There were tonnes of people that came in Babyface’s wake.” R Kelly, Joe - everyone else followed on from that. “His songwriting is incredible, it’s probably the most romantic music written in R ‘n’ B,” says Rob Pursey of the hip-hop DJ crew Southern Hospitality. On the subject of Grammys, he won three consecutive producer of the year awards, from 1996 to 1998 - and he’s won 10 Grammys in total. The list of artists he has written for reads like a dream Grammys guestlist: Madonna, Whitney, Mariah, Beyonce, TLC and En Vogue among them. He has been R ‘n’ B’s starriest lover since his second solo album, Tender Lover, in 1989, as the producer or artist behind some of pop’s biggest (and schmaltziest) songs - you’ve probably slow danced to them. You know when you’re listening to a Babyface song. We’re Not Making Love No More by Dru Hill. Dave's Music Database Hall of Fame: Album Inductee.I’ll Make Love To You by Boyz II Men.

The Top 100 Songs by Singers/Songwriters.Janet Jackson “Love Will Never Do Witthout You” (1989)Ĥ9. Heavy D & the Boyz “Now That We Found Love” (1991)Ĥ4. LL Cool J “Around the Way Girl” (1990)Ĥ3. En Vogue “My Lovin’ (You’re Never Gonna Get It)” (1992)Ĥ1. Soul II Soul “Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)” (1989)Ĥ0. Whitney Houston “I’m Your Baby Tonight” (1990)ģ8. Hi-Five “She’s Playing Hard to Get” (1992)ģ5. Teddy Riley with Tammy Lucas “Is It Good to You” (1992)ģ3. Montell Jordan “This Is How We Do It” (1995)ģ2. Karyn White “The Way You Love Me” (1988)ģ1. Public Announcement “She’s Got That Vibe” (1992)Ģ8. Wreckx-N-Effect “New Jack Swing” (1989)Ģ6. Hi-Five “I Like the Way (The Kissing Game)” (1991)Ģ3. SWV (Sisters with Voices) “Weak” (1993)Ģ2. Bobby Brown “Every Little Step” (1989)Ģ1. Christopher Williams “I’m Dreamin’” (1991)ġ9. Color Me Badd “I Wanna Sex You Up” (1991)ġ5. Michael Jackson “Remember the Time” (1992)ġ0. Johnny Gill “Rub You the Right Way” (1990)Ĩ. Note: click here to see other genre-specific song lists.ħ. 1991’s Dangerous album by Michael Jackson, and produced by Jackson and Riley, is the genre’s best-selling album with 30 million. New Edition were one of the genre’s significant acts as well as former members Bobby Brown, Johnny Gill, and Ralph Tresvant, as well as offshoot group Bell Biv DeVoe. Reid, Teddy Riley (who also fronted Guy and Blackstreet), and Bernard Belle. Other significant producers included Babyface & L.A. It used some of the sampling, rhythm, and production techniques of hip-hop. New Jack Swing is a sub-genre of R&B generally traced back to Janet Jackson’s Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis-produced Control album in 1986 and running into the ‘90s.

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