The Day

~ Release by Babyface (see all versions of this release, 7 available)

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Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1Every Time I Close My Eyes
bass:
Nathan East
drum machine [drum programming], keyboard and lead vocals:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds)
guitar:
Michael Thompson (session guitarist)
percussion:
Sheila E.
piano [acoustic piano]:
Greg Phillinganes
saxophone:
Kenny G (saxophonist)
background vocals:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds) and Mariah Carey
background vocals arranger:
Mariah Carey
recording of:
Every Time I Close My Eyes
lyricist and composer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds)
publisher:
ECAF Music and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
34:57
2Talk to Me
producer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds)
guitar:
Eric Clapton
recording of:
Talk to Me
lyricist and composer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds)
34:54
3I Said I Love You
recording of:
I Said I Love You
lyricist and composer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds)
4:05
4When Your Body Gets Weak
recording of:
When Your Body Gets Weak
lyricist and composer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds)
25:40
5Simple Days
recording of:
Simple Days
writer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds), Robbie Nevil, Emanuel Officer and Bradley Spalter
publisher:
ECAF Music, Irving Music (BMI), Nu Soul Music and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
24:31
6All Day Thinkin’
recording of:
All Day Thinkin'
lyricist and composer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds)
4:24
7Seven Seas
recording of:
Seven Seas
writer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds) and Marc Nelson (singer-songwriter, member of Boyz Ⅱ Men)
34:03
8The Day (That You Gave Me a Son)
recording of:
The Day (That You Gave Me a Son)
lyricist and composer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds)
4:29
9How Come, How Long
recording of:
How Come, How Long
writer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds) and Stevie Wonder
5:15
10This Is for the Lover in You
performer:
LL Cool J
recording of:
This Is for the Lover in You
writer:
Howard Hewett and Dana Meyers
4:01
11Every Time I Close My Eyes (Timbaland remix)
additional producer:
Timbaland
remixer:
Jimmy Douglass (engineer) and Timbaland
recording of:
Every Time I Close My Eyes
lyricist and composer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds)
publisher:
ECAF Music and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
4:51
12Every Time I Feel the Groove (Urban Soul Basement mix)
4:41
13This Is for the Lover in You (Honey Lookin’ Laces extended remix)
recording of:
This Is for the Lover in You
writer:
Howard Hewett and Dana Meyers
5:26

Credits

Release

phonographic copyright (℗) by:Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1996, in 1997, in 2001)
purchase for download:https://music.apple.com/us/album/169929959 [info]
https://itunes.apple.com/de/album/id169929959 [info] (until 2020-04-14)
stream for free:https://open.spotify.com/album/66Vhr3F0vp90jhQUlcf4Sk [info]
https://www.deezer.com/album/97624 [info]
streaming page:https://music.apple.com/us/album/169929959 [info]
https://tidal.com/album/2032916 [info]

Release group

part of:Grammy Award: Best R&B Album nominees (number: 1998) (order: 17)
Grammy Award: Album of the Year nominees (number: 1998) (order: 176)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/107916 [info]
Wikidata:Q7729144 [info]