stranded" "Someone Loves You Honey" "You Showed Me"