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Not everyone was left convinced by Babyface's previous solo album, 2001's Face2Face. Many critics and fans found it to be a desperate act of some form, containing several stabs at with-it youthfulness that would've sounded out of character on his early albums with the Deele, not to mention something he put together almost 20 years later. He was either tired of doing the expected or was attempting to appeal to more than the thirty- and fortysomethings (or both). Those who were left disappointed by that album will probably be happy to have the Face of old back with Grown & Sexy, a back-to-basics album that sounds a lot more natural in comparison. While this is very familiar territory, few cover it as well. Written with longtime partner Daryl Simmons and produced with relative newcomer Gregg Pagani (LeAnn Rimes, Will Smith), Grown & Sexy doesn't have any songs that immediately jump out and fall in line with the biggest hits, but it does make up for that with its consistency. Mostly light and easygoing, though not without its fair share of female-male drama (and a couple touches of humor), it's capped off by a great dancefloor track in the form of "She's International," showing that he needn't necessarily stick to ballads with acoustic guitars.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
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Babyface, Programmer - Babyface, Composer - Babyface, Performer - Babyface, Lyricist - Babyface, Producer - Serban Ghenea, Mixing Engineer - Paul Boutin, Recording Engineer - John Hanes, Engineer - Pagani, Producer - Pagani, Programmer - Tim Roberts, 2nd Engineer - Clarence Allen, Keyboards - Kevin Mahoney, 2nd Engineer - Daryl Simmons, Composer - Daryl Simmons, Lyricist
(P) 2005 Arista Records, LLC., a unit of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Serban Ghenea, Mixing Engineer - John Hanes, Engineer - Paul Boutin, Recording Engineer - Kevin Mahoney, 2nd Engineer - Daryl Simmons, Lyricist - Daryl Simmons, Composer - Tim Roberts, 2nd Engineer - Babyface, Producer - Babyface, Lyricist - Babyface, Composer - Babyface, Programmer - Babyface, Performer - Pagani, Producer - Pagani, Programmer
(P) 2005 Arista Records, LLC., a unit of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Babyface, Guitar - Babyface, Performer - Babyface, Producer - Babyface, Composer - Babyface, Lyricist - Babyface, Programmer - Serban Ghenea, Mixing Engineer - Eric Jackson, Guitar - Paul Boutin, Recording Engineer - John Hanes, Engineer - Pagani, Programmer - Pagani, Producer - Tim Roberts, 2nd Engineer - Clarence Allen, Keyboards - Kevin Mahoney, 2nd Engineer
(P) 2005 Arista Records, LLC., a unit of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Babyface, Performer - Babyface, Composer - Babyface, Background Vocal - Babyface, Producer - Babyface, Lyricist - Babyface, Programmer - Serban Ghenea, Mixing Engineer - The Underdogs, Producer - The Underdogs, Programmer - Paul Boutin, Recording Engineer - John Hanes, Engineer - Eric Dawkins, Background Vocal - Tim Roberts, 2nd Engineer - Dabling Harward, Engineer - Harvey Mason, Jr., Composer - Harvey Mason, Jr., Lyricist - Kevin Mahoney, 2nd Engineer - Damon Thomas, Composer - Damon Thomas, Lyricist
(P) 2005 Arista Records, LLC., a unit of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Babyface, Composer - Babyface, Guitar - Babyface, Performer - Babyface, Lyricist - Babyface, Producer - Babyface, Programmer - Serban Ghenea, Mixing Engineer - Eric Jackson, Guitar - Paul Boutin, Recording Engineer - John Hanes, Engineer - Pagani, Programmer - Pagani, Producer - Tim Roberts, 2nd Engineer - Clarence Allen, Keyboards - Kevin Mahoney, 2nd Engineer - Daryl Simmons, Lyricist - Daryl Simmons, Composer
(P) 2005 Arista Records, LLC., a unit of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Babyface, Composer - Babyface, Performer - Babyface, Programmer - Babyface, Lyricist - Babyface, Guitar - Babyface, Producer - Serban Ghenea, Mixing Engineer - Eric Jackson, Guitar - Paul Boutin, Recording Engineer - John Hanes, Engineer - Pagani, Producer - Pagani, Programmer - Cassandra O'Neal, Keyboards - Tim Roberts, 2nd Engineer - Kevin Mahoney, 2nd Engineer
(P) 2005 Arista Records, LLC., a unit of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Babyface, Composer - Babyface, Performer - Babyface, Producer - Babyface, Lyricist - Babyface, Guitar - Babyface, Programmer - Serban Ghenea, Mixing Engineer - Eric Jackson, Guitar - Paul Boutin, Recording Engineer - John Hanes, Engineer - Pagani, Producer - Pagani, Programmer - Tim Roberts, 2nd Engineer - Clarence Allen, Keyboards - Kevin Mahoney, 2nd Engineer - Daryl Simmons, Composer - Daryl Simmons, Lyricist
(P) 2005 Arista Records, LLC
Babyface, Composer - Babyface, Programmer - Babyface, Producer - Babyface, Performer - Babyface, Lyricist - Serban Ghenea, Mixing Engineer - Gregg Pagani, Composer - Gregg Pagani, Lyricist - Paul Boutin, Recording Engineer - John Hanes, Engineer - Pagani, Programmer - Pagani, Producer - Tim Roberts, 2nd Engineer - Clarence Allen, Composer - Clarence Allen, Keyboards - Clarence Allen, Lyricist - Kevin Mahoney, 2nd Engineer - Daryl Simmons, Composer - Daryl Simmons, Lyricist
(P) 2005 Arista Records, LLC., a unit of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Greg Phillinganes, Piano - Paul Boutin, Recording Engineer - Edward Quesada, 2nd Engineer - Kevon Edmonds, Background Vocal - Jon Gass, Mixing Engineer - The Underdogs, Producer - The Underdogs, Programmer - Babyface, Programmer - Babyface, Composer - Babyface, Lyricist - Babyface, Performer - Babyface, Producer
(P) 2003 Arista Records LLC
Kyle Bess, 2nd Engineer - Paul Boutin, Recording Engineer - Jon Gass, Mixing Engineer - Babyface, Lyricist - Babyface, Producer - Babyface, Performer - Babyface, Programmer - Babyface, Composer
(P) 2005 Arista Records, LLC., a unit of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Babyface, Producer - Babyface, Programmer - Babyface, Lyricist - Babyface, Performer - Babyface, Composer - Babyface, Guitar - Serban Ghenea, Mixing Engineer - Eric Jackson, Guitar - Paul Boutin, Recording Engineer - John Hanes, Engineer - Pagani, Programmer - Pagani, Producer - Tim Roberts, 2nd Engineer - Clarence Allen, Keyboards - Kevin Mahoney, 2nd Engineer
(P) 2005 Arista Records, LLC., a unit of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Babyface, Programmer - Babyface, Producer - Babyface, Performer - Babyface, Composer - Babyface, Lyricist - Serban Ghenea, Mixing Engineer - Paul Boutin, Recording Engineer - John Hanes, Engineer - Pagani, Programmer - Pagani, Producer - Cassandra O'Neal, Keyboards - Tim Roberts, 2nd Engineer - Clarence Allen, Keyboards - Kevin Mahoney, 2nd Engineer
(P) 2005 Arista Records, LLC., a unit of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Babyface, Producer - Babyface, Composer - Babyface, Programmer - Babyface, Performer - Babyface, Lyricist - Serban Ghenea, Mixing Engineer - Gregg Pagani, Composer - Gregg Pagani, Lyricist - Paul Boutin, Recording Engineer - John Hanes, Engineer - Pagani, Programmer - Pagani, Producer - Tim Roberts, 2nd Engineer - Clarence Allen, Lyricist - Clarence Allen, Composer - Clarence Allen, Keyboards - Kevin Mahoney, 2nd Engineer - Daryl Simmons, Lyricist - Daryl Simmons, Composer
(P) 2005 Arista Records, LLC., a unit of SONY BMG Music MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Paul Boutin, Recording Engineer - Clarence Allen, Keyboards - Jon Gass, Mixing Engineer - Edward Quesada, 2nd Engineer - Gregg Pagani, Programmer - Cassandra O'Neal, Keyboards - Babyface, Performer - Babyface, Composer - Babyface, Programmer - Babyface, Lyricist - Babyface, Producer
(P) 2004 Arista Records LLC
Albumbeschreibung
Not everyone was left convinced by Babyface's previous solo album, 2001's Face2Face. Many critics and fans found it to be a desperate act of some form, containing several stabs at with-it youthfulness that would've sounded out of character on his early albums with the Deele, not to mention something he put together almost 20 years later. He was either tired of doing the expected or was attempting to appeal to more than the thirty- and fortysomethings (or both). Those who were left disappointed by that album will probably be happy to have the Face of old back with Grown & Sexy, a back-to-basics album that sounds a lot more natural in comparison. While this is very familiar territory, few cover it as well. Written with longtime partner Daryl Simmons and produced with relative newcomer Gregg Pagani (LeAnn Rimes, Will Smith), Grown & Sexy doesn't have any songs that immediately jump out and fall in line with the biggest hits, but it does make up for that with its consistency. Mostly light and easygoing, though not without its fair share of female-male drama (and a couple touches of humor), it's capped off by a great dancefloor track in the form of "She's International," showing that he needn't necessarily stick to ballads with acoustic guitars.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:56:55
- Main artists: Babyface
- Composer: Babyface
- Label: Arista
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
(P) 2005 Arista Records, LLC, a unit of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
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