Face2Face (Babyface album)

Face2Face
Studio album by Babyface
Released	September 11, 2001
Recorded	2000–01
Genre	R&B
Length	58:58
Label	Nu America Arista
Producer	Babyface Mike City The Neptunes Megahertz Tim & Bob Heavy D Buckwild Anthony Nance Brion James
Babyface chronology
Love Songs (2001) Face2Face (2001) The Essential Babyface (2003)
Singles from Face2Face
"There She Goes" Released: June 19, 2001 "What If" Released: June 19, 2001

Face2Face is the fifth studio album from R&B singer Babyface. It was released by Nu America and Arista Records on September 11, 2001, in the United States. His first album in five years after 1996's The Day, it also marked Babyface's first album with Arista, which reunited him with his former songwriting and production partner L.A. Reid who was the president of the label at the time of the album's release.^[1]

The album was a radical departure from his previous works, as the balladeer was focused on more uptempo songs. Face2Face was also different due to Babyface working with outside producers on roughly half of the album. Producers on the album included Tim & Bob, Heavy D, The Neptunes, Diggin' in the Crates producer Buckwild, Brian McKnight's associate producer Anthony Nance and Dan Reed Network member Brion James.

Reviews of the album were mixed, as critics and fans did not know what to make of Babyface's new musical direction.^[2] Face2Face is notable for being one of a few albums released on the same day as the September 11 attacks.^[3] It was released alongside other recordings such as Slayer's God Hates Us All, Jay-Z's The Blueprint, The Microphones' The Glow Pt. 2, Dream Theater's Live Scenes from New York, Mariah Carey's Glitter, Fabolous's Ghetto Fabolous and Nickelback's Silver Side Up.^[4]