Among the artists covered here are Bread, Dan Fogelberg, and James Taylor, (twice). Playlist, at first glance, may seem like an unlikely project for the R&B legend as eight of the album’s 10 songs are covers of soft rock classics from the Seventies. Now, the guy who has written hits for everyone from TLC and Boyz II Men to Madonna and Clapton is attempting to recapture his muse by covering other people’s material. An attempt at recapturing the fans who’d initially made ‘Face into a superstar, it sounded forced and uninspired, and it sold accordingly, sending Babyface back to the drawing board again. The album sold underwhelmingly, as did an album called Grown & Sexy. The multi-faceted artist first attempted a funky makeover, growing his hair out and working with The Neptunes. He may have been the most successful songwriter and producer of the ’90s, but the 21st century has not yet been kind to Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds.
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