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Babyface - A Collection of His Greatest Hits<br />
Audio CD: November 14, 2000 <br />
Original Release Date: November 14, 2000 <br />
Label: Sony <br />
Bitrate: 320 kbps<br />
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No need for introduction i believe... but in case if i need to put some facts of him, he's one of the greatest songwriter of the century, besides <br />
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singing, playing guitar, keyboards, and also music and movie producer. Many big names sang the song he wrote, such as Karyn White, Bobby <br />
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Brown, Paula Abdul, Toni Braxton, TLC, Whitney Houston, Boys II Men, Madonna, Eric Clapton, Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Celine Dion, <br />
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Mariah Carey, Vanessa Williams, Phil Collins and many others. He'll perform as a special show in Java Jazz Festival 2008 really soon. So here <br />
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are the albums and one single of Babyface. Enjoy!<br />
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Amazon.com<br />
Screw Barry Manilow--it was Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds who really wrote the songs the whole world sings. From the late '80s to the <br />
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mid-'90s, no single artist owned the R&B and pop charts with a tighter or more fluid grip than Babyface (and his then partners L.A. Reid and <br />
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Darryl Simmons), and this Greatest Hits collection is proof of this singer-songwriter/producer's way with romance and rhythm. The catch is that <br />
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this CD contains only the smashes Face kept for himself: a definitive collection of the songs he handed to others would constitute a box set. <br />
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This CD covers his solo efforts, from the tangy "Whip Appeal" to the aching "Every Time I Close My Eyes" and the understated "When Will I <br />
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See You" ( arguably the first R&B acoustic power ballad ). With two new cuts and a live version of the rammy-winning "Change the World," <br />
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these 14 tracks sum up an era in R&B when wearing one's heart on one's sleeve and reaching for the most nuanced of melodies was an act of <br />
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creative revolution. Sure, some called his act corny, but, as this CD proves, Babyface made minor classics that sound just as gentle and <br />
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ersuasive today as they did back then. ~ Amy Linden <br />
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Ever since he was with The Deele, I have been a Babyface fan. The live version of "Two Occasions" and "Sweet November" still get constant <br />
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rotations in my CD player. Kenneth Edmonds has always had a way with words and music. He has wriiten and produced for many other artists <br />
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and has many #1 and top ten hits to his credit. The first Babyface CD I purchased was "Tender Lover" and I have got everyone of his since. <br />
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Babyface is very versatile. He can do a song like "It's No Crime" and then he can come back with slow jams to remember like "Whip Appeal". <br />
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He can do a remix for the song, "This Is For The Love Of You" with Puff Daddy & Ghostface Killah and then he can come out with another slow <br />
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jam classic like "Seven Seas", which is on "The Day" CD. At first, I was not going to purchase this CD, because I have all of his CDs in my <br />
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collection, but when I heard "Reason For Breathing" I had no choice but to go make a purchase. This song alone is worth the ... "Reason For <br />
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Breathing" is classic Babyface. So just in case you thought he lost it, this is just a song to show people that there is still more Babyface to <br />
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come. Other Babyface classics such as "Where Will You Go", "Never Keeping Secrets", "When Will I See You Again" & "Everytime I Close My <br />
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Eyes" are featured, as well as, my favorite Babyface song of all time, "Soon As I Get Home". Other than "Reason For Breathing", he also has a <br />
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new song called "When Men Grow Old", which is also a good song as well. The only three songs I might have featured that aren't on this <br />
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greatest hits CDs are "Love Makes Things Happen" w/Pebbles, "Seven Seas", and "I Said I Love You". To anyone that is a Babyface fan and <br />
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has not bought any of his CDs, this is a great collection of songs to have. ~ J. Highsmith<br />
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Babyface - A Collection of His Greatest Hits Tracks:<br />
01 For The Cool In You<br />
02 It's No Crime<br />
03 Whip Appeal<br />
04 Never Keeping Secrets<br />
05 Everytime I Close My Eyes<br />
06 When Can I See You<br />
07 Reason For Breathing<br />
08 This Is For The Lover In You<br />
09 How Come, How Long<br />
10 Change The World - (live, with Eric Clapton)<br />
11 I Love You Babe<br />
12 Soon As I Get Home<br />
13 Where Will I Go<br />
14 When Men Grow Old
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