"Return of the Tender Lover" is the tenth studio album from American R&B singer Babyface. It was released December 4, 2015 on Def Jam Recordings. The album pays homage to his classic 1989 triple-Platinum sophomore album, Tender Lover and serves as the follow-up to his last album Grown & Sexy (2005). It is his first solo album of new studio material in 10 years. Return of the Tender Lover received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 76, indicating "generally favorable reviews". In the United States, the album debuted at number 39 on the Billboard 200 with 19,000 first-week sales. "Return of the Tender Lover" is the tenth studio album from American R&B singer Babyface. It was released December 4, 2015 on Def Jam Recordings. The album pays homage to his classic 1989 triple-Platinum sophomore album, Tender Lover and serves as the follow-up to his last album Grown & Sexy (2005). It is his first solo album of new studio material in 10 years. Return of the Tender Lover received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 76, indicating "generally favorable reviews". In the United States, the album debuted at number 39 on the Billboard 200 with 19,000 first-week sales. false 2023-12-28 01:46:07 Return of the Tender Lover 2015 2015-12-04 2015-12-04 0 117026 2256891 841f2f93-c2ef-40d5-aa8e-ee27f869f4b5 7fa62c0b-2c74-491e-a2a1-17c3b043f326 319add8a-a855-4a6b-9e85-1d769e9119ec /media/data/media4/Music/Babyface/Return of the Tender Lover (2015)/folder.jpg Babyface AlbumArtist /config/metadata/People/B/Babyface/folder.jpg Babyface Artist /config/metadata/People/B/Babyface/folder.jpg Babyface - Return of the Tender Lover - 08 - Something Bout You Babyface - Return of the Tender Lover - 07 - Standing Ovation Babyface - Return of the Tender Lover - 01 - We’ve Got Love Babyface - Return of the Tender Lover - 04 - Walking on Air Babyface - Return of the Tender Lover - 06 - Love and Devotion Babyface - Return of the Tender Lover - 02 - Fight for Love Babyface - Return of the Tender Lover - 03 - Exceptional Babyface - Return of the Tender Lover - 05 - I Want You Babyface - Return of the Tender Lover - 09 - Our Love Kenneth Brian Edmonds (born April 10, 1959), better known by his stage name Babyface, is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He has written and produced over 26 number-one R&B hits throughout his career and has won 13 Grammy Awards. He was ranked number 20 on NME's 50 of The Greatest Producers Ever list.