Baby Woman
| Baby Woman | |
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | 3 October 1994 |
| Recorded | 1994 |
| Studio | Mayfair Studios, London Soundtrack Studios, New York |
| Genre | R&B |
| Length | 43:12 |
| Label | Epic |
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| Singles from Baby Woman | |
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| NME | 5/10[2] |
Baby Woman (stylized as babywoman) is the only 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.[citation needed]
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".
Critical reception[edit]
Emma Forrest from NME wrote, "Naomi Campbell's debut singing effort is stubbornly not as bad as it should be. Her voice is an inoffensive, ineffectual whining alto, but that's not a problem."[2]
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Love & Tears" | Gavin Friday, Tim Simenon | 4:20 |
| 2. | "I Want to Live" | Gavin Friday, Maurice Seezer | 3:55 |
| 3. | "Ride a White Swan" | Marc Bolan | 3:32 |
| 4. | "Life of Leisure" | Jill Cunniff, Gabrielle Glaser | 4:54 |
| 5. | "Babywoman" | Gavin Friday, Tim Simenon | 5:39 |
| 6. | "Looks Swank (Spooky)" | Justin Strauss | 4:28 |
| 7. | "Picnic in the Rain" | Bruce Roberts | 4:32 |
| 8. | "When I Think About Love" | P.M. Dawn | 4:42 |
| 9. | "All Through the Night" | Donna Summer, Bruce Roberts | 5:20 |
| 10. | "Sunshine on a Rainy Day" | Zoë Pollock, Martin Glover | 5:45 |
| 11. | "I Want to Live (Reprise)" | Gavin Friday, Maurice Seezer | 2:27 |
| Total length: | 43:12 | ||
Singles[edit]
"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[edit]
| Chart (1994) | Peak |
|---|---|
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] | 21 |
| France (SNEP)[4] | 36 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[5] | 40 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Babywoman - Naomi Campbell". AllMusic. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
- ^ a b Forrest, Emma (15 October 1994). "Long Play". NME. p. 52. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ "Naomi Campbell – Love and Tears" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
- ^ "Naomi Campbell – Love and Tears" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
