"Talk to Me" is a song written by Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds. The track features Eric Clapton on guitar and was released in 1996 on the album The Day.Talk to Me, allmusic.com. Retrieved 2015-02-15 A live performance featuring Clapton on was released in 1997 on the album MTV Unplugged NYC 1997.Talk to Me - Eric Clapton, allmusic.com. Retrieved 2015-02-15
Just before performing the song with Clapton for the MTV Unplugged session, Edmonds explained how the song came about: "This is a song that I was working on when we worked together on Change the World. He started playing guitar and I started smelling neck bone, grits and greens and things. So we did this song called 'Talk to Me'."Eric Clapton & Babyface - Talk to Me, dailymotion.com. Retrieved 2015-02-15
Personnel and credits Credits adapted from album liner notes.Babyface – The Day (CD liner notes) – Epic Sony Music 485368-2
Babyface – writer, producer, lead vocals, keyboards, programming, acoustic guitar Eric Clapton - guitar Michael Thompson – guitar Nathan East - bass John Robinson – drums Sheila E – percussion De De O’Neal, Marc Nelson, Shanice Wilson – background vocals
Brad Gilderman, Adam Kagan, Thom Russo – engineers Paul Boutin, Greg Collins, Tim Lauber – assistant engineers Tim Hoogenakker, John Hurlbut, Rafa Sardina, Peter Doell – assistant engineers Jon Gass – mixer Kyle Bess – assistant mix engineer Randy Walker – programmer Eddy Shreyer - mastering
Charts Chart (1997–1998) Peakposition Australia (ARIA) N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart. 155
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