Babyface discography

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The following is the discography of American musician Babyface.

Contents

Albums

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
US
[1]
US R&B
[2]
AUS
[3]
CAN
[4]
JPN
[5]
NLD
[6]
NZ
[7]
UK
[8]
UK R&B
Lovers
  • Released: October 7, 1986
  • Label: SOLAR
28
Tender Lover
  • Released: July 7, 1989
  • Label: SOLAR/Epic
141
For the Cool in You
  • Released: August 24, 1993
  • Label: Epic
1624649
The Day
  • Released: October 29, 1996
  • Label: Epic
64142417101234
Christmas with Babyface
  • Released: October 27, 1998
  • Label: Epic
1013441
Face2Face
  • Released: September 11, 2001
  • Label: Arista
25813
  • RIAJ: Platinum [15]
Grown & Sexy
  • Released: July 26, 2005
  • Label: Arista
10318
Playlist 48749
Love, Marriage & Divorce (with Toni Braxton)
  • Released: February 4, 2014
  • Label: Motown
417345757
Return of the Tender Lover 395
Girls Night Out 16622
"" denotes the album failed to chart.

Live albums

TitleAlbum detailsChart positionsCertifications
US
[1]
US R&B
[2]
JPN
[5]
MTV Unplugged NYC 1997
  • Released: November 25, 1997
  • Label: Epic
1063324

Remix albums

TitleAlbum details
A Closer Look
  • Released: November 19, 1991
  • Label: SOLAR/Epic
The Other Side of Cool
  • Released: October 25, 2005
  • Label: Sony BMG

Compilation albums

TitleAlbum detailsChart positionsCertifications
JPN
[5]
A Collection of His Greatest Hits 12
Love Songs
  • Released: August 7, 2001
  • Label: Epic
93
The Essential Babyface
  • Released: June 10, 2003
  • Label: Sony Music
"" denotes the album failed to chart.

Singles

YearSingleChart positionsCertificationsAlbum
US
[20]
US
R&B

[21]
US
A/C

[22]
US
Dance

[23]
AUS
[3]
NZ
[7]
GER
[24]
NLD
[6]
SWE
[25]
UK
[26]
1986"I Love You Babe"8Lovers
1987"Lovers"42
"Mary Mack"29
1988"If We Try"65
1989"Love Saw It" (with Karyn White)1 Karyn White
"It's No Crime"71524Tender Lover
"Tender Lover"1413286
1990"Whip Appeal"6236
"My Kinda Girl"30341
"Love Makes Things Happen" (with Pebbles)13124 Always
1992"Give U My Heart" (with Toni Braxton)29241 Boomerang
1993"For the Cool in You"811023For the Cool in You
"Never Keeping Secrets"153
1994"And Our Feelings"21838
"Rock Bottom"50
"When Can I See You"461031935
  • RIAA: Gold [9]
"Where Is My Love?" (with El DeBarge)19 Heart, Mind and Soul
"Dream Away" (with Lisa Stansfield)80 The Pagemaster
1995"Someone to Love" (with Jon B.)107325017 Bonafide
1996"Slow Jams" (with Quincy Jones featuring Tamia, Portrait, SWV and Barry White)68192 Q's Jook Joint
"This Is for the Lover in You" (featuring LL Cool J, Howard Hewett, Jody Watley and Jeffrey Daniel)625012193412
  • RIAA: Platinum [9]
The Day
1997"Every Time I Close My Eyes"6517408879313
  • RIAA: Platinum [9]
"How Come, How Long" (featuring Stevie Wonder)59172910
  • ARIA: Platinum [27]
"Talk to Me"5075
"(Always Be My) Sunshine" (with Jay-Z featuring Foxy Brown)95372218664225 In My Lifetime, Vol. 1
1998"Gone Too Soon" (featuring Stevie Wonder)98 MTV Unplugged NYC 1997
"Fire" (with Des'ree) Hav Plenty
"You Were There" Simon Birch
2000"Reason for Breathing"5999A Collection of His Greatest Hits
2001"There She Goes"311093Face2Face
"What If"8028
2004"The Loneliness"49Grown & Sexy
2005"Sorry for the Stupid Things"65
"Grown & Sexy"51
2007"Fire and Rain"10Playlist
2008"Comfortable" (with Lil Wayne)72Tha Carter III
"I Need a Love Song"81Non-album single
2013"Hurt You" (with Toni Braxton)33Love, Marriage & Divorce
"Where Did We Go Wrong" (with Toni Braxton)
2015"We've Got Love"Return of the Tender Lover
"Exceptional"
2020"He Don't Know Nothin' 'Bout It" (with Jam & Lewis)9 Jam & Lewis: Volume One
2022"Keeps on Fallin'" (with Ella Mai) [upper-alpha 1] Girls Night Out
"" denotes the single failed to chart or not released in that country

Other appearances

Album appearances

TitleYearOther artist(s)Album
"Slow Jams"1995 Tamia, Portrait and Barry White Q's Jook Joint
"(Always Be My) Sunshine"1997 Jay-Z and Foxy Brown In My Lifetime, Vol. 1
"Fire"1998 Des'ree Supernatural
"Not A Game"2004 Raphael Saadiq Ray Ray
"If Only for One Night"2006 So Amazing: An All-Star Tribute to Luther Vandross
"Comfortable"2008 Lil Wayne Tha Carter III
"No Place Like Home"2010 Kenny G Heart and Soul
"Evergreen"2014 Barbra Streisand Partners
"Solid"2015 Ty Dolla $ign Free TC
"The Christmas Song"2018 Jessie J This Christmas Day
"Runaway"2019 Tiffany Young Lips on Lips
"Kim Porter"2023 Diddy, John Legend The Love Album: Off the Grid

Soundtrack appearances

TitleYearOther artist(s)Album
"Well Alright"1993N/A Poetic Justice
"Someone to Love"1995 Jon B. Bad Boys
"Sorry for the Stupid Things"2007N/A Why Did I Get Married?

Select songwriting and production credits

Notes

  1. "Keeps on Fallin'" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 37 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart. [28]

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