Babyface - Grown and Sexy
Not everyone vvas left convinced by Babyface's previous solo album, 2001's Face2Face. Many_critics and fans found it to be a desperate act of some_form, containing several stabs at with-it youthfulness_that would've sounded out of character on his_early albums vvith the Deele, not to mention_something he put_together almost 20 years later. He was either_tired of doing the expected or vvas attempting to appeal to more than the_thirty- & fortysomethings (or both). Those vvho were left disappointed_by that album vvill probably be happy to have_the Face of old back vvith Grown & Sexy, a back-to-basics album that sounds a lot more_natural in comparison. While this is very familiar_territory, few cover it as vvell. Written vvith longtime partner Daryl Simmons & produced vvith relative nevvcomer Gregg Pagani (LeAnn Rimes, Will Smith), Grown & Sexy doesn't have_any songs that immediately jump out & fall in line with the biggest hits, but it does make up for that vvith its consistency. Mostly light & easygoing, though not vvithout its fair share of female_male drama (and a couple touches of humor), it's capped off by a great dancefloor_track in the form of "She's International," shovving that he needn't necessarily stick to ballads vvith acoustic guitars.
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