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Covers albums tend to be dashed off as a way to fulfill an artist's last remaining contractual obligation to his or her label. However, Playlist is Babyface's first release for Mercury, following 2005's Grown & Sexy, and he put a lot of heart and soul into the material, all of which connected with him as a youngster listening to '70s AM radio. Most of the sources are anything but cool: James Taylor, Jim Croce, Dan Fogelberg, Dave Loggins, and Bread. (Then again, Bread were sort of like the Coldplay of their day.) 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. While you could go back as far as the first Deele songs for indications that he had more than soul and funk in his background, this album really conveys how much he owes to '70s singer/songwriters. In 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. In "Not Going Nowhere," he talks to one of his sons in the wake of divorce ("I've got a room with your name on the door/Your favorite things you could ever ask for"), and "The Soldier Song" addresses those who have had their lives taken by war ("Hope was all he had to cope/But he never made it home").
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
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Ethan Farmer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Ripoll, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Rob Lewis, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Johann Sebastian Bach, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - JAMES TAYLOR, ComposerLyricist - Rafael Padilla, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Boutin, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Programmer, Drum Programmer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Frasier Moore, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2007 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Ethan Farmer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Ripoll, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Rob Lewis, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Johann Sebastian Bach, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - JAMES TAYLOR, ComposerLyricist - Rafael Padilla, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Herb Powers, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Boutin, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Drum Programmer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Frasier Moore, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2007 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Michael Ripoll, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Johann Sebastian Bach, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Rafael Padilla, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Boutin, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - KENNETH "BABYFACE" EDMONDS, ComposerLyricist - Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Programmer, Drum Programmer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2007 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Ethan Farmer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Ripoll, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Johann Sebastian Bach, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Croce, ComposerLyricist - Rafael Padilla, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Boutin, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Programmer, Drum Programmer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Frasier Moore, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2007 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Eric Clapton, ComposerLyricist - Ethan Farmer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Ripoll, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Rob Lewis, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Johann Sebastian Bach, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Rafael Padilla, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Boutin, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Programmer, Drum Programmer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Frasier Moore, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2007 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Ethan Farmer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Ripoll, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Rob Lewis, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Dylan, ComposerLyricist - Rafael Padilla, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Boutin, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Keith Slettedahl, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Programmer, Drum Programmer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sasha Allen, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Frasier Moore, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2007 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Ethan Farmer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Ripoll, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Johann Sebastian Bach, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Rafael Padilla, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Boutin, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - DAN FOGELBERG, ComposerLyricist - Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Programmer, Drum Programmer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Frasier Moore, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2007 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Ethan Farmer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Ripoll, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Rob Lewis, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Rafael Padilla, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Boutin, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Programmer, Drum Programmer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Brian Frasier Moore, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2007 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Dave Loggins, ComposerLyricist - Ethan Farmer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Ripoll, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Johann Sebastian Bach, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Brandy, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Boutin, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Doug Livingston, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Programmer, Drum Programmer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Frasier Moore, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2007 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Ethan Farmer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Ripoll, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Rob Lewis, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - DAVID GATES, ComposerLyricist - Rafael Padilla, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Boutin, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Programmer, Drum Programmer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Frasier Moore, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2007 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Albumbeschreibung
Covers albums tend to be dashed off as a way to fulfill an artist's last remaining contractual obligation to his or her label. However, Playlist is Babyface's first release for Mercury, following 2005's Grown & Sexy, and he put a lot of heart and soul into the material, all of which connected with him as a youngster listening to '70s AM radio. Most of the sources are anything but cool: James Taylor, Jim Croce, Dan Fogelberg, Dave Loggins, and Bread. (Then again, Bread were sort of like the Coldplay of their day.) 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. While you could go back as far as the first Deele songs for indications that he had more than soul and funk in his background, this album really conveys how much he owes to '70s singer/songwriters. In 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. In "Not Going Nowhere," he talks to one of his sons in the wake of divorce ("I've got a room with your name on the door/Your favorite things you could ever ask for"), and "The Soldier Song" addresses those who have had their lives taken by war ("Hope was all he had to cope/But he never made it home").
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:40:31
- Main artists: Babyface
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Mercury Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2007 The Island Def Jam Music Group ℗ 2007 The Island Def Jam Music Group
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