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Reply #30 posted 12/05/03 11:51pm

AaronUniversal

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are you fuckin kiddin me!? i'm nervous that you're going to jinx its absense and bring it back just by mentioning it confused
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Reply #31 posted 12/06/03 12:07am

locoarts

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After 7

lol
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Reply #32 posted 12/06/03 9:34am

ThreadBare

locoarts said:

Babyface's Tender Lover Album

side 2 winkwinkwink

* Soon as I get home from work
* Sunshine
* Where will you go


Man can I tell you stories about what happened when I played this album!!

also
New Edition: NE Heart Break
Johnny Gill
Troop : Attitude
*all I do
*come back to your home
*I will always love you
*still in love
*spread my wings

Troop: Deepa

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lol



Hey, weren't Troops hits produced mainly by Chuckii Booker?
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Reply #33 posted 12/06/03 12:22pm

gypsyfire

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DavidEye said:

The other day on BET,they showed the Boys' 1988 "Dial My Heart" video.How many of you remember that one?


"I call my baby on the phone
Got to get a message just to let her know
that if she ever feels alone to
Dial My Heart

And if by chance you're not at home
You can reach me baby by the nearest pay phone
I gotta cross my fingers and pray you'll know to
Dial My Heart"


And now I'm all nostalgic for the LA and Babyface sound! Remember when you would turn on the radio and hear stuff like...

"Rock Steady" by the Whispers (1987)
"Girlfriend" by Pebbles (1988)
"Secret Rendezvous" by Karyn White (1988)
"Every Little Step" by Bobby Brown (1988)
"Two Occasions" by the Deele (their own band) (1988)
"The Lover In Me" by Sheena Easton (1988)
"Roses Are Red" by the Mac Band (1988)
"Another Sad Love Song" by Toni Braxton (1993)



From about 1987-1995,their sound was everywhere and they pretty much dominated the R&B music scene back then,producing hit song after hit song.I gotta make me some kind of compilation with their best stuff on it.



Some of those songs are pretty good.
Did they write Bobby's Roni or Tenderoni,as its sometimes called,I NEVER get tired of that one.
I DON'T WANT TO BE NORMAL,because normal is part of the status quo,which I don't want to be a part of- Tori Amos
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Reply #34 posted 12/06/03 12:50pm

whodknee

gypsyfire said:

DavidEye said:

The other day on BET,they showed the Boys' 1988 "Dial My Heart" video.How many of you remember that one?


"I call my baby on the phone
Got to get a message just to let her know
that if she ever feels alone to
Dial My Heart

And if by chance you're not at home
You can reach me baby by the nearest pay phone
I gotta cross my fingers and pray you'll know to
Dial My Heart"


And now I'm all nostalgic for the LA and Babyface sound! Remember when you would turn on the radio and hear stuff like...

"Rock Steady" by the Whispers (1987)
"Girlfriend" by Pebbles (1988)
"Secret Rendezvous" by Karyn White (1988)
"Every Little Step" by Bobby Brown (1988)
"Two Occasions" by the Deele (their own band) (1988)
"The Lover In Me" by Sheena Easton (1988)
"Roses Are Red" by the Mac Band (1988)
"Another Sad Love Song" by Toni Braxton (1993)



From about 1987-1995,their sound was everywhere and they pretty much dominated the R&B music scene back then,producing hit song after hit song.I gotta make me some kind of compilation with their best stuff on it.



Some of those songs are pretty good.
Did they write Bobby's Roni or Tenderoni,as its sometimes called,I NEVER get tired of that one.


They? I don't know about that. Babyface did though. L.A. was more of the business end of the team. Face wrote the songs from what I gather.
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Reply #35 posted 12/06/03 1:01pm

rdhull

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I miss them wave

and I always thought it was funny-cool how they slipped their patented "oh oh" chants into as many songs as they could...the uptempo ones at least
"Climb in my fur."
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Reply #36 posted 12/06/03 1:27pm

recorddealer

Some of those songs are pretty good.
Did they write Bobby's Roni or Tenderoni,as its sometimes called,I NEVER get tired of that one.


He actually co-wrote all of Bobby's "Don't be cruel" album. If you like Roni you're gonna enjoy every track on that album for sure. It is as polished as Toni Braxton's first album. Flawless.
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Reply #37 posted 12/06/03 1:30pm

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Rhondab said:

DavidEye said:

Rhondab said:

i'm surprised he is signed to Arista since him and LA hate each other or was this a part of the fall of LaFace records because most of the artist did go to Arista.



Around 1994,the two of them stopped working together.I never understood why.As producers,they were a great,inspired team.Babyface wrote and produced some wonderful stuff without LA (Madonna's "Take A Bow",the 'Waiting To Exhale' soundtrack,much of the 'Soul Food' soundtrack,etc),but I really miss seeing the two of them work together.Their sound was incredible.

But they're still close.Their joint record label LaFace has dissolved,and all of their former acts are now signed directly to Arista and of course,LA is in charge over there.Babyface originally had plans for his own new record label,Nu America Records,to be distributed by Arista,but those plans fell through.(On a sidenote,Jam and Lewis were planning a new label called FlyteTyme Records to be distributed by Arista,but those plans fell through too.Apparently,big record companies are becoming increasingly afraid to bankroll these record labels started by producers and artists).



are you sure they are close because from the folks I know here in Indy where Babyface is from, the rumor is that LA embelezzed (is that spelled right) money at LaFace. Thats what the rumor is here.



Ooh,I never heard that one! But who knows?

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The rumor was they split up because of embelzment by LA Reid and the whole TLC disater. Of course Babyface turns right around and signs with Arista records and has two records bomb. He needs to wise up.
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Reply #38 posted 12/06/03 5:25pm

DMSR

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ThreadBare said:

locoarts said:

Babyface's Tender Lover Album

side 2 winkwinkwink

* Soon as I get home from work
* Sunshine
* Where will you go


Man can I tell you stories about what happened when I played this album!!

also
New Edition: NE Heart Break
Johnny Gill
Troop : Attitude
*all I do
*come back to your home
*I will always love you
*still in love
*spread my wings

Troop: Deepa

wink

lol



Hey, weren't Troops hits produced mainly by Chuckii Booker?



Chuckki Booker was definitley Troop! Hey did you ever notice how that tune "Return of the Mack" stole from Chuckii's song "Games?" I'm not sure if he's credited but it's almost a sample!
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Reply #39 posted 12/08/03 12:11am

DavidEye

locoarts said:

Babyface's Tender Lover Album

side 2 winkwinkwink

* Soon as I get home from work
* Sunshine
* Where will you go


Man can I tell you stories about what happened when I played this album!!



lol yeah,I hear ya'! Side Two of the 'Tender Lover' album was crucial for the bedroom...lol
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Reply #40 posted 12/08/03 12:19am

CinisterCee

omg scandalous!
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