Return of the Tender Lover is the eighth studio album from American R&B singer Babyface. It was released December 4, 2015, on Def Jam Recordings.[3] The album pays homage to his classic 1989 album, Tender Lover and serves as the follow-up to his last album Grown & Sexy (2005). It is his first solo album of new studio material in 10 years.
While its lyrics focus mainly on themes of romance, perseverance and devotion, Return of the Tender Lover incorporates pop-soul love songs as well as elements of old-school R&B that evokes some his earlier work. As a result, the album received generally positive reviews from critics who praised the album's production, songwriting and direction.
"We've Got Love" was released as the album's lead single on August 4, 2015.[4]Return of The Tender Lover is the singer's first solo album since Playlist (2007), and his first consisting of only original material since Grown & Sexy (2005).[5]
Following the release of his collaborative album with Toni Braxton, Love, Marriage & Divorce (2014) which was a commercial success, Babyface finished Return of The Tender Lover with Daryl Simmons and Kameron Glasper. Babyface said of the process: "It was an organic thing where the songs came fast — I didn’t want to do too many songs, just an old-school album, eight songs, and just make sure they’re eight good ones". Babyface has called the album "Unapologetic R&B" and said: "It doesn’t have to be the kind of hi-hats or kick or 808s [sound]. It’s just going to be a real drummer, bass player, guitar player, piano player. It’s going to feel real good based off of [sic] musicianship."[6]
Return of the Tender Lover received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 76, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[13] Andy Kellman of AllMusic gave the album four stars out of five, calling it "smooth, all about romance, devotion and perseverance" while adding that it's "among Babyface's best".[14] Ken Capobianco of The Boston Globe gave the album a B−, stating that "Babyface remains polished yet funky...", realizing that he "can't compete with the obsessive bedpost-rattling Ty Dolla Signs and The Weeknds of the world". He goes on to add that he "proclaims his love for women for who they are, instead of what they can do for him".[9]
Commercial performanceedit
In the United States, the album debuted at number 39 on the Billboard 200 with 19,000 first-week sales.[15]
Track listingedit
All tracks produced by Babyface; except "I Want You" produced by Babyface and Daryl Simmons.
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^Babyface - Return Of The Tender Lover (CD liner notes). Def Jam Recordings. B0023939-02
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Return of the Tender Lover is the eighth studio album from American R amp B singer Babyface It was released December 4 2015 on Def Jam Recordings 3 The album pays homage to his classic 1989 album Tender Lover and serves as the follow up to his last album Grown amp Sexy 2005 It is his first solo album of new studio material in 10 years Return of the Tender LoverStudio album by BabyfaceReleasedDecember 4 2015 2015 12 04 Recorded2014 2015StudioBrandon s Way Recording Los Angeles California GenreR amp B popLength42 41LabelDef JamProducerBabyface Daryl SimmonsBabyface chronologyLove Marriage amp Divorce 2014 Return of the Tender Lover 2015 Girls Night Out 2022 Singles from Return of the Tender Lover We ve Got Love Released August 4 2015 1 Exceptional Released November 27 2015 2 While its lyrics focus mainly on themes of romance perseverance and devotion Return of the Tender Lover incorporates pop soul love songs as well as elements of old school R amp B that evokes some his earlier work As a result the album received generally positive reviews from critics who praised the album s production songwriting and direction We ve Got Love was released as the album s lead single on August 4 2015 4 Return of The Tender Lover is the singer s first solo album since Playlist 2007 and his first consisting of only original material since Grown amp Sexy 2005 5 Contents 1 Background 2 Reception 2 1 Critical reception 2 2 Commercial performance 3 Track listing 4 Charts 4 1 Weekly charts 4 2 Year end charts 5 Personnel 6 ReferencesBackground editFollowing the release of his collaborative album with Toni Braxton Love Marriage amp Divorce 2014 which was a commercial success Babyface finished Return of The Tender Lover with Daryl Simmons and Kameron Glasper Babyface said of the process It was an organic thing where the songs came fast I didn t want to do too many songs just an old school album eight songs and just make sure they re eight good ones Babyface has called the album Unapologetic R amp B and said It doesn t have to be the kind of hi hats or kick or 808s sound It s just going to be a real drummer bass player guitar player piano player It s going to feel real good based off of sic musicianship 6 Reception editCritical reception edit Professional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingMetacritic76 100 7 Review scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 8 The Boston GlobeB 9 Consequence of Sound nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 10 The Guardian nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 11 Rolling Stone nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 12 Return of the Tender Lover received generally positive reviews from music critics At Metacritic which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics the album received an average score of 76 indicating generally favorable reviews 13 Andy Kellman of AllMusic gave the album four stars out of five calling it smooth all about romance devotion and perseverance while adding that it s among Babyface s best 14 Ken Capobianco of The Boston Globe gave the album a B stating that Babyface remains polished yet funky realizing that he can t compete with the obsessive bedpost rattling Ty Dolla Signs and The Weeknds of the world He goes on to add that he proclaims his love for women for who they are instead of what they can do for him 9 Commercial performance edit In the United States the album debuted at number 39 on the Billboard 200 with 19 000 first week sales 15 Track listing editAll tracks produced by Babyface except I Want You produced by Babyface and Daryl Simmons No TitleWriter s Length1 We ve Got Love Kenneth Babyface Edmonds Daryl Simmons Kameron Glasper4 492 Fight for Love Edmonds Simmons4 583 Exceptional Edmonds Simmons Glasper5 404 Walking on Air featuring El DeBarge Edmonds Simmons3 545 I Want You featuring After 7 Edmonds Simmons4 216 Love and Devotion Edmonds Simmons3 437 Standing Ovation Edmonds Simmons4 458 Something Bout You Edmonds Simmons Glasper5 589 Our Love Edmonds Simmons Glasper4 37Total length 42 41Charts editWeekly charts edit Chart 2015 16 Peak position US Billboard 200 16 39 US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 17 5 Year end charts edit Chart 2016 Position US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 18 42Personnel editCredits adapted from liner notes 19 Babyface vocals writer producer keyboards executive producer guitar background vocals drum programming A amp R Tony Russell bass Demonte Posey Hammond B3 organ Andre Delano saxophone Daryl Simmons writer producer Kameron Glasper writer background vocals Richie Pena drums Walter Barnes bass Brandon Coleman Wurlitzer After 7 vocals background vocals El DeBarge vocals background vocals Michael Ripoll guitar Greg Phillinganes piano Lemar Carter drums Nathan East bass Paul Boutin recording mixing percussion Herb Powers Jr mastering Randee St Nicholas photography Kyledidthis Art direction designReferences edit We ve Got Love Babyface Telecharger et ecouter l album Qobuz com 2015 11 24 Retrieved 2015 11 28 Exceptional Babyface Telecharger et ecouter l album Qobuz com 2015 11 24 Retrieved 2015 11 28 Andrew Asare 2015 10 15 Babyface Announces Date For Return of the Tender Lover Album Defjam com Retrieved 2015 11 28 Andrew Asare 2015 08 13 Babyface Debuts New Single amp Lyric Video We ve Got Love Defjam com Retrieved 2015 11 28 Rose Dana 2015 09 15 Babyface announces new album Return of the Tender Lover EW com Retrieved 2015 11 28 Babyface Talks The Weeknd Binge Watching TV and the Honesty of his New Album Billboard Retrieved 2015 11 28 Return of the Tender Lover Reviews Metacritic Retrieved 2015 12 04 Andy Kellman Return of the Tender Lover Babyface Songs Reviews Credits Awards AllMusic Retrieved 2015 12 04 a b Ken Capobianco 2015 12 03 Album review Babyface Return of the Tender Lover The Boston Globe Retrieved 2016 05 10 Album Review Babyface Return of the Tender Lover Consequence of Sound 2015 12 10 Retrieved 2015 12 12 Simpson Dave Review Return of the Tender Lover The Guardian Retrieved on 2015 12 12 Turner David December 22 2015 Babyface Return of the Tender Lover Rolling Stone Retrieved July 28 2016 Return of the Tender Lover Reviews Ratings Credits and More Metacritic Retrieved on 2015 12 07 Andy Kellman 2015 12 04 Return of the Tender Lover Babyface Songs Reviews Credits AllMusic Retrieved 2016 01 06 Keith Caulfield 2015 12 17 Michael Buble s Christmas Is Now His Biggest Selling Album Billboard 200 Chart Moves Billboard Retrieved 2016 01 06 Babyface Chart History Billboard 200 Billboard Babyface Chart History Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Year End 2016 Billboard Retrieved July 2 2020 Babyface Return Of The Tender Lover CD liner notes Def Jam Recordings B0023939 02 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Return of the Tender Lover amp oldid 1152918137, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
