Babyface

Released: November 19, 1991

Songwriter: Darnell Bristol Sid Johnson Babyface

Producer: LA Reid Babyface

'Cause every time I close my eyes, I think of you
And no matter what the season nears, I still love you
With all my heart, I wanna be with you, ever
Wherever you are

A summer love is beautiful but it's not enough
To satisfy emotions that are shared between us
A winter love is cozy but I need so much more
It just intensifies my wants to have a love that endures

'Cause every time I close my eyes, I think of you
And no matter what the season nears, I still love you
With all my heart and I wanna be with you
Wherever you are

I only think of you on two occasions
That's day and night
I'd go for broke if I could be with you
Only you can make it right

An autumn love is special at this time of the year
But when the leaves are gone, does that love disappear?
I never underestimate the new love of spring
But I'm glad to say in my heart, I know my love's lasting

'Cause every time I close my eyes, I think of you
And no matter what the season nears, I still love you
With all my heart and I wanna be with you
Wherever you are

I only think of you on two occasions
That's day and night
I'd go for broke if I could be with you
Only you can make it right, yeah

I only think of you on two occasions
That's day and night
I'd go for broke if I could be with you
Only you can make it right, yeah, yeah

'Cause every time I close my eyes, I think of you
And no matter what the season is, I still love you
With all my heart and I wanna be with you wherever
Wherever you are

I only think of you on two occasions
That's day and night
I'd go for broke if I could be with you
Only you can make it right

I only think of you on two occasions
That's day and night
I'd go for broke if I could be with you
Only you can make it right
'Cause it brings my life away to love
You can make it right

Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds (born April 10, 1959 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is a Grammy Award-winning producer, singer, and songwriter responsible for a string of hits in the 1980s and 1990s. He has written and produced more than 20 number-one hits and won 11 Grammys—including three for Producer of the Year—for his work with Boyz II Men, Whitney Houston, Eric Clapton, Alicia Keys, and Toni Braxton, as well as his own work as an artist.

Babyface got his nickname from funk legend Bootsy Collins after joining his backing band in the 1970s. He joined the group Manchild in the late ‘70s—a group that also included his frequent collaborator Daryl Simmons—before moving out West and working with the group The Deele in the early 1980s, forming a bond with his bandmate and future production partner L.A. Reid. After producing the hit “Two Occasions” for The Deele, L.A. & Babyface broke off and became one of the biggest superproducer duos in R&B, rivaling the hits of fellow superproducer duo Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis.

L.A. & ‘Face had their hands in a string of #1 R&B hits in the late '80s and early '90s from artists such as Pebbles (“Girlfriend”), Karyn White (“Superwoman”), The Whispers (“Rock Steady”), Johnny Gill (“My, My, My”) and many more. They were also instrumental in the success of post-New Edition era Bobby Brown as they produced his #1 hits “Don’t Be Cruel,” “Every Little Step,” “On Our Own,” and “Humpin' Around.” They made history with Boyz II Men in 1992 as they wrote and produced “End of the Road,” which spent a record-breaking 14 consecutive weeks atop the pop chart.

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