5 Facts About Babyface’s Tender Lover Album

Tender Lover spent eight nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard R&B chart. This is the highest-charting R&B album of Babyface’s career.

The album proved Babyface could succeed as a solo artist. He was already a well-known songwriter and producer, but Tender Lover showed he could deliver top-tier work on his own.