The Day (Babyface album)

The Day
The Day
Studio album by Babyface
Released	October 22, 1996
Studio	Various Brandon's Way Recording; The Record Plant; Conway Recording; Ocean Way Recording; Capitol Recording Studios; (Hollywood, California); The TracKen Place; (Beverly Hills, California); Larrabee Sound Studios; (Los Angeles, California); Quad Studios; (Manhattan, New York); Barking Doctor Recording; (Mount Kisco, New York); ;
Genre	R&B
Length	46:12
Label	Epic
Producer	Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds
Babyface chronology
Singles from The Day
	"This Is for the Lover in You"; Released: October 5, 1996; "Talk to Me"; Released: October 29, 1996; "Every Time I Close My Eyes"; Released: January 14, 1997; "How Come, How Long"; Released: July 7, 1997;

The Day is the fourth studio album by American R&B singer Babyface. It was released by Epic Records on October 22, 1996, in the United States.^[1] The album peaked at number 6 on the US Billboard 200 and number 4 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, also reaching the top ten on the Dutch Albums Chart.^[2]^[3] The Day was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA),^[4] and received Grammy Award nominations for Album of the Year and Best R&B Album respectively.^[5]

From the album, the track "Every Time I Close My Eyes" was nominated for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. A duet with Stevie Wonder, titled "How Come, How Long", was also Grammy nominated for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals.^[5] Additionally, the singles "This Is for the Lover in You" and "Every Time I Close My Eyes" both reached number 6 on the US Billboard Hot 100.