It's No Crime Explained

It's No Crime
Type:	single
Artist:	Babyface
Album:	Tender Lover
Released:	June 13, 1989
Recorded:	1988
Genre:	New jack swing^[1]
Length:	4:02
Label:	SOLAR/Columbia, Epic
Producer:	L.A. & Babyface
Prev Title:	Love Saw It
Prev Year:	1989
Next Title:	Tender Lover
Next Year:	1989

"It's No Crime" is a 1989 song written and performed by Babyface. The single was Babyface's first entry on the Hot 100 as a solo artist, peaking at number seven and reaching number one on the Hot Black Singles chart.^[2] The single was Babyface's only chart entry on the dance charts, where it peaked at number five.^[3]

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (1989)	Position
US Billboard Hot 100^[5] ^[6]	90
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[7]	20

Notes and References

1. David . Turner . Babyface: Return of the Tender Lover . December 22, 2015 . . July 28, 2016.
2. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 40.
3. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 27.
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. December 23, 1989 . 1989 The Year in Music: Top Pop Singles . Y-22 . Billboard . 101 . 51 .
6. Web site: Billboard Top 100 – 1989.
7. Web site: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1989. Billboard. July 4, 2021.