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How Johnny Gill's Latest Hit Revived New Edition

Rollingstone 31 Mar 2016
Sidebar. Anthony Hamilton on Covering Drake, Staying Relevant » ... Pagani has extensive experience working with R&B veterans — he co-produced Babyface's 2005 record, Grown & Sexy, and contributed to the five most recent solo albums from Charlie Wilson, former lead singer of the Gap Band ... Chris McKay/Getty ... "My one rule was ... .
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Return of the Tender Lover

Rollingstone 22 Dec 2015
1989's Tender Lover marked the moment when Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds entered the pop mainstream as a solo star after years spent playing with R&B groups and writing songs with L.A ... Twenty-six years later, on his first solo album of original material since 2005's Grown & Sexy, Babyface is dreaming of the old days again.
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Review: Hot Mama's Day on the Boardwalk

Philadelphia Daily News 11 May 2015
When Platinum Productions billed its Saturday showcase at Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall as a "Mother's Day Music Festival," you had to ask yourself, "How sexy is my mom?" ... Babyface is known mostly as the king of richly produced, grown-n-sexy '80s/'90s new jack soul, with his vocals a pleasantly emotive afterthought.
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For The Love Of Black Music

National Public Radio 17 Jul 2014
"grown 'n sexy") is still marching along — take, for instance, the music of vets Babyface and Toni Braxton or the penultimate closing act at this year's festival, Charlie Wilson — but it occupies a much smaller piece of the total market ... Lucky for her, Campbell was tongue-in-cheek, referring to his beloved Babyface-penned 1995 hit "I'm Ready." ... .
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Virtuous rock

The Wichita Eagle 30 Sep 2007
BABYFACE ... When Babyface said he was getting "Grown & Sexy" in '05, who knew "grown" would win the race so decisively for this lover-man's next project ... Now, it's not as if Babyface has spent his career playing hard funk and MOR is some weird turn. Babyface has been taking it slow and making it acoustic since "For the Cool in You" in 1993.
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MUSIC REVIEWS: New pop, country/roots, jazz and classical releases

Kansas City Star 28 Sep 2007
BABYFACE Playlist (Mercury, 2 stars). When Babyface (Kenny Edmonds) said he was getting "Grown & Sexy" in `05, who knew "grown" would win the race so decisively for this lover-man's next project ... Now, it's not as if Babyface has spent his career playing hard funk and MOR is some weird turn ... It's not even that ballads done Babyface's way aren't lovely.
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critic's pick

Lexington Herald-Leader 28 Sep 2007
Steve Earle ... Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds ... When Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds said he was getting Grown & Sexy in 2005, who knew "grown" would win the race so decisively for this lover-man's next project ... Now, it's not as if Babyface has spent his career playing hard funk and MOR is some weird turn ... It's not even that ballads done Babyface's way aren't lovely ... .
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Just the hits: What's in heavy rotation on your player?

The Charlotte Observer 19 Aug 2007
We asked folks of all types around Charlotte, and got a sneak peek at their playlists. BRETT HEYL. Charlotte-based U.S. Olympic athlete in canoe and kayak. "Other Side of the World" by KT Tunstall. "Umbrella" by Rihanna and Jay-Z. "This Is My Now" by Jordin Sparks. SARA JEONG. Owner, iAccessories kiosk in SouthPark mall ... U.S ... "Grown and Sexy" by Babyface ... .
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Boys and guitars

The Star 12 Jan 2006
Babyface. Grown & Sexy ... THERE is something about Babyface’s latest album title that is both funny and disturbing. All “grown up” now (he’s 48, by the way), Babyface offers fans a list of songs that are melodically similar to his old tunes, but with more adult lyrics.
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Copy-protected-CD flap raises questions

USA Today 16 Nov 2005
The CDs, with XCP copy-protection software from British firm First 4 Internet, are vulnerable to computer viruses ... Sony Q ... Q ... Q ... Babyface, Grown & Sexy ... Q ... Q ... A lot ... At the Barnes & Noble store, copy-protected CDs from Sony artists Alicia Keys, Santana, Babyface and Maroon 5, which use software from SunnComm, also were not labeled with a sticker.
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BABYFACE: The Definition of Grown and Sexy

BET 07 Nov 2005
 Wearing a fancy dress or a slick suit can be nice to look at but it takes more than some new clothes to be “grown and sexy.”  Babyface knows all about maturity and sexiness with his latest album, “Grown & Sexy.”  BET.com got the chance to talk to ...
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Listen Up: Babyface

BET 08 Aug 2005
Good feelings have always distinguished Babyface's music on both his own recordings and on those the Indiana-born Los Angeles resident has helped create for others.  But on Grown & Sexy Babyface stretches his superior song command into areas he has rarely explored in the ...
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OTCForum.com: OTC Forum Morning Alerts for Monday, August 8, 2005BRVO, MMXT, CWLC, NVEI, EGLF

Stockhouse 08 Aug 2005
8/8/05       Dallas, Texas, Aug 08, 2005 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- ... (OTCBB ... EGLF) ... (OTCBB ... Recently, the Company has added Babyface's latest release ''Grown & Sexy'' to its constantly growing list of smash-hit album releases that utilize MediaMax to reduce unauthorized copying of an artist's music ... ... .
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Babyface’s tedious ‘Grown’ missing convincing swagger

The Spokesman-Review 07 Aug 2005
Babyface. “Grown & Sexy” (Arista) •• ...Tonight It’s GoinDown” sets a candlelit mood with its soulful, hip-hop-flavored anticipation of romance, while the syrupy ballad “Mad, Sexy, Cool” celebrates a perfect partner ...

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