The Day (Babyface album)

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search
The Day
File:The Day (Babyface album) coverart.jpg
Studio album by Babyface
Released October 29, 1996
Recorded 1995–1996
Genre R&B
Length 46:12
Label Epic
Producer Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds
Babyface chronology
For the Cool in You
(1993)For the Cool in You1993		 The Day
(1996)		 Unplugged
(1997)Unplugged1997
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4.5/5 stars[1]
Entertainment Weekly A− [2]
Los Angeles Times 3.5/4 stars [3]
The New York Times (Mixed) [4]
The Village Voice A− [5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide 3.5/5 stars[6]

The Day is the fourth studio album by R&B artist, Babyface. It was produced by the artist himself, and includes a handful of guest artist like Mariah Carey, Stevie Wonder, Kenny G, LL Cool J, Eric Clapton, and a reunion of hit 70s-80s trio Shalamar.

At the 40th Grammy Awards in 1997 this album received four nominations including Album of the Year (losing to Bob Dylan's Time Out of Mind)[7] Best R&B Album (losing to Erykah Badu's Baduizm)[8] and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for the second single (and biggest hit) "Every Time I Close My Eyes" (losing to Elton John's "Candle in the Wind").[9] Also the third single, a collaboration with Stevie Wonder titled "How Come, How Long" received a nod for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals. The singles "This is for the Lover in You" and "Every Time I Close My Eyes" both reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100.

The album peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard 200 chart and No. 4 in the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.[10] In 1997, the album was certified 2× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.[11]

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Every Time I Close My Eyes" (featuring Mariah Carey with Kenny G) Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds 4:56
2. "Talk to Me" (featuring Eric Clapton) Edmonds 4:54
3. "I Said I Love You"   Edmonds 4:05
4. "When Your Body Gets Weak"   Edmonds 5:40
5. "Simple Days"   Edmonds, Robbie Nevil, Emanuel Officer, Bradley Spalter 4:31
6. "All Day Thinkin'"   Edmonds 4:23
7. "Seven Seas"   Edmonds, Marc Nelson 4:02
8. "The Day (That You Gave Me a Son)"   Edmonds 4:29
9. "How Come, How Long" (featuring Stevie Wonder) Edmonds, Stevie Wonder 5:15
10. "This Is for the Lover in You" (featuring LL Cool J, Howard Hewett, Jody Watley, and Jeffrey Daniels) Howard Hewett, Dana Meyers 5:26
Bonus tracks (2001 reissue)
No. Title Writer(s) Length
11. "Every Time I Close My Eyes" (Timbaland Remix) Edmonds 4:50
12. "Every Time I Close My Eyes" (Urban Soul Basement Mix) Edmonds 4:40
13. "This Is for the Lover in You" (Honey Lookin' Laced Extended Remix) Hewett, Meyers 5:26

Personnel

  • Produced by: Babyface (except "All Day Thinkin'" co-produced by Gerald Baillergeau; "Simple Days" co-produced by Bradley; and "This Is For The Lover In You" co-produced by LL Cool J, Trackmasters, Bryce Wilson)
  • Engineered by Brad Gilderman and Thom Russo
  • Mixed by Jon Gass, Mick Guzauski and Bob Brockmann
  • Strings on "The Day" engineered by Humberto Gatica
  • Background vocals on "Every Time I Close My Eyes" engineered by Mike Scott
  • Recorded at The Tracken Place, Beverly Hills, CA and The Record Plant, Hollywood CA.
  • Mastered by Eddy Schreyer at Oasis Mastering
  • MIDI Programmer: Randy Walker
  • Production coordinator: Ivy Skoff
  • Art direction: Bennet/Novak and company
  • Design: Vincent Oto
  • Booklet and Spike Photography: Anton Corbijn
  • Cover photography: Beisig and Taylor
  • Styling: Bernard C. Jacobs
  • Grooming: Melvonne
  • Hair: Tim Carter

Charts

References

  1. ↑ The Day at AllMusic
  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  5. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  6. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  7. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  8. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  9. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  10. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  11. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  12. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  13. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  14. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  15. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  16. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  17. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  18. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  19. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  21. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  22. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  23. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  24. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  25. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  26. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  27. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Enter The Day in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Silver in the field By Award. Click Search
  28. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
Retrieved from "https://infogalactic.com/w/index.php?title=The_Day_(Babyface_album)&oldid=691259435"