Lovers Again (album) explained

Lovers Again
Type:	Studio album
Artist:	Alexander O'Neal
Cover:	Loversagain.jpg
Released:	1996
Studio:	Obsessions recording studios, Los Angeles, California
Prev Title:	The Best of Alexander O'Neal
Prev Year:	1995
Next Title:	Saga of a Married Man
Next Year:	2002

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.^[1]

"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^[2]	119
German Album Chart^[3]	63

Release history

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

Notes and References

1. Book: Lovers Again liner notes. 1996. One World.
2. Web site: Zobbel UK Chart Log. 2018-03-02.
3. Web site: German Charts > Alexander O'Neal. https://web.archive.org/web/20140826113921/http://www.officialcharts.de/suche.asp?search=alexander+o%27neal&x=5&y=6&country=de&kategorie=alles. dead. August 26, 2014. GfK Entertainment Charts. 2018-05-10.