Babyface

Released: October 29, 1996

Songwriter: Babyface

Producer: Babyface

[Verse 1]
Tonight, I'm gonna hold you
I'm gonna touch you, and lay you down
Tonight, I'm gonna kiss you
I'm gonna taste you, all the way down

[Pre-Chorus]
Tonight, you don't have to be lonely
You need only to call me
And I will be down

[Chorus]
When your body gets weak
And you need some affection, oh baby
I'll lay you down (I'll lay you down)
When your body's in need
And you need some attention, oh lady, yes
I'll lay you down
I'll lay you down

[Verse 2]
Tonight, when I've been inside you
I'll lay down beside you, and stay all night long, yes I will
Tonight, I just want you to teach me
Girl, I just want to please thee
So just let's get it on, baby

[Pre-Chorus]
Tonight there be no intermissions
I have only one mission
That's turning you on, ooh...

[Chorus]
When your body gets weak
And you need some affection, oh baby
I'll lay you down (down, down, down)
When your body's in need
And you need some attention, oh lady
I'll lay you down
(I'll lay you down, baby; I'll lay you down)
I'll lay you down

[Pre-Chorus]
Tonight, you don't have to be lonely
You need only to call me
And I will be down

[Chorus]
When your body gets weak
And you need some affection, oh baby
I'll lay you down (I'll lay you down)
When your body's in need
And you need some attention, oh lady
I'll lay you down
(I'll lay you down, baby; I'll lay you down)
I'll lay you...
I'll lay you down, darling, I'll lay you down
I'll lay you down, yeah, yes, yeah yeah

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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