Talk to Me (Babyface song)

"Talk to Me"
Single by Babyface
from the album The Day
Released	October 26, 1996 (1996-10-26)
Recorded	1996
Genre	R&B soft rock
Label	Epic
Songwriter(s)	Kenneth Edmonds
Babyface singles chronology
"This Is for the Lover in You" (1996) "Talk to Me" (1996) "Every Time I Close My Eyes" (1997)

"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]

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
Australia (ARIA)[5]	155
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[6]	75
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[7]	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. "Babyface ARIA chart history (1989-2020), received from ARIA in May 2024". ARIA. Retrieved July 14, 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
6. "Babyface – Talk to Me" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
7. "Babyface – Talk to Me". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved September 9, 2020.