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Babyface - Tender Lover
Audio CD (February 6, 2001)
Original Release Date: July 1989
Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
Label: Sony
Category Rock/Pop, R&B, Rap, Urban Soundtrack, Soul/R&B, Contemporary R&B
Bitrate: 128-256 kbps

Babyface, born Kenneth Edmonds, has contributed more to r&b than any other artist since the late 1980s. A former singer in the group the Deele (remember "Two Occasions"?), Babyface was not only a Grammy winning songwriter, but he was also a fixture in the entertainment industry. Everyone, from Aretha to Paula Abdul to Madonna to Eric Clapton, got the Babyface treatment. Although "Tender Lover" is not the singer's debut (that would be "Lovers"), it's the first solo record released since he made it big as a producer. With hired hands LA Reid and Daryl Simmons on board, "Tender Lover" is one of the essential r&b records to own. There are no samples. No guest rappers. Just an album full of songs devoted to the topic Face knows best: love. Uptempo numbers "It's No Crime," "My Kind of Girl," and "Lets Be Romantic" bring to mind an innocent era that's apparently all but forgotten, while the second half of the disc are silky-smooth ballads such as "Given a Chance," and, of course, the killer jam "Whip Appeal." If I had to pick any bad songs off this album, I'd be at a loss, for "Tender Lover" remains consistent and filler-free. It's a great showcase of his talents as both a singer and songwriter. His style may be a bit old fashioned, but all things considered, that ain't necessarily a bad thing. ~ The Groove (Boston, MA)

"Tender Lover", Babyface's second solo album and the album that established him as a multiple threat(singer, songwriter, producer, and musician) in the world of Pop and R&B still sounds as great today as when I first heard it back in '89. Spinning off numerous hit singles like the top tens "It's No Crime", and "Whip Appeal", and others like "My Kinda Girl" and the title track, 'Face proved that he could give himself the midas touch as well as the artists he and his writing and production partner L.A. Reid worked with. More than anything, at a time when critics were saying that real R&B was dead, ballads like "Soon As I Get Home", and "Given A Chance" proved that wrong by how fans and especially radio embraced these songs even though they were never released as singles. A great album and still one of my favorites to this day. ~ Jeffrey Harris

A true classic album for the ages.
I was 8 years old when my family had the original vinyl album in the late 80's and it recently got thrown away along with other old albums in late may 2005. Having purchased this title on cd and listening to all the original tracks for the fist time since the 1980's when this album was very popular, it can surely bring back some memories for those who enjoyed this album back when it came out in 1989. All the great hits from this album such as "it's no crime", the title track "tender lover", "whip appeal", "my kinda girl", "where will you go" really help this ablum gain absolute success. In many ways this ablum is still great to listen to any time practically. This might end up on a compilation of a 2 classic albums on 1 cd, which is something that is being done for artist and or bands that released albums that are made to be classics such as babyface's "tender lover" album. ~ vanililli

Personnel:
Babyface - vocals, various instruments
Kayo - bass, bass synthesizer
Troop
De'Rock - percussion

Also: After 7, L.A. Reid

Babyface - Tender Lover
01 It's No Crime
02 Tender Lover
03 Let's Be Romantic
04 Can't Stop My Heart
05 My Kinda Girl
06 Where Will You Go (Prelude)
07 Whip Appeal
08 Soon As I Get Home
09 Given A Chance
10 Sunshine
11 Where Will You Go