I Fooled You This Time

by Ed Hogan Featuring the behind-the-scenes input of One Way, Alicia Myers' Fooled You This Time included the singer's most enduring hit, "I Want to Thank You" (even though her "You Get the Best From Me (Say, Say, Say)" went into the R&B Top Five). The gospel-ish dance track went to number 37 R&B in fall 1982. The sparse, string-laced ballad "Better Woman or Bigger Fool" echoes Aretha Franklin circa Sparkle. The mellow "I Don't Wanta Bore You" has an outstanding string arrangement. [ "I Want To Thank You" is on The Best of One Way: Featuring Al Hudson & Alicia Myers and Rhino's Club Classics, Vol. 3.]