Babyface: A Collection of His Greatest Hits

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A Collection of His Greatest Hits
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Greatest hits album by
ReleasedNovember 14, 2000
Genre R&B
Length70:43(standard edition)
Label Sony Music
Babyface chronology
Christmas with Babyface
(1998)
A Collection of His Greatest Hits
(2000)
Love Songs
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Entertainment Weekly (C) [2]
Robert Christgau (A−) [3]

A Collection of His Greatest Hits is a compilation album by the American recording artist Babyface, released in 2000.

Contents

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."For the Cool in You"Babyface, Daryl Simmons 4:54
2."It's No Crime"Babyface, Antonio "L.A." Reid, Simmons4:02
3."Whip Appeal" (12" version)Babyface, Perri "Pebbles" Reid 5:46
4."Never Keeping Secrets"Babyface4:53
5."Every Time I Close My Eyes" (feat. Mariah Carey, Kenny G, Sheila E.)Babyface4:57
6."When Can I See You"Babyface3:48
7."Reason for Breathing" (Album edit)Scott Andrews, Quincy Patrick, Joe Thomas, Joshua P. Thompson, Warren Wilson5:42
8."This Is for the Lover in You" (feat. LL Cool J, Howard Hewett, Jody Watley & Jeffrey Daniel) Howard Hewett, Dana Myers4:00
9."How Come, How Long" (feat. Stevie Wonder)Babyface, Stevie Wonder5:12
10."Change the World" (feat. Eric Clapton) Tommy Sims, Gordon Kennedy, Wayne Kirkpatrick 7:32
11."I Love You Babe"Babyface4:09
12."Soon As I Get Home"Babyface5:08
13."Where Will You Go"Babyface5:08
14."When Men Grow Old"Babyface5:32
Bonus track (Japanese edition)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
15."Two Occasions" (Live version)Babyface, Darnell "Dee" Bristol, Sid Johnson5:53

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