Lovers (Babyface album)

Lovers

Original 1986 Solar release

Studio album by Babyface

Released

October 7, 1986
September 12, 1989 (re-issue)

Recorded

1986

Genre

Length

39:04

Label

SOLAR (1986 release)
Epic (1989 re-issue)

Producer

L.A. Reid & Babyface for Deelesongz Inc.

Babyface chronology

Lovers
(1986)

Tender Lover
(1989)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[2]

Lovers is the debut studio album from American R&B singer-songwriter and musician Babyface. It was originally released in October 1986 while he was taking a break from his band The Deele. Album charted number 28 on the Soul Album Charts. The album was reissued in 1989 under Epic Records with a different front cover^[3] after the success of his second album Tender Lover.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"You Make Me Feel Brand New"	Thom Bell Linda Creed	5:03
2.	"Lovers"	Darnell "Dee" Bristol Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds Antonio "L.A." Reid Kevin "Kayo" Roberson	5:56
3.	"Chivalry"	Kenneth Edmonds Sidney Johnson	4:38
4.	"I Love You Babe"	Kenneth Edmonds	4:09
5.	"Mary Mack"	Darnell Bristol Kenneth Edmonds Kevin Roberson	5:28
6.	"Faithful"	Kenneth Edmonds Sidney Johnson	5:08
7.	"If We Try"	Tony Coates Kenneth Edmonds Lynelle Edmonds	4:05
8.	"Take Your Time"	Kenneth Edmonds Antonio Reid Daryl Simmons	4:37
9.	"I Love You Babe" (Reprise)	Kenneth Edmonds	0:51

2001 re-issue bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
10.	"Mary Mack" (Free Style Mix)	Darnell Bristol Kenneth Edmonds Kevin Roberson	5:54
11.	"If We Try" (12" Version)	Tony Coates Kenneth Edmonds Lynelle Edmonds	8:36
12.	"Lovers" (Jazz Lover's Mix)	Darnell Bristol Kenneth Edmonds Antonio Reid Kevin Roberson	6:29

Charts

Chart (1987)	Peak position^[4]
Billboard Top R&B Albums	28

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions^[5]
Year	Single	US R&B
1987	"I Love You Babe"	8
	"Lovers"	42
	"Mary Mack"	29
1988	"If We Try"	65

External links

Babyface-Lovers at Discogs

References

↑ Wynn, Ron. Babyface: Lovers > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-10-21.
↑ Brackett, N.; Hoard, C.D. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. p. 32. ISBN 9780743201698. Retrieved 2015-04-13.
↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=0CsEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA25&dq=lovers%20album%20babyface%20-wikipedia%201986&pg=PA25#v=onepage&q=lovers%20album%20babyface%20-wikipedia%201986&f=false
↑ "Babyface US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-10-21.
↑ "Babyface US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-10-21.

Babyface

Discography

Studio albums	Lovers (1986) Tender Lover (1989) A Closer Look (1991) For the Cool in You (1993) The Day (1996) Christmas with Babyface (1998) Face 2 Face (2001) Grown & Sexy (2005) Playlist (2007) Return of the Tender Lover (2015)

Duet albums	Love, Marriage & Divorce (2014)

Other albums	Babyface Unplugged (1997) A Collection of His Greatest Hits (2000) Love Songs (2001) The Essential Babyface (2003) The Other Side of Cool (2005)

Singles	"I Love You Babe" "Love Saw It" "It's No Crime" "Whip Appeal" "My Kinda Girl" "Love Makes Things Happen" "Give U My Heart" "For the Cool in You" "Never Keeping Secrets" "And Our Feelings" "Rock Bottom" "When Can I See You" "Dream Away" "This Is for the Lover in You" "Every Time I Close My Eyes" "How Come, How Long" "There She Goes" "What If"

Featured singles	"Love Makes Things Happen" "Change the World" "Someone to Love"

Related articles	The Deele Jon B.

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