Baby Woman

Baby Woman (stylized as babywoman) is the debut studio album by English fashion model Naomi Campbell, released on 3 October 1994, by Epic Records. The album is her only full-length music release. Campbell collaborated with a number of producers and songwriters, including Gavin Friday, Tim Simenon, Youth, Justin Strauss, Bruce Roberts and P.M. Dawn. Musically, Baby Woman is an R&B album that also fuses different genres, such as house, trip hop and country.

Baby Woman
Studio album by
Released3 October 1994
Recorded1994
StudioMayfair Studios, London
Soundtrack Studios, New York
GenreR&B
Length43:12
LabelEpic
Producer
Singles from Baby Woman
  1. "Love & Tears"
    Released: 1994
  2. "I Want to Live"
    Released: 1994
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Upon its release, the album received generally mixed reviews from music critics and was a commercial failure in the United Kingdom, where it did not chart. However, the album was a success in Japan and sold over one million copies worldwide. Two singles were released from the album: "Love & Tears", which reached number 40 on the UK Singles Chart, and "I Want to Live".

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Love & Tears"Gavin Friday, Tim Simenon4:20
2."I Want to Live"Gavin Friday, Maurice Seezer3:55
3."Ride a White Swan"Marc Bolan3:32
4."Life of Leisure"Jill Cunniff, Gabrielle Glaser4:54
5."Babywoman"Gavin Friday, Tim Simenon5:39
6."Looks Swank (Spooky)"Justin Strauss4:28
7."Picnic in the Rain"Bruce Roberts4:32
8."When I Think About Love"P.M. Dawn4:42
9."All Through the Night"Donna Summer, Bruce Roberts5:20
10."Sunshine on a Rainy Day"Zoë Pollock, Martin Glover5:45
11."I Want to Live (Reprise)"Gavin Friday, Maurice Seezer2:27
Total length:43:12

Singles

"Love and Tears" is the only song from the album to have a video. The video was directed by Anton Corbijn. The single reached number 40 in the UK and the top 10 in Italy.

Charts

Chart (1994) Peak
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[2] 21
France (SNEP)[3] 36
UK Singles (OCC)[4] 40

References

  1. "Babywoman - Naomi Campbell". AllMusic. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
  2. "Naomi Campbell – Love and Tears" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  3. "Naomi Campbell – Love and Tears" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  4. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 6, 2016.


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