Babyface

Released: July 23, 1989

Songwriter: Babyface

Producer: LA Reid Babyface

[Verse 1]
Last night I layed with you
'Twas like a dream come true
I've never felt so right, no
Want you for the rest of my life

[Pre-Chorus]
Maybe we should settle down and raise a family
A girl for you, and maybe me a boy for me
'Cause that is how much...that is how much
How much I love...you, girl...no, no, no, no

[Chorus]
Sunshine
You brighten my life
Sunshine
You make me feel alright
Sunshine
You turned my darkness to light
And you, brighten up the colors of my life
My...life
(You really do, girl...woo)

[Verse 2]
Last night I prayed for you
That you will forever be cool
'Cause you've brought that love in my life, yes
And I gotta tell you, baby, the feeling so nice

[Pre-Chorus]
So maybe we should settle down and raise a family
A girl for you, and maybe me a boy for me
'Cause that's how much...that is how much
How much I love...you, girl...no, no, no, no-no-no

[Chorus]
Sunshine
You brighten my life
Sunshine
You make me feel alright
Sunshine
You've turned my darkness to light
And you, brighten up the colors of my life
My, my, my, my life

[Pre-Chorus]
Ay yeah
Maybe we should settle down and raise a family
A girl for you, and maybe me a boy for me
That is how much, yeah, that is how much
Hey, how much I love, I love, I love, I love
Love-luh-luh-luh-luh-love, love, I love you, girl

[Chorus]
Sunshine, yeah
You brighten my life
(You know, you know, you know, you know you do, girl)
Sunshine
You make me feel alright
(You make me feel alright, baby)
Sunshine
You've turned my darkness to light
Brighten up the colors of my life

[Outro]
The corners of my mind
You do it, yes
And I promise I love everything about you, baby
I do, I do, I do, I do, baby
Love you baby, always baby, everything...

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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