There's Nothing Like This

This article is about the album. For the single, see There's Nothing Like This (song).

There's Nothing Like This is the first album by the British neo soul singer Omar. It includes his biggest hit, "There's Nothing Like This", which reached number 14 in the UK Singles Chart in 1991.^[4] It also peaked at number 8 in the Music Week Dance Singles Chart.^[5] On the release of the song, Alan Jones from Music Week commented, "Expensively acquired from the indie Kongo Dance label, Omar's slow, sinewy sleeper from last year is a surefire smash. The young Londoner has been attracting massive audiences at live shows. If he can go on delivering material like this intimately and excellently vocalised swayer he will soon repay Talkin Loud's investment. Top 10 material."^[6]

There's Nothing Like This
Studio album by Omar
Released	1990, 1991 (reissue)
Genre	R&B neo soul
Label	Kongo Records Talkin' Loud
Producer	Godwin Logie Omar and the Family
Omar chronology
There's Nothing Like This (1990) Music (1992)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]
NME	(favorable)[3]

Track listing

All tracks written by Omar, except where noted.

1. "There's Nothing Like This"
2. "Don't Mean a Thing"
3. "You and Me" (Omar, Byron Lye-Fook)
4. "Positive"
5. "I'm in Love"
6. "Meaning of Life" (Omar, Tom Simpson)
7. "Stop Messing Around" (Omar, Simpson)
8. "Serious Style"
9. "I Don't Mind the Waiting"
10. "Fine" (acapella)
11. "There's Nothing Like This" (remix)

Personnel

• Backing vocals – Caron Wheeler (track 5), Edi Eminike (tracks 2, 4, 5, 7), Naomi Thompson (track 5), Omar (tracks 1, 2, 4–9, 11), Vannessa Simon (tracks 2, 4–8)
• Bass guitar – Omar (tracks 1, 11)
• Design, typography [Typographics] – Swifty (track 3)
• DJ mix (mixing) – Roland "Scratch Professor" Lye Fook (tracks 5, 9)
• Drum programming – Omar (tracks 2, 4–8)
• Drums – Omar (tracks 1, 9, 11)
• Guitar – Paul Belben (track 3), Phil Hudson (tracks 1, 2, 9, 11)
• Instruments (all other) – Omar (track 5)
• Lead vocals – Omar (tracks 1, 2, 4–9, 11)
• Mastered by – Geoff Pesche
• Percussion – Len Lawrence (track 3), Omar (tracks 1, 8, 11), Paul Belben (track 3)
• Photography – Nick White (4)
• Producer – Godwin Logie (tracks 3, 9), Omar and the Family (tracks 1, 2, 4–8, 10, 11)
• Programmed by – Omar (track 9)
• Rap – Omar (track 4)
• Remix, additional production – Omar and the Family (tracks 1, 2, 4, 7, 11)
• Scratches – Roland "Scratch Professor" Lye Fook (tracks 4, 5, 9)
• Synth – Omar (track 9)
• Synthesizer Korg M1 – Omar (tracks 1, 2, 4–8, 11)
• Synthesizer Roland D-50 – Omar (track 5)
• Vocals (all – Omar (track 10)
• Vocals (duet) – Omar (track 3), Vannessa Simon (track 3)
• Written by – Simpson (tracks 6, 7)
• Written by – Lye Fook (track 3), Hammer (track 1, 2, 4–11)
• Written by (rap) – Nick Stains (track 4)

Charts

Chart (1990–91)	Peak position
UK Albums Chart[4]	54
UK Albums Chart (reissue)[4]	19

References

1. "There's Nothing Like This - Omar - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
2. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press.
3. McCann, Ian (27 July 1991). "Short Circuit". NME. p. 30. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
4. "OMAR - full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
5. "Top 60 Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 22 June 1991. p. 20. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
6. "Mainstream: Singles - Pick of the Week" (PDF). Music Week. 22 June 1991. p. 8. Retrieved 3 October 2020.

External links

• There's Nothing Like This at Discogs