Tender Lover

Tender Lover
Vinyl edition of standard artwork
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 7, 1989
Recorded19881989
StudioElumba Recording Studios
Galaxy Sound Studios
M'Bila Studios
(Hollywood, California)
Genre
Length48:51
Label
Producer
  • L.A. Reid
  • Babyface
Babyface chronology
Lovers
(1986)
Tender Lover
(1989)
A Closer Look
(1991)
Singles from Tender Lover
  1. "It's No Crime"
    Released: June 13, 1989
  2. "Tender Lover"
    Released: October 3, 1989
  3. "Whip Appeal"
    Released: February 22, 1990
  4. "My Kinda Girl"
    Released: May 29, 1990

Tender Lover is the second studio album by American R&B singer-songwriter Babyface. The album was released on July 7, 1989. It is the follow-up to his debut Lovers (1986). It was his first album with SOLAR (Sound of Los Angeles Records) after the label entered into a distribution deal with Epic Records. In some regions of Europe, Tender Lover was released with a different cover picture and simply titled Babyface.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Christgau's Record GuideB
The Rolling Stone Album Guide