( What Can I Say ) To Make You Love Me - Wikipedia ( What Can I Say ) To Make You Love Me `` ( What Can I Say ) To Make You Love Me '' Single by Alexander O'Neal from the album Hearsay Released 1988 ( 1988 ) Format 7 '' single, 12 '' single, CD Single Recorded 1986 Genre R&B Length 4 : 25 ( album version ) Label Tabu Songwriter ( s ) Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis Producer ( s ) Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis Alexander O'Neal singles chronology `` The Lovers '' ( 1988 ) `` ( What Can I Say ) To Make You Love Me '' ( 1988 ) `` Fake ' 88 '' ( 1988 ) `` The Lovers '' ( 1988 ) `` ( What Can I Say ) To Make You Love Me '' ( 1988 ) `` Fake ' 88 '' ( 1988 ) `` ( What Can I Say ) To Make You Love Me '' is a song written by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and recorded by American recording artist Alexander O'Neal. It is the fifth single from the singer 's second solo album, Hearsay ( 1987 ). The song 's distinctive backing vocals were performed by Lisa Keith. Following the successful chart performances of the Hearsay singles `` Fake '', `` Criticize '', `` Never Knew Love Like This '', and `` The Lovers '', `` ( What Can I Say ) To Make You Love Me '' was released as the album 's fifth single. Contents 1 Release 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 4 Sales chart performance 4.1 Peak positions 5 References 6 External links Release The song O'Neal's eleventh top 40 single which reached # 27 in the UK Singles Chart in July 1988, and # 68 on the R&B chart in O'Neal's native United States. Track listing 12 '' Single ( Tabu 652852 6 ) `` ( What Can I Say ) To Make You Love Me '' 4 : 25 `` A Broken Heart Can Mend '' 3 : 40 `` You Were Meant To Be My Lady ( Not My Girl ) ( Extended Dance Remix ) '' 9 : 50 12 '' Single Promo ( Tabu ZAS 1429 ) `` ( What Can I Say ) To Make You Love Me ( Hateful Club Mix ) '' 6 : 47 `` ( What Can I Say ) To Make You Love Me ( Dance Dub ) '' 5 : 50 `` ( What Can I Say ) To Make You Love Me ( Bonus Beats ) '' 3 : 21 `` ( What Can I Say ) To Make You Love Me ( Ben Liebrand Remix ) '' 6 : 41 `` ( What Can I Say ) To Make You Love Me ( A Capella ) '' 3 : 55 7 '' Single ( Tabu 652852 7 ) `` ( What Can I Say ) To Make You Love Me ( Edit ) '' `` A Broken Heart Can Mend '' CD Single ( Tabu 652852 2 ) `` ( What Can I Say ) To Make You Love Me '' 4 : 25 `` A Broken Heart Can Mend '' 3 : 40 `` You Were Meant To Be My Lady ( Not My Girl ) ( Extended Dance Remix ) '' 9 : 50 Personnel Credits are adapted from the album 's liner notes. Alexander O'Neal - lead vocals Jimmy Jam - drum and keyboard programming, keyboards, percussion Terry Lewis - percussion, backing vocals Lisa Keith - backing vocals Sales chart performance Peak positions Chart ( 1988 ) Position US Hot R&B / Hip - Hop Songs 68 US Hot Dance Club Songs 32 UK Singles Chart 27 References Jump up ^ Hearsay liner notes. Tabu Records. 1987. ^ Jump up to : `` US Singles Charts > Alexander O'Neal ''. Billboard. Retrieved 2012 - 05 - 26. Jump up ^ `` UK Charts > Alexander O'Neal ''. Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 2012 - 06 - 28. Retrieved 2012 - 05 - 26. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics `` ( What Can I Say ) To Make You Love Me '' at Discogs ( list of releases ) Alexander O'Neal : Hearsay Side one `` Intro '' `` ( What Can I Say ) To Make You Love Me '' `` Intro '' `` Hearsay '' `` Intro '' `` The Lovers '' `` Intro '' `` Fake '' `` Intro '' `` Criticize '' Side two `` Intro '' `` Never Knew Love Like This '' `` Interlude '' `` Sunshine '' `` Crying Overtime '' `` Intro '' `` When the Party 's Over '' Related articles Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis Jellybean Johnson Cherrelle Lisa Keith Alexander O'Neal Studio albums Alexander O'Neal ( 1985 ) Hearsay ( 1987 ) My Gift to You ( 1988 ) All True Man ( 1991 ) Love Makes No Sense ( 1993 ) Lovers Again ( 1996 ) Saga of a Married Man ( 2002 ) Alex Loves... ( 2008 ) Five Questions : The New Journey ( 2010 ) Live albums Live at the Hammersmith Apollo - London ( 2005 ) Compilations All Mixed Up ( 1987 ) Twelve Inch Mixes ( 1992 ) This Thing Called Love : The Greatest Hits of Alexander O'Neal ( 1992 ) The Best of Alexander O'Neal ( 1995 ) Greatest Hits ( 2004 ) Icon ( 2011 ) Singles `` Innocent '' `` If You Were Here Tonight '' `` A Broken Heart Can Mend '' `` Saturday Love '' ( with Cherrelle ) `` What 's Missing '' `` Fake '' `` Criticize '' `` Never Knew Love Like This '' ( with Cherrelle ) `` The Lovers '' `` ( What Can I Say ) To Make You Love Me '' `` The Christmas Song '' / `` Thank You for a Good Year '' `` Hearsay ' 89 '' `` Sunshine and Rain '' `` All True Man '' `` What Is This Thing Called Love ? '' `` Love Makes No Sense '' `` In the Middle '' `` All That Matters to Me '' `` Baby Come to Me '' ( with Cherrelle ) Related articles Albums Discography Flyte Tyme Cherrelle Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis This 1980s single - related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=(What_Can_I_Say)_To_Make_You_Love_Me&oldid=840117403 '' Categories : 1988 singles Alexander O'Neal songs Songs written by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis 1987 songs Tabu Records singles 1980s single stubs Hidden categories : Music infoboxes with deprecated parameters Articles with hAudio microformats All stub articles Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 7 May 2018, at 20 : 54 ( UTC ). About Wikipedia

Question: who sang what do i have to do to make you love me
Answer: Alexander O'Neal