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Kenny 'Babyface' Edmonds

Kenny ‘Babyface’ Edmonds - the man behind R&B and pop anthems of the 90s talks Whitney Houston, TLC and Boyz II Men with Gary Barlow as they discover the stories behind the songs.

Gary Barlow gets personal with legendary songwriter Kenny ‘Babyface’ Edmonds. He was the man behind the R&B sound of the 90s - writing for everyone from TLC to Whitney Houston. Whilst winning 12 Grammy Awards he brought you anthems like Toni Braxton’s ‘You’re Making Me High’ and Boyz II Men’s ‘End Of The Road’. Find out what it was like recording with Whitney Houston in the studio and why he wrote the vamp to ‘I’m Your Baby Tonight’ so quickly. Kenny also reveals how growing up in Indianapolis shaped his sound and how he handled being a recording artist in his own right.

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36 minutes

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Sun 13 Mar 2022 02:00

Music Played

  • Toni Braxton

    You're Makin' Me High

    • Secrets.
    • Sony Music Entertainment Eurodisc Ltd.
    • 2.
  • Aretha Franklin, Rev. James Cleveland & Southern California Community Choir

    Old Landmark

    • Amazing Grace.
    • Atlantic.
  • Manchild

    Especially For You

    • Chi Sound Records.
  • Midnight Star

    Slow Jam

    • No Parking On The Dance Floor.
    • SOLAR.
  • Karyn White

    Superwoman

    • Only Soul 1985-1989 (Various Artists).
    • Jci.
  • Boyz II Men

    End of the Road

    • (CD Single).
    • Motown.
  • Whitney Houston

    I'm Your Baby Tonight

    • Whitney Houston-I'm Your Baby Tonight.
    • Arista.
  • TLC

    Diggin' On You

    • La Face/Arista.
  • En Vogue

    Whatever

    • EastWest Records America.

Broadcast

  • Sun 13 Mar 2022 02:00

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