Notes & Personnel Info |  | This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files. | | Personnel includes: Babyface (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, bass, | | programming); Snoop Dogg (rap vocals); Bill Meyers (arranger); Mike City, | | The Neptunes (various instruments); Bob Robinson (electric guitar, Hammond | | B-3 organ); Brion James (electric guitar, programming); Wayne Lindsey (Wurlitzer piano, Fender Rhodes piano); Anthony Nance, Megahertz, Buckwild, Tim Kelly, Heavy D (programming); Adam Goldstein (vinyl scratches); Latrelle | | Simmons, Pharrell Williams (background vocals). | | Producers include: Mike City, The Neptunes, Babyface, Megahertz, Heavy D. | | Engineers include: Paul Botin, Brian Garten, Edward Quesada. | | Recorded at Brandon's Way, The Record Plant, Los Angeles, California; Chung King, New York, New York; Capitol Studios, Hollywood, California. | | This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files. | | Personnel: Babyface (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, percussion, keyboard programming, drum programming, background vocals); Pharrell Williams (vocals, background vocals); Snoop Dogg (rap vocals); Brion James (electric guitar, keyboard programming); Bob Robinson (electric guitar); Wayne Lindsey (Fender Rhodes piano, Wurlitzer organ); Anthony Nance (Wurlitzer organ, keyboard programming, drum programming); The Neptunes (keyboard programming, drum programming); Heavy D, Heavy D & the Boyz, Tim Kelley (keyboard programming); Buck Wild (drum programming); Mike City (background vocals). | | Audio Mixers: Josean Posey; Jean-Marie Horvat; Paul Boutin. | | Recording information: Brandon's Way Recording, LA, CA; Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA; Chung King, New York, NY; the Record Plant, Hollywood, CA. | | Photographer: Sante d'Orazio. | | Unknown Contributor Role: Mike City. | | There's no denying that heartfelt love songs are Babyface's stock in trade, and there's certainly no shortage of those on FACE 2 FACE, but the Face does push the envelope just a touch on this album. "What If" is a classic slow-jam in Babyface's patented romantic ballad style, as are many other tunes here, but there are some slight stylistic diversions present as well. The breathless falsetto exhortations and syncopated rhythms of "There She Goes" make it sound like an outtake from Michael Jackson's OFF THE WALL. For another change of pace, Snoop Dogg adds a little hip-hop flavor to the proceedings via his guest appearance on "Baby's Mama." Meanwhile, the sizzling midtempo R&B of "Wish U Was My Girl" wouldn't have sounded out of place in the repertoire of "Diamonds and Pearls"-era Prince. FACE 2 FACE is the sound of a consummate craftsman who's found a way to have his cake and eat it simultaneously, and with a maximum amount of soul. |
Musical Guests | | Snoop Dogg | | Heavy D |
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