His own recordings helped rejuvenate the R& B tradition of the smooth, sensitive, urban crooner and made him a staple of urban contemporary radio. Yet their considerable success was eclipsed by his songwriting and production work for other artists, which linked him with some of the biggest stars and hit singles of the decade (and not just in the realm of R& B). You'd be hard- pressed to name a '9. Kenny . He served a stint in Bootsy Collins' backing unit (where he earned his nickname) and subsequently joined the funk outfit Manchild, who signed a record deal in 1.
After their breakup, Babyface and partner Antonio . Babyface and Reid began producing and writing for other artists on the side, landing hits in Pebbles' . Further hits followed in Bobby Brown's . Released in 1. 98. Tender Lover caught fire, spinning off four singles over the next year, including the R& B chart smashes .
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Now firmly established as a powerhouse, Babyface went on to co- write hits for Johnny Gill (. He was co- nominated for an Album of the Year Grammy for his production on the Bodyguard soundtrack and went on to work with artists like Celine Dion, Mariah Carey, Gladys Knight, Aretha Franklin, En Vogue, and Mary J. As if that weren't enough, La.
Face had become a highly successful and lucrative imprint, breaking artists like Toni Braxton, TLC, Out. Kast, and Usher (often with input from Reid and Babyface). The proper follow- up to Tender Lover didn't appear until 1. For the Cool in You was an even bigger hit than its predecessor, going triple platinum and producing Babyface's first Top Five pop hit, the change- of- pace acoustic guitar ballad . In 1. 99. 5, he scored another major success with the Waiting to Exhale soundtrack, not only producing it but scoring the film itself and writing nearly all of its songs, including the Whitney Houston smash .
Successes just kept coming in 1. The Day spawned another Top Ten pop/R& B hit in . Babyface, naturally, masterminded the soundtrack. The next year, he contributed lyrics to the animated musical The Prince of Egypt, which went uncredited on the soundtrack album. With the movies taking up more of his time, his next musical releases were quick one- offs: an MTV Unplugged album in 1.
Christmas with Babyface the next year. His production and songwriting activities continued, though he remained silent as a performer for a few years.
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In 2. 00. 0, Epic released the best- of compilation A Collection of His Greatest Hits, marking the end of his tenure with the label; he had elected to move to Arista, where L. A. Reid had been a high- ranking executive.
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The back- to- basics Grown & Sexy came in July 2. Tracey Edmonds announced their divorce.
September 2. 00. 7 brought the covers- oriented Playlist for Mercury. During the next several years, he worked with the likes of Lil Wayne, Vanessa Williams, Whitney Houston, Kristinia De. Barge, and Boyz II Men, as well as Anthony Hamilton, whose . He co- wrote and co- produced several songs on Ariana Grande's Yours Truly, a number one album in the U.
S. Love, Marriage & Divorce, an album of duets with Braxton, was released on Motown in February 2. It debuted at number four and won a Grammy for Best R& B Album.
Near the end of the following year, Babyface released Return of the Tender Lover (titled in reference to his second solo album), inspired by the .