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The Day (Babyface)

The Day
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Studio album by Babyface
Released October 29, 1996
Recorded 1995–1996
Studio Brandon's Way Recording
The Record Plant
Conway Recording
Ocean Way Recording
Capitol Recording Studios
(Hollywood, California)
The TracKen Place
(Beverly Hills, California)
Larrabee Sound Studios
(Los Angeles, California)
Quad Studios
(Manhattan, New York)
Barking Doctor Recording
(Mount Kisco, New York)
Genre R&B
Length 46:12
Label Epic
Producer Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds
Babyface chronology
For the Cool in You
(1993)
The Day
(1996)
Unplugged
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4.5/5 stars
Entertainment Weekly A−
Los Angeles Times 3.5/4 stars
The New York Times (Mixed)
The Village Voice A−
The Rolling Stone Album Guide 3.5/5 stars

The Day is the fourth studio album by R&B artist, Babyface. It was produced by the artist himself, and includes a handful of guest artist like Mariah Carey, Stevie Wonder, Kenny G, LL Cool J, Eric Clapton, and a reunion of hit 70s-80s trio Shalamar.

At the 40th Grammy Awards in 1997 this album received four nominations including Album of the Year (losing to Bob Dylan's Time Out of Mind)Best R&B Album (losing to Erykah Badu's Baduizm) and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for the second single (and biggest hit) "Every Time I Close My Eyes" (losing to Elton John's "Candle in the Wind"). Also the third single, a collaboration with Stevie Wonder titled "How Come, How Long" received a nod for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals. The singles "This is for the Lover in You" and "Every Time I Close My Eyes" both reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100.

The album peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard 200 chart and No. 4 in the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. In 1997, the album was certified 2× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.


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