Alex Loves...

Alex Loves...
Studio album by Alexander O'Neal
Released	January 28, 2008 (2008-01-28)
Recorded	June-October 2007
Studio	Greystoke
Genre	Contemporary R&B
Length	1:01:24
Label	EMI
Producer	Leigh Guest Nat Augustin Andy Whitmore Nigel Lowis
Alexander O'Neal chronology
Live at the Hammersmith Apollo - London (2005) Alex Loves... (2008) Five Questions: The New Journey (2010)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Alex Loves... is the eighth studio album by American recording artist Alexander O'Neal. It was originally released in January 2008, on the label EMI as the follow-up to his 2002 album Saga of a Married Man . The album is considered to be a departure from O'Neal's sound, because it consists of cover versions mainly of standard R&B songs, with the exception of the last song "We're On Our Way", which was co-written by O'Neal.

The album was received negatively by the majority of music critics, while other reviewers noted good points to the album. The album peaked at #49 in the UK, and was his first charting album of new material for 6 years. ^[2]

Critical reception

In a retrospective review, Sharon Mawer of AllMusic gave the album two and a half out of five stars (his poorest star rating) and wrote that "the choice of songs on Alex Loves was rather a strange mixture and most simply didn't work" also adding that "Not an album to recommend except to the die-hard fans who kept his name alive while he was away." ^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Secret Lovers" (Atlantic Starr cover from the album As the Band Turns )	David Lewis Wayne Lewis	4:28
2.	"A Million Love Songs" (Take That cover from the album Take That & Party )	Gary Barlow	3:24
3.	"Right Here Waiting" (Richard Marx cover from the album Repeat Offender )	Richard Marx	4:06
4.	"Unbreak My Heart" (Toni Braxton cover from the album Secrets )	Diane Warren	4:28
5.	"Your Song" (Elton John cover from the album Elton John )	Elton John Bernie Taupin	4:01
6.	"Saturday Love" (Remake; originally on the Cherrelle album High Priority )	Jimmy Jam Terry Lewis	5:01
7.	"If You Were Here Tonight" (Remake; originally on the album Alexander O'Neal )	Monte Moir	5:02
8.	"What You Won't Do For Love" (Bobby Caldwell cover from the album Bobby Caldwell )	Bobby Caldwell Alfons Kettner	3:46
9.	"When a Man Loves a Woman" (Percy Sledge cover from the album When a Man Loves a Woman)	Calvin Lewis Andrew Wright	3:03
10.	"Babe" (Styx cover from the album Cornerstone )	Dennis DeYoung	3:57
11.	"Always & Forever" (Heatwave cover from the album Too Hot to Handle )	Rod Temperton	4:38
12.	"You're My First, My Last, My Everything" (Barry White cover from the album Can't Get Enough )	Peter Radcliffe Tony Sepe Barry White	4:01
13.	"Cherish" (Kool & the Gang cover from the album Emergency )	Robert Bell Ronald Bell James Bonnefond George Brown Charles Smith James Taylor Curtis Williams	4:02
14.	"I'll Make Love to You" (Boyz II Men cover from the album II )	Babyface	3:27
15.	"We're On Our Way"	Nat Augustin Alexander O'Neal Carlton White	4:00
Total length:			1:01:24

Personnel

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

"Secret Lovers" Nat Augustin  – guitars; keyboards; programming; backing vocals Leigh Guest – keyboards; programming Mica Paris  – backing vocals Fay Jones – backing vocals "A Million Love Songs" Andy Whitmore  – guitars; keyboards; programming Leigh Guest – keyboards; programming Nat Augustin – backing vocals "Right Here Waiting" Edward Stewart – guitars Andy Whitmore – keyboards; programming Leigh Guest – keyboards; programming "Unbreak My Heart" Edward Stewart – guitars Andy Whitmore – keyboards; programming Leigh Guest – keyboards; programming James Davies – trumpet Angelo Starr  – backing vocals Nat Augustin – backing vocals Fay Jones – backing vocals "Your Song" Edward Stewart – guitars Richard Denapoli – live drums Andy Whitmore – keyboards; programming Leigh Guest – keyboards; programming "Saturday Love" Bianca Lindgren – guest vocals; backing vocals Edward Stewart – guitars Andy Whitmore – keyboards; programming Leigh Guest – keyboards; programming Nat Augustin – backing vocals Angelo Starr – backing vocals "If You Were Here Tonight" Nat Augustin – guitars; keyboards; programming; backing vocals Leigh Guest – keyboards; programming Ann Augustin – backing vocals "What You Won't Do For Love" Nat Augustin – keyboards; programming; trombone; backing vocals Leigh Guest – keyboards; programming James Davies – trumpet Fay Jones – backing vocals Angelo Starr – backing vocals

"When a Man Loves a Woman" Andy Whitmore – guitars; keyboards; programming Edward Stewart – guitars Richard Denapoli – live drums Pat Byrne  – bass guitar Leigh Guest – keyboards; programming James Davies – trumpet Nat Augustin – backing vocals "Babe" Andy Whitmore – guitars; keyboards; programming Richard Denapoli – live drums Leigh Guest – keyboards; programming Angelo Starr – backing vocals Nat Augustin – backing vocals Fay Jones – backing vocals "Always & Forever" Nat Augustin – guitars; keyboards; programming; backing vocals Richard Denapoli – live drums Leigh Guest – keyboards; programming Ann Augustin – backing vocals "You're the First, the Last, My Everything" Nat Augustin – guitars; backing vocals Edward Stewart – guitars Richard Denapoli – live drums Pat Byrne – bass guitar Leigh Guest – keyboards; programming Andy Whitmore – keyboards; programming James Davies – trumpet Fay Jones – backing vocals "Cherish" Leigh Guest – keyboards; programming Andy Whitmore – keyboards; programming Angelo Starr – backing vocals Nat Augustin – backing vocals "I'll Make Love to You" Nigel Lowis – keyboards; programming; string arrangements Leigh Guest – keyboards; programming Angelo Starr – backing vocals Nat Augustin – backing vocals "We're On Our Way" Nat Augustin – guitars; keyboards; programming; backing vocals

Charts

Chart	Peak position
UK Albums Chart [2]	49

References

1. Mawer, Sharon. "Alex Loves". AllMusic . Retrieved January 26, 2015.
2. "UK Charts > Alexander O'Neal". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 2012-06-28. Retrieved 2012-05-26.
3. Alex Loves... liner notes. EMI. 2008.