Lovers Again (album)

Lovers Again
Studio album by
Alexander O'Neal
Released1996
StudioObsessions recording studios, Los Angeles, California
Genre
Producer
Alexander O'Neal chronology
The Best of Alexander O'Neal
(1995) 		Lovers Again
(1996) 		Saga of a Married Man
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Guardian[2]

Lovers Again is the sixth studio album by American recording artist Alexander O'Neal.

Track listing

  1. "Do You Right" - 4:24
  2. "Let's Get Together" - 4:26
  3. "Lovers Again" - 3:31
  4. "Can You Stand the Rain" - 4:23
  5. "Baby Come to Me" - 4:01
  6. "No One But You" - 4:42
  7. "Body Talkin'" - 4:24
  8. "More Than My Heart" - 4:08
  9. "Sleepin'" - 4:27
  10. "Carry On" - 5:04
  11. "Sneakin'" - 5:23
  12. "Our Love" - 4:07
  13. "Grind" - 4:54
  14. "If We Get It On" - 4:15 (Japan only)
  15. "Cry" - 4:42 (Japan only)

Note: on the Japan release "Baby Come to Me" is a remixed version

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[3]

"Do You Right"
  • Written by: Dr. Pelè Kazir
  • John Strawberry Fields - guitar sample
  • Backing vocals - Dr. Pelè Kazir, Marvin Gunn, Bruce DeShazer, Alexander O'Neal
"Let's Get Together"
  • Written by: Dr. Pelè Kazir
  • David Eiland - saxophone
  • Mike Scott - guitars
  • Backing vocals - Dr. Pelè Kazir, Marvin Gunn, Bruce DeShazer [KoKo-Blak], Trianita
"Lovers Again"
  • Written by: B-Cube (Ben Obi) and Dr. Pelè Kazir
  • David Eiland - saxophone
  • backing vocals - Dr. Pelè Kazir, Marvin Gunn, Reggie Wilson, Alexander O'Neal
"Can You Stand the Rain"
  • Written by: Dr. Pelè Kazir
  • David Eiland - saxophone
  • Derek Russell - bass guitar
  • Backing vocals - Dr. Pelè Kazir, Marvin Gunn, Bruce DeShazer [KoKo-Blak]
"Baby Come to Me"
  • Milton McDonald - guitars
  • David Phillips - additional keyboards
  • Paul Meeham - programming
  • Sam Noel - programming, technician
  • Backing vocals - Beverly Skeete, Weston Forster
"No One But You"
  • Written by: Dr. Pelè Kazir
  • B-Cube (Ben Obi) - additional keyboards, drum programming
  • Backing vocals - Tammy, Tisha, Davidra [Ashanti]
"Body Talking"
  • Written by: Dr. Pelè Kazir
  • B-Cube (Ben Obi) - additional programming
  • David Gonzalez - bass sample
  • Mike Scott - guitar sample
  • Backing vocals - Dr. Pelè Kazir, Alexander O'Neal
"More Than My Heart"
  • Prince Sampson - guitars
  • Kevin Robinson - brass
  • Fayyaz Virji - brass
  • Bud Beadle - brass
  • Paul Meehan - programming
  • Sam Noel - technician
  • Backing vocals - Weston forster, Beverly Skeete
    "Sleepin'"
  • Prince Sampson - guitars
  • Chris Offen - guitars
  • David Phillips - additional keyboards
  • Harry Morgan - percussion
  • Paul Meehan - programming
  • Sam Noel - programming, technician
"Carry On"
  • Prince Sampson - guitars
  • David Phillips - organ
  • Kevin Robinson - brass
  • Fayyaz Virji - brass
  • Bud Beadle - brass
  • Paul Meehan - programming
  • Sam Noel - technician
  • Backing vocals - Weston Forster, Beverly Skeete, Marcia Escoffery, Robert Thompson
"Sneakin'"
"Our Love"
  • Toby Baker - keyboards, synthesizers
  • Billy Osbourne - drum programming, percussion
  • Paul Stoner - synclavier programming
  • Backing vocals and arrangements - Gee Morris, Alexander O'Neal
"Grind"
  • Nick Mundy - programming
  • Hazel Fernandes - additional lead vocals
  • Errol Reid - rap sample
  • Backing vocals - D. Harvey, Nick Mundy

Charts

Chart Peak
position
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 60
UK Album Chart[4] 119
German Album Chart[5] 63

Release history

Label Cat. No. Format Date
EMI Premier 7243 8 54683 UK CD, Cassette 1996
Victor VICP-60056 JP CD 1996
Groove Society SPV 085-33802 DE CD 1997
Ichiban Records ICH1512-2 US CD 1998

References

  1. ^ Henderson, Alex. "Lovers Again". AllMusic. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
  2. ^ Sullivan, Caroline (November 15, 1996). "Music: This week's pop CD releases". The Guardian.
  3. ^ Lovers Again liner notes. One World. 1996.
  4. ^ "Zobbel UK Chart Log". Retrieved 2018-03-02.
  5. ^ "German Charts > Alexander O'Neal". GfK Entertainment Charts. Archived from the original on August 26, 2014. Retrieved 2018-05-10.