KENNY
“BABYFACE” EDMONDS 2007 TOUR DATES EXPAND FROM
WEST COAST TO MIDWEST AND EAST COAST DURING NOVEMBER-DECEMBER
PLAYLIST, NEW ALBUM ON MERCURY RECORDS, HITS R&B TOP 10
First single, “Fire & Rain” hits Smooth Jazz Top 10 and Top
20 AC –
Second single, “Not Going Nowhere” debuts at Urban AC
Massive tv appearances in September & October – on The
Today Show, Live with Regis & Kelly, CMT Crossroads
concert with Trisha Yearwood, Ellen, The Tyra Banks Show,
and Oprah
Upcoming appearances on The Tavis Smiley Show,
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, and Late Night with
Conan O’Brien
(scroll down for press release and tour dates)
Babyface
Playlist IN STORES NOW
Island Records
Official Site
(October 31, 2007 –
New York,
NY)
Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds
will return to the road for his first U.S. tour date schedule in years this
fall, in support of PLAYLIST. His newest
album is the first release on the newly re-launched Mercury Records label,
and features his new Top 10 version of James Taylor’s “Fire &
Rain.” The U.S.
tour has just been expanded to a dozen cities, opening Friday, November 23rd
at The Paramount Theater in Oakland, CA, and running to December 14th at Chrysler Hall in
Norfolk, VA. Kenny's special guest is Ayo, the
critically-acclaimed, International platinum soul singer/songwriter whose
U.S. debut CD will be released on
Interscope Records on November 20th. Her PBS special, "Live From Monte
Carlo", will air in December.
PLAYLIST is the first Kenny
“Babyface” Edmonds album devoted (mostly) to cover
versions of some of his favorite songs. Building on the success of
“Fire & Rain” at the AC and Smooth Jazz radio formats, Edmonds’ original
“Not Going Nowhere” recently moved inside the Top 40 at Urban AC.
In addition to another original song, “The Soldier
Song,” an evocative elegy in this time of war,
PLAYLIST contains definitive new versions of songs from
Bob Dylan (“Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door”), Dan Fogelberg (“Longer”), James
Taylor (“Shower The People”), Eric Clapton (“Wonderful Tonight”), Bread
(“Diary”), Jim Croce (“Time In A Bottle”), and Dave Loggins (“Please Come To
Boston”).
As momentum for PLAYLIST
continues, Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds has maintained a high profile
on TV and in the media. Television performances have included: The
Oprah Winfrey Show, The Today Show, Live with Regis &
Kelly, CMT Crossroads Concert Special
featuring Trisha Yearwood, Ellen, and The Tyra Banks Show.
Upcoming appearances include: The Tavis Smiley Show,
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson and Late Night with
Conan O’Brien.
KENNY “BABYFACE” EDMONDS ON TOUR:
Date(s) City
Venue
Nov. 23 Oakland, CA
The Paramount Theater
24 Sparks, NV
Rose Ballroom at the
John Ascuaga's Nugget
30 Detroit,
MI
Palace of Auburn Hills
Dec. 1 Indianapolis, IN Madame Walker
Theater Center
2 Cincinnati, OH Cintas Center
5
Westbury, NY
North Fork Theater @
Westbury
7 Philadelphia, PA
Keswick Theater
8 Boston, MA
Berklee Performing Arts Center
9
New York, NY
Nokia Theatre
10 Alexandria, VA
Birchmere
12 Atlanta, GA
Cobb Energy Centre
14 Norfolk,
VA
Chrysler Hall
For more
info and ticket details, go to
www.babyfacemusic.com
