For the Cool in You

This article is about the album. For the title track from the album, see For the Cool in You (song).

For the Cool in You
Studio album by Babyface
Released	August 24, 1993
Recorded	1992–1993
Studio	Doppler Studios Studio LaCoCo (Atlanta, Georgia) Larrabee Sound Studios Encore Studios Elumba Recording Studios The Lighthouse Studios (Los Angeles, California)
Genre	R&B
Length	74:36
Label	Epic
Producer	Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Antonio "L.A." Reid, Daryl Simmons
Babyface chronology
A Closer Look (1991)A Closer Look1991 For the Cool in You (1993) The Day (1996)The Day1996

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For the Cool in You is the third studio album by American R&B musician and songwriter Babyface. The album was released on August 24, 1993. The album reached number sixteen on the US Billboard 200 and at number two on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The album spawned four singles, the lead single (and title track) "For the Cool in You" (US #81, R&B #10), "Never Keeping Secrets" (US #15, R&B #3), "And Our Feelings" (US #21, R&B 7) and "When Can I See You" which became his biggest (and third) top-ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number four, and reaching number six on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

The album received a nomination in the category of Best Male R&B Vocal Performance at the 36th Grammy Awards. At the same ceremony, Babyface won the Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical. On January 29, 1997 the album was certified 3x Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"For the Cool in You"	Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds Daryl Simmons	4:54
2.	"Lady, Lady"	Edmonds	4:23
3.	"Never Keeping Secrets"	Edmonds	4:53
4.	"Rock Bottom"	Edmonds Antonio "L.A." Reid Simmons	4:45
5.	"And Our Feelings"	Edmonds Simmons	5:42
6.	"Saturday"	Edmonds Reid Simmons	3:44
7.	"When Can I See You"	Edmonds	3:49
8.	"Illusions"	Edmonds	5:24
9.	"A Bit Old-Fashioned"	Edmonds	2:56
10.	"You Are So Beautiful"	Bruce Fisher Billy Preston	3:16
11.	"I'll Always Love You"	Edmonds Reid Simmons	4:34
12.	"Well Alright"	Edmonds	4:01

2001 re-issue bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"For the Cool in You" (Quiet Storm Vocal Mix)	Edmonds Simmons	4:57
14.	"When Can I See You" (Urban Soul Basement Mix)	Edmonds	6:15
15.	"For the Cool in You" (Midnight Luv Instrumental Mix)	Edmonds Simmons	4:55

• "Well Alright" was originally released on the Poetic Justice soundtrack album, June 1993.

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

• Voice [Lead Vocals] - Babyface
• Voices [Background Vocals] - Babyface, Anthony Kemp, Daryl Simmons, After 7
• Skins [Drum Programming] - L.A. Reid
• Keys [Keyboards] - Babyface
• Bottom [Bass] - Babyface, Kayo
• Sax [Saxophone] - Larry Jackson
• MIDI Programming - Donald Parks, Randy Walker
• Recording Engineers - Jim Zumpano, Brad Gilderman
• Assistant Engineers - John Frye, Lori Fumar, Steve Warner, Kevin Becks, Milton Chan, Eduardo Correa, Kimm James, Jason Shablik, Ray Silva, Thom Russo
• Mixing - Dave Way, Barney Perkins
• Mastering - Herb Powers, Jr.
• Executive Producer - Babyface
• Production Coordinator - Ivy Skoff
• Art Direction - Marc Bennett Studio
• Photography - Rick Day
• Stylists - Bernard Jacobs, Anthony Mitchell

Charts

Chart (1993)	Peak position
Australian Albums Chart	2
New Zealand Albums Chart	49
US Billboard 200	16
US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	2

Year-end charts

Chart (1994)	Position
US Billboard 200	72
US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	27

Certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
Canada (Music Canada)	Gold	50,000
United States (RIAA)	3× Platinum	3,000,000
*sales figures based on certification alone ^shipments figures based on certification alone xunspecified figures based on certification alone