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Playlist is the seventh studio album by American singer Babyface. It was released by Mercury Records on September 18, 2007 in the United States. His debut with the then-newly re-launched label, Playlist consists of eight covers of folk and soft rock songs and two original compositions. The album reached the top ten on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Its lead single, the James Taylor cover "Fire and Rain," became a hit on the US Adult Contemporary chart.
AllMusic editor Andy Kellman found that Babyface "put a lot of heart and soul into the material, all of which connected with him as a youngster listening to '70s AM radio [...] Apart from Bob Dylan's "Knockin' on Heaven's Door," everything is suited for Babyface, often to the point where the songs don't sound tremendously different from what he has written during the last several years [...] n addition to the eight covers, there are two new songs, both of which fit into the album's scheme sonically while being far from lightweight subject-wise."[1]
As an artist, Edmonds released his debut album Lovers in 1986. His 1989 Tender Lover went double-platinum and spawned the No. 1 R&B hits "It's No Crime" and the titletrack, with "Whip Appeal" and "My Kinda Girl" reaching the Top 5. His 1993 album For the Cool in You went triple-platinum and included his Top 5 pop hit "When Can I See You," and his 1995 Waiting to Exhale soundtrack, for which he wrote most of the songs as well as the score, yielded Whitney Houston's smash hit "Exhale (Shoop, Shoop)." He went on to write and produce much of the 1997 Soul Food movie soundtrack and contribute to the soundtrack for the animated musical The Prince of Egypt.
Most recently, "Pray for Me," which Edmonds co-wrote for Anthony Hamilton, was nominated for a 2013 Grammy. He co-wrote and co-produced several songs on Ariana Grande's 2013 debut album Yours Truly, and had a hand in writing most of his Grammy-winning 2014 Love, Marriage & Divorce album of duets with Toni Braxton. He released his tenth studio album Return of the Tender Lover in 2015.
So Babyface turned some heads in 2007 when he released the album Playlist, which featured mostly his remakes of great pop songs of the 70s and 80s. But also included on that album was a Babyface original that stands among his best. "The Soldier Song" transcends politics and agendas with the simple message that the soldiers who protect us are themselves young men and women, with dreams and, hopefully, with long lives ahead of them. But, it tells of the sadness for those who perish, whose dreams are cut short:
Babyface got his nickname when playing in a funk band with Bootsy Collins. The name has stuck with him since. In the time leading up to his solo career, Babyface also performed with the group Manchild which is most known for their hit 'Especially For You' released in 1977 and The Deele who released three albums during the 80s.
In 1988, with the Deele losing steam, Babyface and L.A. Reid left the group. Together with Reid, Babyface formed LaFace Records, which signed TLC and Toni Braxton and played a tremendous role in their success. Under LaFace guidance, Toni Braxton's debut album sold over eight million-copies and TLC's first two albums sold a combined total of over 15 million copies.
In addition to his influence in music, Babyface had a successful solo career that began in 1986. In that year, he released released his debut album Lovers on Solar Records. The album's singles faired moderately well on the R&B charts, with "I Love You Baby" reaching #8 and "Mary Mack" reaching #29.
In 1989 Babyface released the album Tender Lover which hit #1 on R&B charts and went double platinum. The album had several hit singles with 'It's No Crime' and 'Tender Lover' reaching #1 on the R&B charts and 'Whip Appeal' and 'My Kinda girl' reaching #2 and #3 respectively. The album also saw Babyface first crossover appeal with 'It's No Crime' reaching #7 on the Hot 100 and 'Whip Appeal,' reaching #6.
This success continued when in 1993, Babyface released his best selling album to date, For the Cool in You which went 3X platinum. The album featured the singles "For The Cool In You" which reached #10 on the R&B charts and "And Our Feelings" which reached #8. The album's biggest singles were "Never Keeping Secrets" and "When Can I See You" which reached #3 and #6 on the R&B charts and #15 and #4 on the Hot 100 respectively.
Continuing his success, in 1996 Babyface released the double platinum album The Day. The album had the hit single featuring LL Cool J, 'This Is For The Lover In You' which reached #2 on the R&B charts and #6 on the Hot 100. The album's other successful single was "Everytime I Close My Eyes," which featured Mariah Carey and reached #5 on the R&B charts and #6 on the Hot 100.
Babyface's latest albums have failed to reach the same commercial success as his earlier works. Face2Face was released in 2001 after difficulties between Babyface and his label. Disagreeing over the right sound for the album, the album was completely redone before it made it to market. Despite the revisions, its singles faired poorly on the Hot 100. They managed more success on the R&B charts with "There She Goes," reaching #10 and "What If" reaching #28. Similar difficulties with Babyface's label arose over his 2004 album 'A Love Story' which never saw release.
In 2005, Babyface released the album Grown and Sexy, which peaked at #3 on the R&B charts, the highest an album of his has reached since 1993. Still, the singles for the album did not chart well, with "The Loneliness" peaking out at #49, "Sorry for the Stupid Things," at #65 and "Grown & Sexy" at #51 on the R&B charts.
Babyface Ray shared a trailer for the album on Tuesday (November 22) showing four people monitoring contestants listening to MOB for the first time. In the clip, everyone shares a similar reaction to the album, and they all agree it will make noise once it drops before Babyface pops up to announce the title.
A deluxe edition was released in May and added eight more tracks with features from LUCKI, DJ ESCO, Lil Yachty, Veeze and Baroline. The album helped Babyface Ray receive a lot of attention on the national front, such as securing a coveted spot on the XXL Freshman list.
Detroit rap constantly feels on the verge of taking over the world, but none seem to push it further than Babyface Ray. Layering his songs with deep levels of introspection, as well genuine hustling advice, is an impressive mix. This year, much like his previous, were far from slow. Appearing on a multitude of features along with two albums, as well as a deluxe for one album, made from one of his busiest years yet.
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