Talk to Me (Babyface song)

"Talk to Me" is a song written by Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds. The track features Eric Clapton on guitar and was released in 1996 on the album The Day.[1] A live performance featuring Clapton on was released in 1997 on the album MTV Unplugged NYC 1997.[2]

"Talk to Me"
Single by Babyface
from the album The Day
Released	October 26, 1996
Recorded	1996
Genre	R&B soft rock
Label	Epic
Songwriter(s)	Kenneth Edmonds

Just before performing the song with Clapton for the MTV Unplugged session, Edmonds explained how the song came about: "This is a song that I was working on when we worked together on Change the World. He started playing guitar and I started smelling neck bone, grits and greens and things. So we did this song called 'Talk to Me'."[3]

Personnel and credits

Credits adapted from album liner notes.[4]

Babyface – writer, producer, lead vocals, keyboards, programming, acoustic guitar Eric Clapton - guitar Michael Thompson – guitar Nathan East - bass John Robinson – drums Sheila E – percussion De De O’Neal, Marc Nelson, Shanice Wilson – background vocals

Brad Gilderman, Adam Kagan, Thom Russo – engineers Paul Boutin, Greg Collins, Tim Lauber – assistant engineers Tim Hoogenakker, John Hurlbut, Rafa Sardina, Peter Doell – assistant engineers Jon Gass – mixer Kyle Bess – assistant mix engineer Randy Walker – programmer Eddy Shreyer - mastering

Charts

Chart (1997–1998)	Peak position
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[5]	75
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6]	50

References

1. Talk to Me, allmusic.com. Retrieved 2015-02-15
2. Talk to Me - Eric Clapton, allmusic.com. Retrieved 2015-02-15
3. Eric Clapton & Babyface - Talk to Me, dailymotion.com. Retrieved 2015-02-15
4. Babyface – The Day (CD liner notes) – Epic Sony Music 485368-2
5. "Dutchcharts.nl – Babyface – Talk to Me" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
6. "Charts.nz – Babyface – Talk to Me". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved September 9, 2020.