Love's Alright

Love's Alright
Studio album by Eddie Murphy
Released	February 23, 1993
Recorded	1992
Length	53:15
Label	Motown
Producer	Eddie Murphy, David Allen Jones, Ralph Hawkins, Trenten Gumbs
Eddie Murphy chronology
So Happy (1989) Love's Alright (1993) Greatest Comedy Hits (1997)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	[2]

Love's Alright is the third musical studio album by comedian and singer Eddie Murphy. The album was released on February 23, 1993, by Motown Records, and was produced by Murphy, David Allen Jones and Ralph Hawkins. It was a critical and commercial failure, only making it to number 80 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Two singles were released: "Whatzupwitu", whose music video is patterned after the album cover and features Michael Jackson, and "I Was a King", featuring Shabba Ranks. The album did not chart well on the Billboard charts.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Yeah"	Eddie Murphy (concept)	David Allen Jones Trenten Gumbs	Murphy Jones Gumbs	4:44
2.	"I Was a King" (featuring Shabba Ranks)	Murphy Rexton Gordon (rap) Clifton Dillon (rap) Errol Dillon (rap)	Murphy Gumbs Jones	Murphy Jones Gumbs	4:30
3.	"Love's Alright"	Murphy	Murphy Jones Gumbs	Murphy Jones Gumbs	4:04
4.	"Desdamona"	Murphy	Murphy Ralph Hawkins Jr.	Murphy Hawkins Jr.	4:44
5.	"Cuteness"	Murphy	Murphy Jones Gumbs	Murphy Jones Gumbs	5:52
6.	"Whatzupwitu" (featuring Michael Jackson)	Murphy	Murphy Gumbs	Murphy Gumbs	3:21
7.	"Always Is Love"	Murphy	Murphy Gumbs	Murphy Gumbs Jones	3:53
8.	"Don't Give Up on Love"	Murphy Jones Hawkins Jr.	Jones Hawkins Jr.	Jones Hawkins Jr. Murphy (co.)	4:16
9.	"One"	Murphy	Murphy Gumbs	Murphy Jones Gumbs	4:10
10.	"Flower Child"	Murphy	Murphy Jones	Murphy Jones Gumbs	3:53
11.	"Good Day Sunshine"	Paul McCartney John Lennon	McCartney Lennon	Murphy Gumbs Jones	2:04
12.	"Hey Joe"	William Roberts	Roberts	Murphy Gumbs Jones	7:44

Personnel

Musicians

• Eddie Murphy – lead vocals, background vocals (1-4, 7, 9-12), keyboards (2-4, 6, 7, 9, 10), drum programming (6, 7, 9, 10), congas (2), talk track (11)
• Babyface – guest vocals (1)
• Sandi Barber – background vocals (1, 6, 7, 12)
• Sophia Bender – background vocals (6)
• Jon Bon Jovi – guest vocals (1)
• Boys Choir of Harlem – background vocals (6)
• Garth Brooks – guest vocals (1)
• Fritz Cadet – guitar (7)
• Tim Christian – live drums (3, 12)
• Stanley Clarke – bass guitar (1)
• Tim "Timbali" Cornwell – percussion (5)
• En Vogue – guest vocals (1)
• Johnny Gill – guest vocals (1)
• Paul A. Goodwyn – live drums (11)
• Larry Graham – bass guitar (2-4, 7, 9, 11, 12)
• Amy Grant – guest vocals (1)
• Onaje A. Gumbs – keyboards (7)
• Trenten Gumbs – keyboards (2, 6, 7, 9), drum programming (1, 3, 6, 7), congas (2), talk track (11)
• Gwen Guthrie – background vocals (8)
• Hammer – guest vocals (1)
• Heavy D – guest vocals (1)
• Herbie Hancock – piano (1)
• Ralph Hawkins Jr. – keyboards (4-6, 8, 9), drum programming (4, 5, 8, 9), background vocals (4, 5, 8)
• Howard Hewett – guest vocals (1)
• Horns of Fire – horns (4, 5)
• Julio Iglesias – guest vocals (1)
• Ernie Isley – guitar (3, 12)
• Janet Jackson – guest vocals (1)
• Michael Jackson – guest vocals (1, 6)
• Stephanie James – background vocals (8)
• Elton John – guest vocals (1)
• George Johnson – guitar (2)
• David Allen Jones – keyboards (2, 3, 10), drum programming (1, 3, 8-10), background vocals (2)
• B.B. King – guitar (4)
• Patti LaBelle – guest vocals (1)
• Dan Levine – background vocals and horn arrangements – horns (4)
• Emmanuel Lewis – guest vocals (1)
• James Lloyd – keyboards (11)
• Bob Magnuson – horns (4)
• James Manning – bass guitar (5)
• Paul McCartney – guest vocals (1)
• Cindy Mizelle – background vocals (4)
• David News – guitar (5)
• Teddy Pendergrass – guest vocals (1)
• Herman Riley – horns (4)
• Keith Robinson – acoustic guitar (8)
• Greg Ruvolo – horns (4)
• Richie Sambora – guest vocals (1)
• Clint Smith – talk track (11)
• Maurice Spears – horns (4)
• Carol Sylvan – background vocals (12)
• Tom Tom MMLXXXIV – horn arrangements (4, 5), string arrangements (4)
• Luther Vandross – guest vocals (1)
• Audrey Wheeler – background vocals (1, 4, 6, 7, 9)
• Barry White – guest vocals (1)
• Brenda White-King – background vocals (8)
• Stevie Wonder – guest vocals (1), harmonica (1)

Technical personnel

• Nadine Baker – production coordinator
• Keith Evans – engineer (1-10, 12)
• Jon Gass – mixing (3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12)
• Andre Jackson – engineer (1-7, 9-12), mixing (9, 11)
• Kim James – assistant engineer (2, 5, 6)
• Danny Leake – mixing (5, 8)
• Kaz Masumoto – engineer (4)
• Dave "Hard Drive" Pensado – mixing (2)
• Barney Perkins – mixing (1)
• Jeff Poe – engineer (12)
• Carmen Rizzo – mixing (3, 8, 9)
• Donna Ross-Jones – executive producer
• Eddy Schreyer – mastering
• Eric Stark – engineer (2, 3, 6, 8-10)
• Ralph Sutton – engineer (1)

References

1. Steven McDonald (February 23, 1993). "Love's Alright - Eddie Murphy | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
2. "CG: Eddie Murphy". Robert Christgau. Retrieved August 19, 2015.