Babyface - Arsenio Hall Show Interview 1992 

he is so goodlooking, I love babyface, he such a talented song writer and producer.

Just look at that innocent face :). Babyface is one of the biggest legends of music. Tremendous talent!!.

if you notice the picture was deep in the mid 70's with all the jackson 5 afros. hkw come babyface looks like he is in the 80's in that picture with that hair and even that shirt. looks like an 80s babyface was plugged into that picture.

I've noticed that L.A.'s main contribution to most of their productions were drum and brass arrangements.

L.A. was most definitely focused on the business end of things. That was especially and exponentially true once La'Face snagged their distribution deal with Arista/BMG. After that, Reid's musical contributions became almost nonexistent.

This show was a big deal back in the day.I watched it in Norway.Babyface one of my all time favorite producers.

You are most correct. The Daryl influence is pronounced. (Silent Partner Productions).

Funny thing was 2 years later, they split up after producing his album "For The Cool In You".

My other answer would be that a brotha was ahead of his time! For real! :-)

Photo Babyface and Jackson 5 It's so funny)))))))))))) Big thanx

They still worked together on "For The Cool In You" which was being recorded around the time of (and after) this taping.

Met face years ago.very cool and humble guy.

Now, I do know that LA did openly admit that it was Babyface that did most of the writing (when the credits just read "Written & Produced by LA & Babyface"). Daryl Simmons has been writing with them (& Face alone) since before the days of The Deele, I might add. But, I will say this, I DID notice a difference in the sound of the post-LA productions, especially on the uptempo numbers. So, I'm sure he had at least some deserved credit.

That's Kenny AND Daryl Simmons (AKA Derock) w/ the J5.

Um.... have you ever looked at a Deele album cover? From the "Material Thangz" album in 1985, and going back to 1983's "Street Talk," to 'Face's first record with the group Manchild in 1979 (all of which I have, and can attest to), he looked nothing like he did in that 70s J5 photo. That picture is for real.

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lol.. Yeah, I have two channels here. Tre-404 is for my remixes and karaoke stuff. WW87 is for my radio airchecks mostly.

Well, I know LA did a lot of the business-handling for the production and record companies which means he handled the funds. Well, since 'Face did most of the creative work on the ballads in particular which was the bulk of their income and not seeing that same breakdown of the cash, I'm sure that had something to do with it also.

@randyb4954 I remember he did "Give You My Heart" with Toni Braxton. this user has it.

All music this days produced be L.A. Face !

OGs

It's amazing that Babyface and Kanye West have similar voices and fantastic production skills. Both brilliant minds of their time.

By this time, the rumors were partly true. 'Face and L.A. DID fall out just prior to this... but did keep their professional relationship with regard to the running of La'Face Records. But they were no longer producing and writing together; Darryl Simmons had stepped in by this time, and was doing MUCH writing/arranging/producing with 'Face. L.A.'s role had become that of executive producer of their fledgling stable of artists (Damian Dame, Jermaine Jackson, Crown Heights Affair, TLC, etc.).

Babyface ! Should be a President ! 👍

Oh.. I thought it was a little strange getting the same type of reply from another RU-vid user. LOL!

Yes, he has co-writing credit on three of the songs, and also production credit. But Babyface and Daryl did the lion's share of the work; myself, I actually question whether Reid ever set foot in the sessions. My feeling, because of all that was going on at La'Face at that time, is that his production credit was contractual, not 'actual.'

(I'm WW87, too.. ;) )

Eddie gave a lot of people opportunities

Aw man, face real sneaky

does anyone know what the song was that he performed live on the show? i remember seeing some special on mtv or vh1 that was a 'top 10 performances on arsenio hall' or something like that and it was incredible. can't find it anywhere though. if anyone knows or has it, i would be incredibly grateful!

..and that was part of what caused their rift.

Slic

So is Babyface older than MJ?