Babyface

Released: October 7, 1986

Songwriter: LA Reid Babyface Darnell Bristol Kayo Roberson

Producer: LA Reid Babyface

[Verse 1:]
Let's take our time and concentrate
The mood is right for living
Ooh, I can't wait

I've waited so long
To be with you this special way
Don't be afraid
Afraid to stay
And share your love with me this way

[Hook:]
I understand, baby
It's your very first time
I'll be gentle with you baby
It's gonna be alright

And so if we're gonna be together tonight
I'll be good to you, baby
Sweet to you lady
Guess what we're gonna be tonight

[Chorus:]
Lovers
Baby, let me be your lover
Lovers
Let me be the only one
Lovers
Baby let me be your lover
Lovers
Let me be the one

[Verse 2:]
Don't let your thoughts
Get in the way
The time is right for love

It's not too late
The feeling's so strong
To be as one this special way

Just take my hand
I'll lead the way
I need you so much
Baby, won't you stay

[Repeat Chorus x3:]

I wanna hold you
I wanna touch you
I wanna squeeze you
I'll never tease you

Hold you tight
All through the night
I'm gonna make you feel alright

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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