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“I wasn’t sure about it at first and I didn’t know Eric Clapton even knew who I was, but I got the word that he was only interested if I was the one to produce it.” “The song was originally done by, but I had to take it and make it fit for Eric,” Babyface said. He also produced Eric Clapton’s smooth cover of “Change the World” (1996). “A couple songs were actually written for Anita Baker that Anita decided not do, so Toni got the song ‘Love Shoulda Brought You Home.’ She sung the demo, so when Anita turned it down, she said, ‘Maybe you should have the little girl that sang the demo,’ and she became a big star.” “Toni was another baby from the ‘Boomerang’ project,” Babyface said. The first, “Toni Braxton” (1993), included hit songs like “Breathe Again” and “You Mean the World to Me,” while the second, “Secrets” (1996), included hit songs like “You’re Makin’ Me High” and “Un-Break My Heart.” He also produced Toni Braxton’s first two albums. It was one of my favorite experiences, just working with them.” Along with getting the music done, you always knew you were going to have so much fun just laughing and kidding around. “When they were in the studio, it was always a good time. “TLC, I always say, was one of the funnest (sic) groups to work with,” Babyface said. That’s how ‘I’ll Make Love to You’ and ‘Water Runs Dry’ came out.”īabyface also produced and wrote songs for TLC’s album “CrazySex圜ool” (1994). … It went so well that they came back … and asked if I could write more. “I had them in mind because it had this old Philly international sound.

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“The first time we met was ‘End of the Road,’ which was part of a soundtrack of a movie called ‘Boomerang’ that Eddie Murphy did,” Babyface said.

That talent included the beloved R&B group Boyz II Men, for which Babyface wrote “End of the Road” (1992), “I’ll Make Love to You” (1994) and “Water Runs Dry” (1994). “We were producing so many different people and things looked like they were working, so we decided to try to start our own label and went down to Atlanta. “He was performing at The Zodiac Club and a couple years later we ultimately connected and became partners in doing music together,” Babyface said. Together, they combined names to form LaFace Records in 1989. “Fortunately, it worked out for me years later.”īabyface soon joined the funk and R&B group The Deele, which included drummer Antonio “L.A.” Reid. “The first time he saw me, that’s just the name he blurted out and everybody just started calling me that,” Babyface said. His youthful look earned him the nickname Babyface from funk performer Bootsy Collins. “I went to high school and must have been in a million bands different names, then right out of high school I joined a band called Manchild and it was on, I kept doing it, I had no other choice to do it, this is what I was born to do I think.” “I started really early just loving music and probably in the sixth grade started writing my first songs,” Babyface said. “It’s high energy and the show is going to be great, so I hope everyone comes out to see it.”īorn in Indianapolis in 1959, Babyface’s older brothers formed the R&B group After 7.

“What will happen when I do my show, I always go through a medley of songs that I have written and produced for other people as well and that’s a really fun part of the show, really going down memory lane and everyone has a good time,” Babyface said. You’ll hear a collection of songs Babyface wrote for others and recorded himself. … Kem is great and Sherri is great, so it’s going to be a fun night.” I haven’t done this kind of tour in such a long time, so it’s going to be fun. “I’m just excited about the tour, because we’re doing about 28 cities. “She opens up first, then she introduces me, then she’ll come on again, changing the stage to introduce Kem,” Babyface told WTOP. This Saturday and Sunday, he performs live at MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland, in a triple bill with R&B musician Kem and comedian Sherri Shepherd. Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds has won a whopping 12 Grammys throughout his career. WTOP's Jason Fraley previews Babyface at MGM National Harbor (Part 1)