After 7

Released: October 14, 2016

Songwriter: Babyface Daryl Simmons

Producer: Babyface Daryl Simmons

[Verse 1: Melvin Edmonds + Kevon Edmonds]
I didn’t even know, that I was in love
I didn’t ever trust it was written in the stars above
Baby, I adore you, and I couldn’t love you any more
You were everything I didn’t even know that I was waiting for

‘Cause I can feel you in my heart
And I can feel you in my soul
Got a feeling from the very start
I’m never gonna let you go, girl
‘Cause I’ve been

[Chorus]
I’ve been loving you all my life
I’ve been loving you all my life
And I wanna know if you could ever feel this way
Do you feel that way about me?
‘Cause I know you, and you know me
And we know love, it is our destiny
I’ve been loving you all my life
Do you feel that way about me?

[Verse 2: Melvin Edmonds + Kevon Edmonds]
We didn’t even know that we was love
We didn’t have a voice
But you can hear it in the skies above
But baby I won’t, and I couldn’t want you any more
You were everything I didn’t even know that I was wanting for

‘Cause I can feel you in my heart
And I can feel you deep in my soul
Got a feeling from the very start
I’m never gonna let you go, girl
‘Cause I’ve been

[Chorus]
I’ve been loving you all my life
I’ve been loving you all my life
And I wanna know if you could ever feel this way
Do you feel that way about me?
‘Cause I know you, and you know me
And we know love, it is our destiny
I’ve been loving you all my life
Do you feel that way about me?

Baby, baby, baby, baby girl…

[Chorus]
I’ve been loving you all my life
I’ve been loving you all my life
And I wanna know if you could ever feel this way
Do you feel that way about me, girl?
‘Cause I know you, and you know me
And we know love, it is our destiny
I’ve been loving you all my life
Do you feel that way about me, girl?

I’ve been loving you all my life
I’ve been loving you all my life
And I wanna know if you could ever feel this way
Do you feel that way about me?

After 7 is a group originating from Indianapolis, Indiana, and consists of brothers Melvin Edmonds and Kevon Edmonds along with their friend Keith Mitchell. The group came together in 1987 after Melvin and Kevon’s brother, superstar singer/songwriter/producer Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds brought them out to Los Angeles as he was starting to move up in the music business. Babyface, along with his partner L.A. Reid, wrote and produced 7 out of 9 songs on After 7’s platinum self-titled debut album released in 1989. L.A. & ‘Face produced the album’s three singles — the Top 20 pop hit “Heat of the Moment” as well as the #1 R&B hits “Ready or Not” and “Can’t Stop,” which were both Top 10 pop hits. They followed this album with another popular song, their 1991 Top 10 R&B single “Nights Like This” from the movie The Five Heartbeats.

L.A. & Face weren’t as involved in their next two albums — 1992’s Takin' My Time and 1995’s Reflections — but these albums still went Gold thanks to their respective Top 5 R&B hit singles “Baby, I’m For Real/Natural High” and “‘Til You Do Me Right.”

The group disbanded in 1997 after issues with their label Virgin Records and Kevon Edmonds went on to release his solo album 24/7 in 1999. As discussions to reconvene took place, Melvin Edmonds decided not to tour with the group, so his son Jason Edmonds took his spot. The four of them came together to create their 2016 album Timeless, which featured production from Babyface and his longtime musical partner Daryl Simmons.

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