Lovers Again (album)

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

Contents

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"
"Let's Get Together"
"Lovers Again"
"Can You Stand the Rain"
"Baby Come to Me"
"No One But You"
"Body Talking"
"More Than My Heart"
"Sleepin'"
"Carry On"
"Sneakin'"
"Our Love"
"Grind"

Charts

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

Release history

LabelCat. No.FormatDate
EMI Premier 7243 8 54683 UK CD, Cassette1996
VictorVICP-60056 JP CD1996
Groove SocietySPV 085-33802 DE CD1997
Ichiban RecordsICH1512-2 US CD1998

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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.