Alex Loves... is the eighth studio album by American recording artist Alexander O'Neal. It was originally released in January 2008, on the label EMI as the follow-up to his 2002 album Saga of a Married Man. The album is considered to be a departure from O'Neal's sound, because it consists of cover versions mainly of standard R&B songs, with the exception of the last song "We're On Our Way", which was co-written by O'Neal.
The album was received negatively by the majority of music critics, while other reviewers noted good points to the album. The album peaked at #49 in the UK, and was his first charting album of new material for 6 years.
Critical reception
In a retrospective review, Sharon Mawer of AllMusic gave the album two and a half out of five stars (his poorest star rating) and wrote that "the choice of songs on Alex Loves was rather a strange mixture and most simply didn't work" also adding that "Not an album to recommend except to the die-hard fans who kept his name alive while he was away."
Track listing
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.
"Secret Lovers"
"A Million Love Songs"
- Andy Whitmore â guitars; keyboards; programming
- Leigh Guest â keyboards; programming
- Nat Augustin â backing vocals
"Right Here Waiting"
- Edward Stewart â guitars
- Andy Whitmore â keyboards; programming
- Leigh Guest â keyboards; programming
"Unbreak My Heart"
- Edward Stewart â guitars
- Andy Whitmore â keyboards; programming
- Leigh Guest â keyboards; programming
- James Davies â trumpet
- Angelo Starr â backing vocals
- Nat Augustin â backing vocals
- Fay Jones â backing vocals
"Your Song"
- Edward Stewart â guitars
- Richard Denapoli â live drums
- Andy Whitmore â keyboards; programming
- Leigh Guest â keyboards; programming
"Saturday Love"
- Bianca Lindgren â guest vocals; backing vocals
- Edward Stewart â guitars
- Andy Whitmore â keyboards; programming
- Leigh Guest â keyboards; programming
- Nat Augustin â backing vocals
- Angelo Starr â backing vocals
"If You Were Here Tonight"
- Nat Augustin â guitars; keyboards; programming; backing vocals
- Leigh Guest â keyboards; programming
- Ann Augustin â backing vocals
"What You Won't Do For Love"
- Nat Augustin â keyboards; programming; trombone; backing vocals
- Leigh Guest â keyboards; programming
- James Davies â trumpet
- Fay Jones â backing vocals
- Angelo Starr â backing vocals
"When a Man Loves a Woman"
- Andy Whitmore â guitars; keyboards; programming
- Edward Stewart â guitars
- Richard Denapoli â live drums
- Pat Byrne â bass guitar
- Leigh Guest â keyboards; programming
- James Davies â trumpet
- Nat Augustin â backing vocals
"Babe"
- Andy Whitmore â guitars; keyboards; programming
- Richard Denapoli â live drums
- Leigh Guest â keyboards; programming
- Angelo Starr â backing vocals
- Nat Augustin â backing vocals
- Fay Jones â backing vocals
"Always & Forever"
- Nat Augustin â guitars; keyboards; programming; backing vocals
- Richard Denapoli â live drums
- Leigh Guest â keyboards; programming
- Ann Augustin â backing vocals
"You're the First, the Last, My Everything"
- Nat Augustin â guitars; backing vocals
- Edward Stewart â guitars
- Richard Denapoli â live drums
- Pat Byrne â bass guitar
- Leigh Guest â keyboards; programming
- Andy Whitmore â keyboards; programming
- James Davies â trumpet
- Fay Jones â backing vocals
"Cherish"
- Leigh Guest â keyboards; programming
- Andy Whitmore â keyboards; programming
- Angelo Starr â backing vocals
- Nat Augustin â backing vocals
"I'll Make Love to You"
- Nigel Lowis â keyboards; programming; string arrangements
- Leigh Guest â keyboards; programming
- Angelo Starr â backing vocals
- Nat Augustin â backing vocals
"We're On Our Way"
- Nat Augustin â guitars; keyboards; programming; backing vocals
Charts
References
External links