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Babyface
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Babyface

Babyface is a r&b artist from United States. 36 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.

R&B · United States · Best r&b albums

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1 rating
36
Releases
1986–2026
Active years

Discography

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A Closer Look cover4.5

Most popular

A Closer Look

1991 · 11 tracks

Singles & EPs

17

Live & compilations

4

Credits

34

Records Babyface worked on for other artists — the roles are as credited on each release.

Appears on

7

Releases by other artists featuring Babyface.

Featured tracks

6

Collaborators

10

Upcoming shows

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Past shows

  • OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino

    Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada

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  • Blue Note Napa Summer Sessions

    Napa, California, United States Of America

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  • Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort

    Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Of America

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  • Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort

    Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Of America

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  • Horseshoe Casino's Bluesville

    Robinsonville, Mississippi, United States Of America

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Babyface at a glance

Born in
Indianapolis
From
United States
Active since
1974
Instruments
guitar, voice
Voice
countertenor
Labels
Island Records, Epic Records, Chi Sound Records
Educated at
North Central High School
Former spouse
Tracey Edmonds (1992–2005)
Siblings
Kevon Edmonds

Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Children listed are those with their own public record, so the list may be incomplete.

About

Babyface (Kenneth Brian Edmonds) is a multi-platinum selling rnb singer, songwriter and record producer. He has written and produced for artists such as Whitney Houston, Karyn White, Johnny Gill, Vanessa Williams, Pebbles, Madonna and Boyz II Men, and has also worked on various film soundtracks in his successful career. Kenneth Edmonds was born on April 10, 1958, in Indianapolis, Indiana, to Marvin and Barbara Edmonds. Barbara was a pharmaceutical plant manager. Edmonds, who is the fifth of six brothers (including future After 7 band members Melvin and Kevon Edmonds, the latter of whom went on to have a modestly successful solo career), attended North Central High School in Indianapolis, Indiana, and as a shy youth, wrote songs to express his emotions. When he was in eighth grade, Edmonds’s father died of lung cancer, leaving his mother to raise her sons alone. At this stage, Edmonds became determined to have a career in music. Edmonds later played with funk performer Bootsy Collins, who tagged him “Babyface” because of his cute face while he was still a teen.

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He also played in the groups Manchild (which had a 1976 hit “Especially for You” with band member Daryl Simmons), as he was a guitarist for the band. Then, as a keyboardist in the light-funk and R&B group The Deele (which also included drummer Antonio “L.A.” Reid, with whom he would later form a successful writing and producing partnership).

Babyface in brief

How many Babyface releases are on Riffiter?
36 releases are catalogued, spanning 1986 to 2026.
What genre is Babyface?
Babyface is catalogued under R&B, Soul.
What is the most recent Babyface release on Riffiter?
He Don’t Know Nothin' Bout It (The DJ Marley Marl Urban House Remix), released in 2026.

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