Alex Loves...

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."

Personnel
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.


 * "Secret Lovers"
 * Nat Augustin – guitars; keyboards; programming; backing vocals
 * Leigh Guest – keyboards; programming
 * Mica Paris – backing vocals
 * Fay Jones – backing vocals
 * "A Million Love Songs"
 * Andy Whitmore – guitars; keyboards; programming
 * Leigh Guest – keyboards; programming
 * Nat Augustin – backing vocals
 * "Right Here Waiting"
 * Edward Stewart – guitars
 * Andy Whitmore – keyboards; programming
 * Leigh Guest – keyboards; programming
 * "Unbreak My Heart"
 * Edward Stewart – guitars
 * Andy Whitmore – keyboards; programming
 * Leigh Guest – keyboards; programming
 * James Davies – trumpet
 * Angelo Starr – backing vocals
 * Nat Augustin – backing vocals
 * Fay Jones – backing vocals
 * "Your Song"
 * Edward Stewart – guitars
 * Richard Denapoli – live drums
 * Andy Whitmore – keyboards; programming
 * Leigh Guest – keyboards; programming
 * "Saturday Love"
 * Bianca Lindgren – guest vocals; backing vocals
 * Edward Stewart – guitars
 * Andy Whitmore – keyboards; programming
 * Leigh Guest – keyboards; programming
 * Nat Augustin – backing vocals
 * Angelo Starr – backing vocals
 * "If You Were Here Tonight"
 * Nat Augustin – guitars; keyboards; programming; backing vocals
 * Leigh Guest – keyboards; programming
 * Ann Augustin – backing vocals
 * "What You Won't Do For Love"
 * Nat Augustin – keyboards; programming; trombone; backing vocals
 * Leigh Guest – keyboards; programming
 * James Davies – trumpet
 * Fay Jones – backing vocals
 * Angelo Starr – backing vocals


 * "When a Man Loves a Woman"
 * Andy Whitmore – guitars; keyboards; programming
 * Edward Stewart – guitars
 * Richard Denapoli – live drums
 * Pat Byrne – bass guitar
 * Leigh Guest – keyboards; programming
 * James Davies – trumpet
 * Nat Augustin – backing vocals
 * "Babe"
 * Andy Whitmore – guitars; keyboards; programming
 * Richard Denapoli – live drums
 * Leigh Guest – keyboards; programming
 * Angelo Starr – backing vocals
 * Nat Augustin – backing vocals
 * Fay Jones – backing vocals
 * "Always & Forever"
 * Nat Augustin – guitars; keyboards; programming; backing vocals
 * Richard Denapoli – live drums
 * Leigh Guest – keyboards; programming
 * Ann Augustin – backing vocals
 * "You're the First, the Last, My Everything"
 * Nat Augustin – guitars; backing vocals
 * Edward Stewart – guitars
 * Richard Denapoli – live drums
 * Pat Byrne – bass guitar
 * Leigh Guest – keyboards; programming
 * Andy Whitmore – keyboards; programming
 * James Davies – trumpet
 * Fay Jones – backing vocals
 * "Cherish"
 * Leigh Guest – keyboards; programming
 * Andy Whitmore – keyboards; programming
 * Angelo Starr – backing vocals
 * Nat Augustin – backing vocals
 * "I'll Make Love to You"
 * Nigel Lowis – keyboards; programming; string arrangements
 * Leigh Guest – keyboards; programming
 * Angelo Starr – backing vocals
 * Nat Augustin – backing vocals
 * "We're On Our Way"
 * Nat Augustin – guitars; keyboards; programming; backing vocals