Babyface

Released: November 19, 1991

Featuring: Karyn White

Songwriter: LA Reid Babyface Daryl Simmons

Producer: LA Reid Babyface Daryl Simmons

[Verse 1: Karyn White]
I used to think that love was so silly
Something that a girl like me never dreamed of
It never was for me, no, not really
But there was not a guy who was special enough

[Pre-Chorus]
Until you came and made me so happy
Like a child on Christmas Day
I was so, so, so, so anticipating
And I didn't know I could ever feel this way

[Chorus: Karyn White with Babyface]
Love saw it
Hey, love saw the change in my heart
You brought me so much joy
Love saw it
Love saw the hopes of a girl and a boy, boy, ooh

[Interlude: Babyface]
Oh, you bring me joy
Me joy, me joy, me joy, me joy

[Verse 2: Babyface]
I used to think that love was a mystery
Something that a guy just could not figure out
And I never had no past history
Not even a clue what true love was about

[Pre-Chorus]
Until you came and made life worth living
Like the very first day of spring
I was so, so anticipating
Girl, I didn't know I had love inside of me

[Chorus: Babyface with Karyn White]
Love saw it, hoo
Love saw the change in my heart
You brought me so much joy
Love saw it
Love saw the hopes of a girl and a boy

[Bridge]
[Babyface]
Oh, girl
My, my girl
I never thought that I could love a girl the way I do

[Karyn White]
Oh, boy
My, my, my, my boy
I'm so glad that I found your love too

[Breakdown: Karyn White & Babyface]
You bring me joy
Me joy, me joy, me joy, me joy
You bring me joy
Me joy, me joy, me joy, me joy
Keep on bringing me
Keep on bringing me
Joy, joy
Joy

[Karyn White & Babyface]
Love called my name
Love saw me change
Love rescued me from the danger of pain
Love called my name
Love saw me change
Love rescued me from the danger of pain

[Chorus: Karyn White with Babyface]
Love saw it
Love saw it
Love saw it
Love saw the change in my heart
You brought me so much joy
Love saw it
Love saw the hopes of a girl and a boy, oh

[Chorus: Babyface with Karyn White]
Love saw it
Oh, love saw it
Love saw the change in my heart
You brought me so much joy
Love saw it
Love saw it, love saw it, love saw it, love saw it
Love saw the hopes of a girl and a boy, oh, ooh

[Outro: Karyn White + (Babyface) + both]
(You bring me joy, me joy, me joy, me joy)
You bring me joy, me joy, me joy, me joy
(Keep on bringing me)
Keep on bringing me
(Joy) Joy

Love called my name
Love saw me change
Love rescued me from the danger of pain
Love called my name
Love saw me change
Love rescued me from the danger of pain
Danger of pain

(Love called my name)
Ooh, love made me change
(Love rescued me from the) danger of pain
Love called my name
(Love saw me change)
Love rescued me from the danger
Danger of pain
(Woo, you brought me so much joy)

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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