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The Day (That You Gave Me a Son)Babyface

Released: October 29, 1996

Songwriter: Babyface

Producer: Babyface

[Verse 1]
'Twas late December the news came
And I got so excited, I cried all day, yes
And you were such a lovely, precious sight
When I saw our baby in your eyes

[Chorus]
It was like falling deep in love
I heard the angels cry above
I felt a blessing straight from God
The day that you gave me a son

[Verse 2]
I called 'bout everyone I knew, yes
Just think, I'll be a father 'cause of you
Oh, there's no greater love than what you gave
A brand new baby on the way

[Chorus]
It was like falling deep in love
I heard the angels cry above
I felt a blessing straight from God
The day that you gave me a son

[Bridge]
Oh, such tears of joy, I've never known
I can't remember
It's like a song, I've never heard
I've never sung, but know the words

[Chorus]
It was like falling deep in love
I heard the angels cry above
I felt a blessing straight from God
The day that you gave me a son

Babyface

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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