The song resonated with more than a few lovelorn fans, propelling the song to No. The album’s true runaway success, though, was the heart-on-his-sleeve acoustic ballad “When Can I See You.” The ballad stripped down Babyface’s usual wall of production to reveal just Kenny and his guitar as he sang sweetly about the pain of wanting lost love back. Four of the album’s five singles were very well received - with tender ballads “Never Keeping Secrets” and “And Our Feelings” and the jazzy groove of “For the Cool in You” each peaking in the Top 10 of Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip Hop Singles Charts. His previous album of original material, 1989’s Tender Lover, was a veritable hit factory of love songs, namely “It’s No Crime,” the album’s title track “Tender Lover” and, of course, the quiet storm staple “Whip Appeal.” For the Cool in You was no different. But to say that Babyface simply creates love songs is like saying that Starbucks simply makes coffee.
Like most of Babyface’s material, For the Cool in You was essentially yet another collection of love songs. Featuring some of the crooner’s best known songs, this 1993 collection further established what was obvious from the start: When it comes to crafting love songs that move you, Babyface was that man. However, 20 years ago Babyface also made a significant mark as an artist with his fourth album For the Cool in You. Babyface pretty much ruled the ’90s R&B landscape with deft songwriting and production skills. And while Pharrell has been putting in work for over a decade now, the multi-talent may owe a bit of his successful blueprint to another super-producer, Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds. When the nominations for the 2014 GRAMMY Awards were announced, super-producer Pharrell Williams found himself garnering seven nominations for work with several artists that spanned across genres.
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