Babyface discography explained

The following is the discography of American musician Babyface.

Albums

Studio albums

Title! rowspan="2"
Album detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
US
[1]
US R&B
[2]
AUS
[3] [4]
CAN
[5]
JPN
[6]
NLD
[7]
NZ
[8]
UK
[9]
UK R&B
Lovers
  • Released: October 7, 1986
  • Label: SOLAR
28
Tender Lover
  • Released: July 7, 1989
  • Label: SOLAR/Epic
141143
For the Cool in You
  • Released: August 24, 1993
  • Label: Epic
1624649
  • RIAA: 3× Platinum
  • MC: Gold[11]
The Day
  • Released: October 29, 1996
  • Label: Epic
64142417101234
Christmas with Babyface
  • Released: October 27, 1998
  • Label: Epic
1013441
Face2Face
  • Released: September 11, 2001
  • Label: Arista
25813
Grown & Sexy
  • Released: July 26, 2005
  • Label: Arista
10318
Playlist 48749
Love, Marriage & Divorce
  • Released: February 4, 2014
  • Label: Motown
417345757
Return of the Tender Lover 395
Girls Night Out 16622
" - " denotes the album failed to chart.

Remix albums

TitleAlbum details
A Closer Look
  • Released: November 19, 1991
  • Label: SOLAR/Epic
The Other Side of Cool
  • Released: October 25, 2005
  • Label: Sony BMG

Compilation albums

TitleAlbum detailsChart positionsCertifications
JPN
A Collection of His Greatest Hits 12
Love Songs
  • Released: August 7, 2001
  • Label: Epic
93
The Essential Babyface
  • Released: June 10, 2003
  • Label: Sony Music
" - " denotes the album failed to chart.

Singles

YearSingleChart positionsCertificationsAlbum
US
[19]
US
R&B
[20]
US
A/C

[21]
US
Dance

[22]
AUS
NZ
GER
[23]
NLD
SWE
[24]
UK
[25]
1986"I Love You Babe"8Lovers
1987"Lovers" 42
"Mary Mack"29
1988"If We Try"65
1989"Love Saw It" 1Karyn White
"It's No Crime"71515324Tender Lover
"Tender Lover" 1411433286
1990"Whip Appeal"6236
"My Kinda Girl"30341
"Love Makes Things Happen" 13124Always
1992"Give U My Heart" 29211041Boomerang
1993"For the Cool in You" 811017123For the Cool in You
"Never Keeping Secrets"153
1994"And Our Feelings"21838
"Rock Bottom"15150
"When Can I See You"461031935
  • RIAA: Gold
"Where Is My Love?" 19Heart, Mind and Soul
"Dream Away" 80The Pagemaster
1995"Someone to Love" 107325017Bonafide
1996"Slow Jams" 68192Q's Jook Joint
"This Is for the Lover in You" 625012193412
  • RIAA: Platinum
The Day
1997"Every Time I Close My Eyes"6517408879313
  • RIAA: Platinum
"How Come, How Long" 59172910
  • ARIA: Platinum
"Talk to Me"1555075
"(Always Be My) Sunshine" 95372218664225In My Lifetime, Vol. 1
1998"Gone Too Soon" 98MTV Unplugged NYC 1997
"Fire" Hav Plenty
"You Were There"Simon Birch
2000"Reason for Breathing" 5999A Collection of His Greatest Hits
2001"There She Goes" 311093Face2Face
"What If" 8028
2004"The Loneliness" 49Grown & Sexy
2005"Sorry for the Stupid Things" 65
"Grown & Sexy" 51
2007"Fire and Rain" 10Playlist
2008"Comfortable" - 72Tha Carter III
"I Need a Love Song"81
2013"Hurt You" 33Love, Marriage & Divorce
"Where Did We Go Wrong"
2015 "We've Got Love" Return of the Tender Lover
"Exceptional"
2020"He Don't Know Nothin' 'Bout It" 9
2022"Keeps on Fallin'" Girls Night Out
" - " denotes the single failed to chart or not released in that country

Other appearances

Album appearances

TitleYearOther artist(s)Album
"Slow Jams"1995Tamia, Portrait and Barry WhiteQ's Jook Joint
"(Always Be My) Sunshine"1997Jay-Z and Foxy BrownIn My Lifetime, Vol. 1
"Fire"1998Des'reeSupernatural
"Not A Game"2004Raphael SaadiqRay Ray
"If Only for One Night"2006
"Comfortable"2008Lil WayneTha Carter III
"No Place Like Home"2010Kenny GHeart and Soul
"Evergreen"2014Barbra StreisandPartners
"Solid"2015Ty Dolla $ignFree TC
"The Christmas Song"2018Jessie JThis Christmas Day
"Runaway"2019Tiffany YoungLips on Lips
"Kim Porter"2023Diddy, John Legend

Soundtrack appearances

TitleYearOther artist(s)Album
"Well Alright"1993N/APoetic Justice
"Someone to Love"1995Jon B.Bad Boys
"Sorry for the Stupid Things"2007N/AWhy Did I Get Married?

Notes and References

  1. Babyface Chart History: Billboard 200. Billboard. May 3, 2023.
  2. Babyface Chart History: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Billboard. May 3, 2023.
  3. Web site: australian-charts.com - Discography - Babyface . . ASP . 2014-02-12 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140331102032/http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Babyface . 2014-03-31 .
  4. Web site: Babyface ARIA chart history (1989-2020), received from ARIA in May 2024. ARIA. Imgur.com. July 14, 2024. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
  5. Peak chart positions for albums in Canada:
  6. Peak chart positions for albums in Japan:
  7. Web site: dutchcharts.nl: Discographie: Babyface . Hung Medien . . Dutch . ASP . 2014-03-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140314040711/http://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Babyface . 2014-03-14 .
  8. Web site: charts.nz Discography > Babyface . Hung Medien . . ASP . 2014-03-01 .
  9. Web site: The Official Charts Company Babyface – The Day. Official Charts Company. 2011-08-23.
  10. United States. Babyface. March 31, 2022.
  11. Web site: Canadian album certifications – Babyface . Music Canada . 2013-03-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120225041920/http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st= . 2012-02-25 .
  12. Web site: RIAJ > The Record > March 1997 > Certified Awards (January 1997). . Japanese . 2014-02-17.
  13. Web site: RIAJ > The Record > February 1999 > Certified Awards (December 1998). . Japanese . 2014-02-17.
  14. Web site: RIAJ > The Record > November 2001 > Certified Awards (September 2001). . Japanese . 2014-02-17.
  15. Wilson, Angela. (2015). Exclusive: Kenny 'Babyface' Edmonds Gets Candid About New Album, Regrets and Craziest Thing He's Done for Love. thesource.com. Retrieved from http://thesource.com/2016/02/13/exclusive-kenny-babyface-edmonds-gets-candid-about-new-album-regrets-and-craziest-thing-hes-done-for-love/
  16. Babyface Announces 'Girls' Night Out' LP Featuring Kehlani, Ella Mai, Others. Rolling Stone. Mier. Tomás. June 28, 2022. August 2, 2022.
  17. Web site: RIAJ > The Record > March 1998 > Certified Awards (January 1998). . Japanese . 2014-02-17.
  18. Web site: RIAJ > The Record > January 2001 > Certified Awards (November 2000). . Japanese . 2014-02-28.
  19. Babyface Chart History: Hot 100. Billboard. May 3, 2023.
  20. Babyface Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Billboard. May 3, 2023.
  21. Babyface Chart History: Adult Contemporary. Billboard. May 3, 2023.
  22. Babyface Chart History: Dance Club Songs. Billboard. May 3, 2023.
  23. Web site: German chart - Babyface. https://web.archive.org/web/20140826160700/http://www.officialcharts.de/suche.asp?search=babyface&x=0&y=0&country=de . dead . August 26, 2014 . 22 August 2014. officialcharts.de.
  24. Web site: Swedish chart - Babyface . 22 August 2014 . swedishcharts.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140826113458/http://swedishcharts.com/search.asp?search=babyface&cat=s . 2014-08-26 .
  25. Web site: Babyface > Artists > Official Charts. UK Albums Chart. 2014-03-03.