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)Tender Lover1989
1989 Reissue
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."You Make Me Feel Brand New"
5:03
2."Lovers"
5:56
3."Chivalry"
4:38
4."I Love You Babe"Edmonds4:09
5."Mary Mack"
  • Bristol
  • Edmonds
  • Roberson
5:28
6."Faithful"
  • Edmonds
  • Johnson
5:08
7."If We Try"
  • Tony Coates
  • Edmonds
  • Lynelle Edmonds
4:05
8."Take Your Time"
4:37
9."I Love You Babe" (Reprise)Edmonds0:51

Charts

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

Singles

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

References

  1. ↑ Wynn, Ron. Babyface: Lovers > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-10-21.
  2. ↑ Brackett, N.; Hoard, C.D. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. p. 32. ISBN 9780743201698. Retrieved 2015-04-13.
  3. ↑ Group, Vibe Media. Vibe. Vibe Media Group.
  4. ↑ "Babyface US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-10-21.
  5. ↑ "Babyface US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-10-21.
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