Babyface (Kenneth Brian Edmonds) is a multi-platinum selling rnb singer, so… Read Full Bio ↴Babyface (Kenneth Brian Edmonds) is a multi-platinum selling rnb singer, songwriter and record producer. He has written and produced for artists such as Whitney Houston , Karyn White, Johnny Gill , Vanessa Williams, Pebbles, Madonna and Boyz II Men, and has also worked on various film soundtracks in his successful career.
Kenneth Edmonds was born on April 10, 1958, in Indianapolis, Indiana, to Marvin and Barbara Edmonds. Barbara was a pharmaceutical plant manager. Edmonds, who is the fifth of six brothers (including future After 7 band members Melvin and Kevon Edmonds, the latter of whom went on to have a modestly successful solo career), attended North Central High School in Indianapolis, Indiana, and as a shy youth, wrote songs to express his emotions.
When he was in eighth grade, Edmonds's father died of lung cancer, leaving his mother to raise her sons alone. At this stage, Edmonds became determined to have a career in music.
Edmonds later played with funk performer Bootsy Collins, who tagged him "Babyface" because of his cute face while he was still a teen.
He also played in the groups Manchild (which had a 1976 hit "Especially for You" with band member Daryl Simmons), as he was a guitarist for the band. Then, as a keyboardist in the light-funk and R&B group The Deele (which also included drummer Antonio "L.A." Reid, with whom he would later form a successful writing and producing partnership).
One of his first major credits as a songwriter for outside artists came when he wrote the tune "Slow-Jam" for the R&B band Midnight Star in 1983. The tune was on Midnight Star's double-platinum No Parking on the Dance Floor album, and while it never hit the charts, the song is still played on quiet storm shows. Babyface remained in The Deele until 1988, when both he and Reid left the group.
In the late 1980s, he contributed to the creation of new jack swing, writing and producing music for the likes of Bobby Brown, Karyn White, Pebbles, Paula Abdul and Sheena Easton.
In 1989, Edmonds co-founded LaFace Records with Reid. Three of the label's early artists TLC, Usher, and Toni Braxton were successful, the former becoming one of the best selling female groups in music history.
Braxton's eponymous 1993 debut album went on to sell over eight million copies, and earned her the 1994 Grammy Award Best New Artist. TLC's first two albums on LaFace—1992's Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip and 1994's CrazySexyCool—combined to sell more than 15 million copies in the U.S. CrazySexyCool won the 1996 Grammy Award for Best R&B album.
Babyface helped form the popular late-90s R&B group Az Yet.
Edmonds works with many successful performers in contemporary music. “I’m Your Baby Tonight,” produced for Whitney Houston, was his first #1 Top 40 hit in the US.
He also wrote and produced Boyz II Men's "End of the Road" and "I'll Make Love to You," both of which established records for the longest stay at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
He co-wrote, co-produced, and provided backing vocals on Madonna's 1994 Bedtime Stories, which featured the 7-week #1 hit "Take a Bow," and shared billing with Eric Clapton on the chart-topping Grammy winner "Change the World" from the Phenomenon soundtrack.
He also wrote and produced the #1 hit "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" for Whitney Houston as well as the rest of the critically acclaimed 10 million selling Waiting to Exhale soundtrack in 1995, which spawned additional hits for Houston, Brandy and Mary J. Blige.
Additionally, Edmonds has produced and written music for many artists including Carole King, Patti LaBelle, Chaka Khan, Aretha Franklin, Madonna, Janet Jackson, Faith Evans, Al Green, Beyoncé, Diana Ross, Sheena Easton, Toni Braxton, Michael Jackson, Michael Bolton, Paula Abdul, Pebbles, Tevin Campbell, Bobby Brown, Whitney Houston, Brandy, Mary J. Blige, Tamia, Shola Ama, 3T, Sisqó, Dru Hill, Fall Out Boy, Céline Dion, Honeyz, Katharine McPhee, Mariah Carey, Vanessa L. Williams, Chanté Moore, En Vogue, Kenny G, Kristinia DeBarge, Lil Wayne, Japanese singer Ken Hirai, P!nk, Marc Nelson, TLC, and Phil Collins among others.
He received three consecutive Grammy Awards for Producer of the Year in 1995–1997.
In 1994, he appeared and performed on an episode of Beverly Hills, 90210 entitled "Mr. Walsh Goes to Washington (Part 2)".
In the mid-1990s, Edmonds and his then wife Tracey Edmonds expanded into the business of motion pictures, setting up Edmonds Entertainment Group and producing films such as Soul Food (1997), Josie and the Pussycats (2001), and also the soundtrack for the film The Prince of Egypt, which included contributions from numerous artists, including Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston.
They are the current executive producers of the hit BET reality series College Hill. Edmonds also worked with David Foster to compose "The Power of the Dream," the official song of the 1996 Summer Olympics, performed by superstar Céline Dion. Linda Thompson provided the lyrics.
Babyface also participated as a duet partner on the Fox reality show Celebrity Duets.
Babyface was in the studio for about two years with Ashanti to produce her album The Declaration.
His album Playlist consists of eight cover songs and two original works. It was released on September 18, 2007. It was the first album on the newly re-launched Mercury Records label.
He worked on the Lil Wayne album Tha Carter III, on the Kanye West-produced "Comfortable." He also worked with R&B singer Monica for her sixth studio album Still Standing.
He has written and produced over 26 #1 R&B (many of which hit the pop charts at either #1 or the top ten) hits throughout his career.
Kenneth Edmonds was born on April 10, 1958, in Indianapolis, Indiana, to Marvin and Barbara Edmonds. Barbara was a pharmaceutical plant manager. Edmonds, who is the fifth of six brothers (including future After 7 band members Melvin and Kevon Edmonds, the latter of whom went on to have a modestly successful solo career), attended North Central High School in Indianapolis, Indiana, and as a shy youth, wrote songs to express his emotions.
When he was in eighth grade, Edmonds's father died of lung cancer, leaving his mother to raise her sons alone. At this stage, Edmonds became determined to have a career in music.
Edmonds later played with funk performer Bootsy Collins, who tagged him "Babyface" because of his cute face while he was still a teen.
He also played in the groups Manchild (which had a 1976 hit "Especially for You" with band member Daryl Simmons), as he was a guitarist for the band. Then, as a keyboardist in the light-funk and R&B group The Deele (which also included drummer Antonio "L.A." Reid, with whom he would later form a successful writing and producing partnership).
One of his first major credits as a songwriter for outside artists came when he wrote the tune "Slow-Jam" for the R&B band Midnight Star in 1983. The tune was on Midnight Star's double-platinum No Parking on the Dance Floor album, and while it never hit the charts, the song is still played on quiet storm shows. Babyface remained in The Deele until 1988, when both he and Reid left the group.
In the late 1980s, he contributed to the creation of new jack swing, writing and producing music for the likes of Bobby Brown, Karyn White, Pebbles, Paula Abdul and Sheena Easton.
In 1989, Edmonds co-founded LaFace Records with Reid. Three of the label's early artists TLC, Usher, and Toni Braxton were successful, the former becoming one of the best selling female groups in music history.
Braxton's eponymous 1993 debut album went on to sell over eight million copies, and earned her the 1994 Grammy Award Best New Artist. TLC's first two albums on LaFace—1992's Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip and 1994's CrazySexyCool—combined to sell more than 15 million copies in the U.S. CrazySexyCool won the 1996 Grammy Award for Best R&B album.
Babyface helped form the popular late-90s R&B group Az Yet.
Edmonds works with many successful performers in contemporary music. “I’m Your Baby Tonight,” produced for Whitney Houston, was his first #1 Top 40 hit in the US.
He also wrote and produced Boyz II Men's "End of the Road" and "I'll Make Love to You," both of which established records for the longest stay at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
He co-wrote, co-produced, and provided backing vocals on Madonna's 1994 Bedtime Stories, which featured the 7-week #1 hit "Take a Bow," and shared billing with Eric Clapton on the chart-topping Grammy winner "Change the World" from the Phenomenon soundtrack.
He also wrote and produced the #1 hit "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" for Whitney Houston as well as the rest of the critically acclaimed 10 million selling Waiting to Exhale soundtrack in 1995, which spawned additional hits for Houston, Brandy and Mary J. Blige.
Additionally, Edmonds has produced and written music for many artists including Carole King, Patti LaBelle, Chaka Khan, Aretha Franklin, Madonna, Janet Jackson, Faith Evans, Al Green, Beyoncé, Diana Ross, Sheena Easton, Toni Braxton, Michael Jackson, Michael Bolton, Paula Abdul, Pebbles, Tevin Campbell, Bobby Brown, Whitney Houston, Brandy, Mary J. Blige, Tamia, Shola Ama, 3T, Sisqó, Dru Hill, Fall Out Boy, Céline Dion, Honeyz, Katharine McPhee, Mariah Carey, Vanessa L. Williams, Chanté Moore, En Vogue, Kenny G, Kristinia DeBarge, Lil Wayne, Japanese singer Ken Hirai, P!nk, Marc Nelson, TLC, and Phil Collins among others.
He received three consecutive Grammy Awards for Producer of the Year in 1995–1997.
In 1994, he appeared and performed on an episode of Beverly Hills, 90210 entitled "Mr. Walsh Goes to Washington (Part 2)".
In the mid-1990s, Edmonds and his then wife Tracey Edmonds expanded into the business of motion pictures, setting up Edmonds Entertainment Group and producing films such as Soul Food (1997), Josie and the Pussycats (2001), and also the soundtrack for the film The Prince of Egypt, which included contributions from numerous artists, including Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston.
They are the current executive producers of the hit BET reality series College Hill. Edmonds also worked with David Foster to compose "The Power of the Dream," the official song of the 1996 Summer Olympics, performed by superstar Céline Dion. Linda Thompson provided the lyrics.
Babyface also participated as a duet partner on the Fox reality show Celebrity Duets.
Babyface was in the studio for about two years with Ashanti to produce her album The Declaration.
His album Playlist consists of eight cover songs and two original works. It was released on September 18, 2007. It was the first album on the newly re-launched Mercury Records label.
He worked on the Lil Wayne album Tha Carter III, on the Kanye West-produced "Comfortable." He also worked with R&B singer Monica for her sixth studio album Still Standing.
He has written and produced over 26 #1 R&B (many of which hit the pop charts at either #1 or the top ten) hits throughout his career.
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Babyface Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Babyface:
A Bit Old-Fashioned I believe that a woman Is the most precious thing on…
All Day Thinkin Do you be thinkin' bout me baby love? You get inside…
And Our Feelings We fell in love and who could blame us The word…
As a matter of fact I just met my life, yeah For the first time I just…
As Long as You Love Me Do you really love me, or is it, just pretend Do…
Baby's Mama [Snoop Dogg] Huh-huh, new American How ya love dat' Off the …
Baby's Mama (feat. Snoop Dogg) New American How ya love dat' Off the hizzle frashizzle dizz…
Babyface I was born on the north side of a Midwestern town There…
Best of Love I've got this somethin' to tell you There ain't no doubt…
Betcha Never I saw you with that girl last night The both of…
Breathe Again [Chorus:] If I never feel you in my arms again If I…
Can We Talk Last night I I saw you standing I started Started pretending…
Can't Stop My Heart Baby, baby Don't 'cha think You would like to Spend the nigh…
Can't Stop Now Now I got you all alone Nobody else is home Don't you…
Change The World If I can reach the stars, Pull one down for you, Shine…
Change the World (feat. Eric Clapton) (feat. Eric Clapton) If I can reach the stars, Pull one dow…
Chivalry My friends tell me That he's been cheating on you And that…
Christmas Song Chestnuts roasting on an open fire Jack Frost nipping at you…
Color of Love [Nate] I was lonely, I needed someone, to see me threw, I wa…
Day I was born on the northside of a Midwestern town There was…
Dear Lie Dear lie You suck You said you could fix anything Instead I'…
Diary I found her diary underneath a tree. And started reading abo…
Don't Take It Personal I was wrong I was out of line I didn't' meant…
Don't Take It So Personal I was wrong I was out of line I didn't' meant…
Drama Love & Its not about who's right or who's wrong Its not about…
Dream Away When this world, the real that world you're living in Just…
End of the Road Girl you know we belong together I don't have no time…
Evergreen Love, soft as an easy chair Love, fresh as the morning…
Every Time I Close My Eyes Girl, it's been a long, long time comin' yes it…
Every Time I Feel The Groove Remix Girl, it's been a long, long time comin' But I, I…
Everytime I Close My Eyes Girl, it's been a long, long time comin' yes it…
Exceptional There are days when I'm so mystified That you have chosen…
Exhale Everyone falls in love sometime And sometimes it's wrong And…
Exhale (Shoop Shoop) (feat. Beverly Crowder) Written by babyface (1995) Originally performed by whitney h…
Faithful You've been hanging out without your girlfriends And they've…
Fight For Love Love What does it take to make you stay And never fade We…
FIRE You're riding in my car I turn on the radio I'm pulling…
Fire And Rain Babyface-You're ridin' in my car I turn on the radio I'm pul…
For The Cool In You Here we go round and round and round And back and…
Game Over What do I do? (The game is over) What do I do? You…
Girls Night Out Wildin' all night long Like it on my own Wildin' all night…
Give U My Heart Your love's so exciting Boy i can't deny it Since you found…
Given A Chance You're not alone, no And no one's gonna hurt your heart…
God Must Love U God must love you I said to myself Cause your more…
Goin' Outta Business Now I got you all alone Nobody else is home Don't you…
Gone Too Soon Like a comet Blazing 'cross the evening sky Gone too soon L…
Good To Be In Love Its a good day even though we argued last Monday We…
Grown & Sexy He be playing you like you was a drive-thru (Looking for…
Grown and Sexy He be playing you like you was a drive-thru (Looking for…
Hallelujah Phone beatin', still in motion, I'm like "Hallelujah" When t…
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas Have yourself a merry little Christmas Let your heart be lig…
He Don't Know Nothin' Bout It Talkin' about all of the things he's goin' do to…
How Can I Not Love You Cannot touch, cannot hold, cannot be together Cannot love, …
How Can U Be Down Called me up on a Friday night Cause she knew you'd…
How Can You Be Down Called me up on a Friday night Cause she knew you'd…
How Come How Long There was a girl I used to know She was oh…
How Could An Angel Break My Heart I heard he sang a lullaby I heard he sang it…
I Yeah Yeah Mama My daughter spoiled like I used to be, I use…
I Care About You Sometimes I feel so alone baby girl I call your…
I Honestly Love You Maybe I hang around here A little more than I should We…
I Hope That You're Okay I just hope that you're okay You know You know I just hope…
I Keep Callin' Baby baby baby Ain't gon lie to you Girl you made a…
I Love You Babe Love never came between us For love was too deep in…
I Love You Baby Baby Come To Me I will chase your tears away Put your…
I Need A Love Song Back in the day when I was younger. I fell in…
I Said I Love You Baby Come To Me I will chase your tears away Put your…
I Will Always Love You I can't imagine living one day without you I'd rather just…
I'll Always Love You I can't imagine living one day without you I'd rather just…
I'll Be Home For Christmas written by K. Gannon, W. Kent, B. Ram I'll be home…
I'll Make Love To You Close your eyes, make a wish And blow out the candlelight Fo…
I'm Your Baby Tonight From the moment I saw you I went outta my…
If Yeah, yeah You know I ain't trippin', we won't never be…
If I Could Wish that I could tell you How I really feel I wish…
If We Try We go through changes Time after time I guess that's just li…
Illusions You've gotta be Outta your mind You've gotta be The best thi…
It Posted in the hood, ain't no need to post it Woke…
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear It came upon the midnight clear That glorious song of old Fr…
It Came Upon A Midnight Clear/The First Noel It came upon the midnight clear That glorious song of old …
It's No Crime Calling all cars Calling all cars I never thought that I c…
Knockin' On Heaven's Door Mama take this badge off of me I can't use it…
Lady Lady Lady, if you care for me Then let me know That you…
Let Motherfuckers just take my kindness for weakness, you know, …
Let's Be Romantic Let's be romantic baby Let's stay in love When I think of…
Little Drummer Boy Come, they told me pa-rum pum pum pum Our newborn King…
loneliness I'm sitting here Thinking bout How I'm gonna do without You …
Longer Longer than there've been fishes in the ocean Higher than an…
Love And Devotion Love and devotion That's what I give you Honest emotions Tha…
Love Make Things Happen Deep in the heart Love has many ways Of touching…
Love Saw It I used to think that love was so silly Something that…
Love Song Back in the day when I was younger. I fell in…
Lover & Friend [VERSE I] Everyday my thoughts of you Get more and more inte…
Lovers It's crazy cause You're probably NEVER going to hear this, l…
Mad Baby, oh yeah Baby, oh yeah You don't ever bring no drama…
Mary Mack Oh Mary Mack All dressed in black With silver buttons All do…
Merry Christmas Darling Have yourself a merry little Christmas Let your heart be lig…
Mi Kinda Girl First, there is no doubt Not for a minute You've always been…
Miss You Like Crazy Said I've been missin' you, oh why baby Said I'm missin'…
Most Girls I never cared too much for love It was all a…
My Kinda Girl First, there is no doubt Not for a minute You've always been…
Never Keeping Secrets I never meant to lie to you But I needed me…
No Body Knows It But Me Yeah, wish I told her how I feel Maybe she'd be…
No Place Like Home I can remember, the day we met I still remember our…
Nobody Knows Yeah, wish I told her how I feel Maybe she'd be…
Not Going Nowhere I Heard From Your Mom That You Cried Out Last…
Our Love Our Love Is not a perfect love Even though it gets hard Is…
Outside In / Inside Out How can I forget about the day I first met…
Please Come to Boston Please come to Boston for the springtime I'm stayin' here wi…
Reason For Breathing If I cried like a baby would you change your…
Red Dress Top of the morning Thinking of you Plan my day My list of…
Rock Bottom I was sitting here thinkin' 'bout my situation Though I know…
Roller Coaster Today I got so mad at you, yeah It's like I…
Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer Had a very shiny nose And if…
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer Had a very shiny nose And …
Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer Had a very shiny nose And if…
Saturday Just gonna chill tonight With you by my side And look into…
Seamless Always givin' me hell every time that you drink Two tequila…
Seven Seas Sitting by the window All day thinking of you Watching the d…
She (And she makes me lose my mind) It's the accent when…
Shower the People You can play the game and you can act out…
Silent Night Silent night, holy night All is calm, all is bright Round yo…
Simple Mm, mm Mm, mm-hmm, mm, mm Mm-hmm I wanna believe in us I wa…
Simple Days I was born on the northside of a Midwestern town There was…
Sleigh Ride Just hear those sleigh bells jingling, ring-ting-tingling, t…
Someone To Love Don't even like to think about it I don't now what…
Soon As I Get Home Hey, come here for a second I don't like the way…
Sorry For The Stupid Things Sometimes we wish for the better When we have it good…
Standing Ovation I can't imagine how you be gettin' through your day It…
Stay With Me Each day through my window I watch her as she…
Still In Love With U [Verse] Silly me I tell myself Taking you for granted I neve…
Still My Boo You're my Monday morning breakfast And you're my Tuesday ren…
Stressed Out (make you dreams come true) No noooo hooo ooo ooo oo…
Sunshine What, tssh, y'all, what Jigga, uhh uhh uhh, uh-huh Pa-pa, uh…
Take Your Time You're so in love And that's nice Just have fun Living your …
Talk To Me What must I say to you To get inside your head Why…
Tender Lover Feels good, everybody Tender lover, tender love Eleanor Rig…
The Christmas Song Chestnuts roasting on an open fire Jack Frost nipping at you…
The Day Yeah Yeah Mama My daughter spoiled like I used to be, I use…
The Gettin to Know U About you, about you, It's the, it's the Early evening conv…
The Gettin' 2 Know U About you, about you, It's the, it's the Early evening c…
The Gettin' To Know U About you, about you, It's the, it's the Early evening conv…
The Little Drummer Boy Come, they told me pa-rum pum pum pum Our newborn King…
The Loneliness I'm sitting here Thinking bout How I'm gonna do without You …
The Lonliness I'm sitting here Thinkin' 'bout How I'm gon-na do without …
The Sentimental Reasons Back in the day When I was younger I wasn't afraid Of giv…
The Soldier Song In another day or so He's be one year older God bless…
There She Goes There's something about her You know, it's the way that she…
This is For the Lover in You Uh, uh, check it, uh, uh, uh Word is bond, yeah I…
Time in a Bottle If I could save time in a bottle The first thing…
Tonight It Yeah (Tonight it's goin' down) You know we've been waiting m…
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