Lovers Again (album)

Lovers Again
Studio album by Alexander O'Neal
Released	September 1996
Recorded	February–June 1996
Studio	Obsessions recording studios, Los Angeles, California
Genre	R&B funk soul
Producer	B-Cube (Ben Obi) Dr. Pelè Kazir Dennis Charles Ronnie Wilson Nick Mundy Billy Osborne Toby Baker
Alexander O'Neal chronology
The Best of Alexander O'Neal (1995) Lovers Again (1996) Saga of a Married Man (2002)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
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'"

• Nick Mundy - programming, backing vocals

"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 March 2, 2018.
5. "German Charts > Alexander O'Neal". GfK Entertainment Charts. Archived from the original on August 26, 2014. Retrieved May 10, 2018.

External links

• Lovers Again at Discogs (list of releases)