Love Songs [2017 Reissue]

by Babyface

Overview

This set, released in 2001, contains 75 minutes of Babyface's most romantic ballads with a couple midtempo singles (such as "For the Cool in You") thrown in for good measure. It picks from Face's Epic albums, from the 1986 solo debut Lovers through 1996's The Day, with the inclusion of several Top Ten R&B hits, like "Whip Appeal" and "Every Time I Close My Eyes," as well as the excellent album cut "Soon as I Get Home." Naturally, this cannot act as a substitute for a proper Babyface anthology like The Essential Babyface (where you can get some uptempo high points like "My Kinda Girl"), but it does dig a little deeper into the type of material Face has done best. [Love Songs was reissued on CD in 2017.] ~ Andy Kellman

Product Details

Release Date:	05/05/2017
Label:	Sony Music
UPC:	0889854329426
Rank:	51287

Tracks

1. I Said I Love You
2. All Day Thinkin'
3. This Is for the Lover in You
4. Lady, Lady
5. For the Cool in You
6. A Bit Old-Fashioned
7. Never Keeping Secrets
8. When Can I See You
9. Whip Appeal
10. Soon as I Get Home
11. Given a Chance
12. Sunshine
13. Every Time I Close My Eyes
14. When Your Body Gets Weak
15. Lovers
16. You Make Me Feel Brand New

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Babyface   Primary Artist,Drums,Guitar,Voices,Keyboards,Guitar (Acoustic),Vocals (Background)
LL Cool J   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Marc Nelson   Vocals (Background)
Shanice   Vocals (Background)
Michael Hart Thompson   Guitar
Gerald Baillergeau   Keyboards
Pete Farmer   Vocals (Background)
Jeffrey Daniel   Featured Artist,Vocals (Background)
Larry Johnson   Saxophone
Reggie C. Young   Trombone
Kenny Terry, Jr.   Vocals (Background)
Kenny Crouch   Piano,Saxophone
Shawn Stockman   Vocals (Background)
Sheila E.   Percussion,Featured Artist
Kenny G   Saxophone,Featured Artist
Kenneth Crouch   Piano
L.A. Reid   Drums,Percussion
Shanice Wilson   Vocals (Background)
Jody Watley   Featured Artist,Vocals (Background)
Greg Phillinganes   Piano
Wanya Morris   Vocals (Background)
Mariah Carey   Featured Artist,Vocals (Background)
Howard Hewett   Featured Artist,Vocals (Background)
Nathan East   Bass,Bass (Acoustic)
Ray Brown   Trumpet
Oscar Brashear   Trumpet
Michael Thompson   Guitar
Bryce Wilson   Trumpet
Gerald Albright   Sax (Tenor)

Technical Credits

Bill Meyers   Horn Arrangements,String Arrangements
Linda Creed   Composer
Bruce Fisher   Composer
Gerald Baillergeau   Composer,Producer,Drum Programming
Howard Fritzson   Art Direction
Dana Meyers   Composer
Kayo Roberson   Composer
Jeremy Engel   Packaging
Dee Bristol   Composer
Kevin Roberson   Composer
Babyface   Composer,Producer,Drum Programming
LL Cool J   Producer
L.A. Reid   Composer,Producer
Leo Sacks   Compilation Producer
Mariah Carey   Arranger,Vocal Arrangement
Joseph M. Palmaccio   Mastering
Howard Hewett   Composer
Perri Reid   Composer
Keith Andes   Horn Arrangements,Vocal Arrangement,String Arrangements
Daryl Simmons   Composer,Producer
Billy Preston   Composer
Bryce Wilson   Drum Programming
Thom Bell   Composer