Baby Woman
| Baby Woman | |
|---|---|
| Studio album by | |
| Released | 3 October 1994 |
| Recorded | 1994 |
| Studio | Mayfair Studios, London Soundtrack Studios, New York |
| Genre | R&B |
| Length | 49:34 |
| Label | Epic |
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| Singles from Baby Woman | |
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [1] |
| Music Week | [2] |
| NME | 5/10[3] |
Baby Woman (stylized as babywoman) is the only studio album by English fashion model Naomi Campbell, released on 3 October 1994 by Epic Records. 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.
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
Alan Jones from Music Week wrote, "A more accomplished singer than anyone dared anticipate, Campbell has produced a bit of a curate's egg of a debut album, making an ill-advised stab at updating T Rex's 'Ride a White Swan', a too similar cover of Zoe's 'Sunshine on a Rainy Day' and an inspired rescue of an obscure Donna Summer ballad ('All Through the Night') alongside some pleasing, if vocally slight, pop/dance fare."[2] Emma Forrest from NME said, "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."[3]
Track listing
| 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: | 49:34 | ||
Singles
"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
| Chart (1994) | Peak |
|---|---|
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] | 21 |
| France (SNEP)[5] | 36 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[6] | 40 |
References
- ^ "Babywoman - Naomi Campbell". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ^ a b Jones, Alan (8 October 1994). "Market Preview: Mainstream - Albums" (PDF). Music Week. p. 19. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ^ 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). Le classement de singles. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 6, 2016.