"Talk to Me"
Single by Babyface
from the album The Day
ReleasedOctober 26, 1996 (1996-10-26)
Recorded1996
Genre
LabelEpic
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]

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. ^ "Babyface – Talk to Me" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  6. ^ "Babyface – Talk to Me". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
Categories