The Day [ECD] by Babyface (CD, Feb-2001, Epic (USA))

Album Features
UPC:	074646608920
Artist:	Babyface
Format:	CD
Release Year:	2001
Record Label:	Epic (USA)
Genre:	Rock & Pop

Track Listing
1. Every Time I Close My Eyes - (featuring Kenny G)
2. Talk to Me
3. I Said to You
4. When Your Body Gets Weak
5. Simple Days
6. All Day Thinkin'
7. Seven Days
8. Day, The (That You Gave Me a Son)
9. How Come, How Long - (featuring Stevie Wonder)
10. This Is for the Lover in You - (featuring LL Cool J/Howard Hewett/Jody Watley/Jeffrey Daniels)
11. Every Time I Close My Eyes - (Timbal & Remix, Timbaland remix)
12. Every Time I Feel the Groove - (Urban Soul Basement mix, previously unreleased)
13. This Is for the Lover in You - (Honey Lookin' Laced Extended Remix, Honey Lookin' Laced Extended remix)

Details
Playing Time:	46 min.
Contributing Artists:	LL Cool J, Mariah Carey, Eric Clapton, Stevie Wonder, Jody Watley, Sheila E, Kenny G, Howard Hewett, Bryce Wilson, Jeffrey Daniels
Distributor:	Sony Music Distribution (
Recording Type:	Studio
Recording Mode:	Stereo
SPAR Code:	n/a

Album Notes
This is an enhanced CD which contains multimedia computer files as well as regular audio tracks.Personnel includes: Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, keyboards, programming); Stevie Wonder (vocals, harmonica); LL Cool J (rap vocals); Eric Clapton (guitar); Ray Brown, Oscar Brashear (trumpet); Reggie Young (trombone); Gerald Albright (tenor saxophone); Kenny G (saxophone); Greg Phillinganes (piano); Sheila E. (percussion); Bryce Wilson (programming); Mariah Carey, Jody Watley, Marc Nelson, De De O'Neal, Shanice Wilson, Wanya Morris, Shawn Stockman, Kenny Terry, Howard Hewett (background vocals).Producer: Babyface.Reissue producer: Leo Sacks.Recorded at the Tracken Place, Beverly Hills, California and The Record Plant, Hollywood, California. Includes liner notes by J.R. Reynolds.Digitally remastered by Joseph Palmaccio (Sony Music Studios, New York, New York).THE DAY was nominated for 1998 Grammy Awards for Album Of The Year, Best R&B Album and Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical. "Every Time I Close My Eyes" was nominated for a 1998 Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. "How Come, How Long" was nominated for a 1998 Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals.This is a Super Audio CD playable only on Super Audio CD players.Personnel includes: Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, keyboards, programming); Stevie Wonder (vocals, harmonica); LL Cool J (rap vocals); Eric Clapton (guitar); Ray Brown, Oscar Brashear (trumpet); Reggie Young (trombone); Gerald Albright (tenor saxophone); Kenny G (saxophone); Greg Phillinganes (piano); Sheila E. (percussion); Bryce Wilson (drum programming); Mariah Carey, Jody Watley, Marc Nelson, De De O'Neal, Shanice Wilson, Wanya Morris, Shawn Stockman, Kenny Terry, Howard Hewett (background vocals).Recorded at the Tracken Place, Beverly Hills, California and The Record Plant, Hollywood, California.THE DAY was nominated for 1998 Grammy Awards for Album Of The Year, Best R&B Album and Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical. "Every Time I Close My Eyes" was nominated for a 1998 Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. "How Come, How Long" was nominated for a 1998 Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals.Personnel: Babyface (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, keyboards, keyboard programming, drum programming, background vocals); Eric Clapton, Michael Hart Thompson , Michael Thompson (guitar); Stevie Wonder (harmonica, background vocals); Kenny G (saxophone); Gerald Albright (tenor saxophone); Oscar Brashear, Ray Brown (trumpet); Reggie C. Young (trombone); Keith Andes, Bill Meyers (alto horn); Kenny Grouch, Greg Phillinganes, Kenneth Crouch (piano); Bradley Spalter (keyboards, drums, drum programming); Gerald Baillergeau (keyboards, keyboard programming, drum programming); Bradley Splater (keyboards, drum programming); Nathan East (acoustic bass); John "J.R." Robinson (drums); Sheila E. (percussion); Bryce Wilson (programming, drum programming); Dede O'Neal, Kennety Terry, Emanuel Officer, Howard Hewett, Pete Farmer, Kevin Edmonds, Jeffrey Daniels, Jody Watley, Kevon Edmonds, Marc Nelson, Mariah Carey, Melvin Edmonds, Shanice, Shanice Wilson, Shawn Stockman, Wanya Morris (background vocals).Audio Mixers: Kyle Bess; Doug Michael; Charles "Prince Charles" Alexander ; Jon Gass; Mick Guzauski; Paul Boutin; Bob Brockman.Liner Note Author: J.R. Reynolds.Recording information: Capitol Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA; Crave Studios, New York, NY; Hollywood, CA; Larrabee Sound Studios, Los Angeles, CA; Los Angeles, CA; Ocean Way Recording, Hollywood, CA; Record Plant, Hollywood, CA; the Record Plant, Hollywood, CA; Tracken Place, Beverly Hill, CA; Tracken Place, Beverly Hills, CA.Photographers: Reisig; Randee Saint Nicholas; Taylor; Anton Corbijn.Arrangers: William Ross ; Bill Meyers.Equally talented as a singer, songwriter, keyboardist and guitarist, Babyface has done more than ...

Editorial Reviews
3.5 discs out of 5 - ...Inthe hurly-burly of today's music scene, it's getting a lot easier to appreciate the charms of this quiet man...
Vibe (20010301)

...All the Babyface trademarks--the crisp, unobtrusive percussion, the silky guitars, the harmonies that blanket the melodies like a quilt--are laid out like a three-piece suit. But more so than any previous album he's made, THE DAY is chockful of luscious, gently persuasive songs... - Rating: A-
Entertainment Weekly (19961101)

...relies on cameos from Eric Clapton, Stevie Wonder and a reunited Shalamar. Plus Kenny G, which works in this upside-down, fascinating pop sphere...
Spin (19961201)