Girls Night Out
Studio album by
Babyface
ReleasedOctober 21, 2022 (2022-10-21)
GenreR&B[1]
Length39:08
LabelCapitol
Producer
Babyface chronology
Return of the Tender Lover
(2015)		 Girls Night Out
(2022)
Singles from Girls Night Out
  1. "Keeps on Fallin'"
    Released: June 17, 2022[2]
  2. "Seamless"
    Released: August 12, 2022
  3. "Game Over"
    Released: September 15, 2022

Girls Night Out is the ninth studio album by American R&B singer Babyface. It was released on October 21, 2022, signed by A&R Chris Turner [3] through Capitol Records. It is Babyface's first album released through Capitol, and includes collaborations with only female artists—Angie Martinez, La La Anthony, Ari Lennox, Kehlani, Ella Mai, Queen Naija, Coco Jones, Tiana Major9, Tink, Baby Tate, Muni Long, Amaarae, Sevyn Streeter, Tkay Maidza and Doechii.[4] The extended version of the album contains additional collaborations with Jenevieve and Bjrnck.

Girls Night Out was nominated for Best R&B Album at the 66th Grammy Awards.[1]

Background

Babyface originally had the idea for the album as he had gained "interest from younger fans" following his appearance on the Verzuz webcast with Teddy Riley in 2020.[5] He compared the process of making the album to that of the Waiting to Exhale soundtrack, which he wrote and produced for an all-female line-up of performers including Whitney Houston in 1995.[4] For Girls Night Out, Babyface enlisted female performers who primarily wrote the songs, as well as young producers to "keep it relevant and new", an idea that was formulated by A&R Rika Tischendorf.[2] Several producers Babyface worked with "asked to make 'a Babyface classic'", which he denied, and pointed to as a reason why he "sang very little on it" as he did not want to be seen as "the creepy uncle" doing duets with younger women.[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]

Andy Kellman of AllMusic found the album to have a "rotational co-headliner nature" with "Babyface most often in a supporting role" that "plays out like an experiment or exercise rather than a proper album". Kellman noted that most of the songs "would be fine deep cuts on LPs by Babyface's guests" and that there are "echoes from [his] past [...] integrated in clever, subtle fashion".[6]

Writing for Renowned for Sound, Grace Twomey described Girls Night Out as "a musically restrained catalogue of relationship sagas that could just as easily be titled 13 Songs About Love and Hate" and opined that it "reveals Babyface's secret to a long, prolific production career: keeping up with the times, whilst paying homage to the sonic blueprint of his past – an inimitable recipe his many followers have been longing to taste again".[7]

Track listing

Girls Night Out track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro" (featuring Angie Martinez and La La Anthony)  0:38
2."Liquor" (featuring Ari Lennox)
3:18
3."Seamless" (featuring Kehlani)
  • Babyface
  • Nigel Bond
3:15
4."Keeps on Fallin'" (featuring Ella Mai)
2:55
5."Game Over" (with Queen Naija)
  • Babyface
  • Bisel
  • Sir Dylan
  • Riddick-Tynes
3:28
6."Simple" (with Coco Jones)
  • Babyface
  • The Collective
2:31
7."Say Less" (with Tiana Major9)
  • Babyface
  • BLK
  • Solomonophonic
  • Riddick-Tynes
2:56
8."Whatever" (with Tink)
  • Babyface
  • Dizzy Banko
  • Drumma
3:19
9."Don't Even Think About It" (with Baby Tate)
  • Datta
  • ThankYouDish
3:12
10."The Recipe" (with Muni Long)
  • Babyface
  • Riddick-Tynes
  • LilJuMadeDaBeat
  • Ali Roots A16
  • Riddick-Tynes
3:08
11."One Good Thing" (featuring Amaarae)
  • Babyface
  • KZ
  • Kyu
3:34
12."G Wagon" (featuring Sevyn Streeter and Tkay Maidza)
  • Babyface
  • B.A.M.
3:32
13."Girls Night Out" (with Doechii)
  • Babyface
  • The Collective
3:21
Total length:39:08
Extended version bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
14."Sometimes" (with Jenevieve)3:15
15."If You Knew How" (with Bjrnck)2:51
Total length:45:14

Charts

Chart performance for Girls Night Out
Chart (2022) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[8] 166
US Top R&B Albums (Billboard)[9] 22

References

  1. 1 2 Willman, Chris (November 10, 2023). "2024 Grammys Nominations Full List: SZA Leads With 9 Noms, Phoebe Bridgers Follows With 7". Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 Abraham, Mya (November 3, 2022). "Babyface Enlists His Waiting to Exhale Formula For Girls Night Out". Vibe. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
  3. ↑ "On 'Girls Night Out,' Babyface collaborates with a new generation of women artists". NPR. October 21, 2022. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
  4. 1 2 Mier, Tomás (June 28, 2022). "Babyface Announces Girls' Night Out LP Featuring Kehlani, Ella Mai, Others". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
  5. ↑ Hamilton, Gary Gerard (October 29, 2022). "Babyface doesn't rest on his laurels with Girls Night Out". ABC News. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
  6. 1 2 Kellman, Andy. "Babyface – Girls Night Out Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
  7. ↑ Twomey, Grace. "Album Review: Babyface – Girls Night Out". Renowned for Sound. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Babyface Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
  9. ↑ ""Babyface Chart History (Top R&B Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
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