Lovers (Babyface album)

Lovers
Original 1986 Solar release
Studio album by Babyface
Released	October 7, 1986 September 12, 1989 (re-issue)
Recorded	1986
Genre	R&B soul
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)
1989 Reissue

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
The Rolling Stone Album Guide

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 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"	Edmonds Sidney Johnson	4:38
4.	"I Love You Babe"	Edmonds	4:09
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"	Edmonds Reid Daryl Simmons	4:37
9.	"I Love You Babe" (Reprise)	Edmonds	0:51

2001 re-issue bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
10.	"Mary Mack" (Free Style Mix)	Bristol Edmonds Roberson	5:54
11.	"If We Try" (12" Version)	Coates Edmonds L. Edmonds	8:36
12.	"Lovers" (Jazz Lover's Mix)	Bristol Edmonds Reid Roberson	6:29

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions
		US R&B
1986	"I Love You Babe"	8
1987	"Lovers"	42
	"Mary Mack"	29
	"If We Try"	65

External links

• Babyface-Lovers at Discogs