A Closer Look (Babyface album)

A Closer Look
A Closer Look
Remix album by Babyface
Released	November 19, 1991
Recorded	1990–91, 1987 ("Two Occasions" live version)
Genre	R&B; soul; new jack swing; quiet storm;
Length	64:30
Label	SOLAR; Epic;
Producer	L.A. Reid & Babyface; 3 Boyz from Newark; The Ghostbrothers; Rodney Ascue; Roger Sanchez; Troy Taylor; Charles Farrar; Blaze; Eric Schilling; Nick Martinelli; Yvonne Turner;
Babyface chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Calgary Herald	C^[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[4]

A Closer Look is a remix album, and the third album overall, by American R&B musician Babyface.^[5] The album was released on November 19, 1991. It has the distinction of being the last album released by Dick Griffey's SOLAR (Sound of Los Angeles Records), as a joint venture with Epic Records.

Track listing[edit]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Mary Mack" (3 Boyz From Newark Remix)	6:08
2.	"Two Occasions" (Live)	5:50
3.	"I Love You Babe" (The Ghostbrothers & Rodney Ascue Remix - Kenneth Richardson Keyboards)	4:07
4.	"Chivalry" (The Characters Remix)	4:40
5.	"Lovers" (Roger S Remix)	5:04
6.	"It's No Crime" (Blaze Remix)	6:55
7.	"Love Saw It" (featuring Karyn White; Eric Schilling & Nick Martinelli Remix)	6:12
8.	"Love Makes Things Happen" (featuring Pebbles; Eric Schilling & Nick Martinelli Remix)	5:30
9.	"My Kinda Girl" (James Alfano & Yvonne Turner Remix)	7:33
10.	"Whip Appeal" (Blaze Remix)	5:32
11.	"Lovers" (Jazz Lover's Mix)	6:30

References[edit]

^ "A Closer Look - Babyface | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
^ Obee, Dave (22 December 1991). "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald.
^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 344.
^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 29.
^ "Babyface | Biography & History". AllMusic.

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[1] "A Closer Look - Babyface | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.

[2] Obee, Dave (22 December 1991). "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald.

[CL-3] Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 344.

[RS-4] The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 29.

[5] "Babyface | Biography & History". AllMusic.

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Discography Songs written
Studio albums	Lovers (1986) Tender Lover (1989) A Closer Look (1991) For the Cool in You (1993) The Day (1996) Face2Face (2001) Grown & Sexy (2005) Playlist (2007) Return of the Tender Lover (2015) Girls Night Out (2022)
Christmas albums	Christmas with Babyface (1998)
Duet albums	Love, Marriage & Divorce (2014)
Other albums	Babyface Unplugged (1997) A Collection of His Greatest Hits (2000) Love Songs (2001) The Essential Babyface (2003) The Other Side of Cool (2005)
Singles	"I Love You Babe" "It's No Crime" "Tender Lover" "Whip Appeal" "My Kinda Girl" "Love Makes Things Happen" "Give U My Heart" "For the Cool in You" "Never Keeping Secrets" "And Our Feelings" "When Can I See You" "Dream Away" "This Is for the Lover in You" "Every Time I Close My Eyes" "How Come, How Long" "Talk to Me" "There She Goes" "What If"
Featured singles	"Love Makes Things Happen" "Change the World" "Someone to Love"
Tours	Toni Braxton & Babyface Live
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