℗ 2015 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
| Released | December 4, 2015 |
| Duration | 42m 50s |
| Record Label | Def Jam Recordings |
| Genre | Pop |
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1.1
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We've Got Love
Babyface |
4:49 | |||
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1.2
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Fight For Love
Babyface |
4:58 | |||
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1.3
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Exceptional
Babyface |
5:41 | |||
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1.4
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Walking On Air (feat. El DeBarge)
Babyface; El DeBarge |
3:54 | |||
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1.5
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I Want You (feat. After 7)
Babyface; After 7 |
4:21 | |||
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1.6
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Love And Devotion
Babyface |
3:44 | |||
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1.7
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Standing Ovation
Babyface |
4:47 | |||
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1.8
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Something Bout You
Babyface |
5:59 | |||
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1.9
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Our Love
Babyface |
4:37 |
Billboard 200 - #39, 2015
"... a feel-good project built around timeless romance and live instrumentation."
- Billboard
Return Of The Tender Lover is the first solo album from Babyface in seven years and serves as a tribute to his breakthrough 1989 release, the triple-platinum Tender Lover. The 11-time Grammy winner channels the magic of his storied career and plays multiple instruments on this collection of nine original songs that Babyface describes as "unapologetic R&B." The album features guest appearances from El DeBarge and After 7, comprising his brothers Melvin and Kevon Edmonds.
"This is a left turn for me, not a traditional Babyface record. After the reaction to my project with Toni (Braxton), I was ready to go deeper into doing whatever I wanted to do instead of trying to make today’s R&B. My songs have always been more structured rather than grooves to a melody. The latter is something I picked up while on the road with Charlie Wilson and Frankie Beverly. I saw and studied how their feel-good onstage is about getting people to feel the music right with you. That’s the kind of groove I wanted to bring to this process."
- Babyface
48 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Def Jam Recordings Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | 0.00 0.00 to 0.00 | -11.41 -12.36 to -10.79 | -8.86 -10.20 to -7.60 | 7 6 to 8 | |
| 1 | We've Got Love | 0.00 | -11.19 | -8.0 | 7 |
| 2 | Fight For Love | 0.00 | -10.79 | -8.3 | 6 |
| 3 | Exceptional | 0.00 | -12.36 | -10.2 | 8 |
| 4 | Walking On Air (feat. El DeBarge) | 0.00 | -10.83 | -7.6 | 6 |
| 5 | I Want You (feat. After 7) | 0.00 | -11.33 | -8.6 | 7 |
| 6 | Love And Devotion | 0.00 | -11.19 | -8.8 | 7 |
| 7 | Standing Ovation | 0.00 | -11.25 | -9.3 | 7 |
| 8 | Something Bout You | 0.00 | -11.57 | -9.0 | 7 |
| 9 | Our Love | 0.00 | -12.22 | -9.9 | 7 |