Lovers (Babyface album)

Lovers
Original 1986 Solar release
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 7, 1986
September 12, 1989 (re-issue)
Recorded1986
GenreR&B
Length39:04
LabelSOLAR (1986 release)
Epic (1989 re-issue)
ProducerL.A. Reid, Babyface
Babyface chronology
Lovers
(1986)
Tender Lover
(1989)
Singles from Lovers
  1. "I Love You Babe"
    Released: December 12, 1986
  2. "Lovers"
    Released: 1987
  3. "Mary Mack"
    Released: 1987
  4. "If We Try"
    Released: 1988
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[2]

Lovers is the debut studio album by American R&B singer-songwriter and musician Babyface. It was originally released on October 7, 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.

  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. ^ Stephens, Anthony C. (June–July 1995). "Mail". Vibe. Vibe Media Group. p. 25.