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The stories behind the songs from the world’s best loved songwriters

Gary Barlow extends his personal conversations with some of the world’s most exciting songwriters as he delves beyond the melodies and lyrics to discover the stories behind the songs. 

What really makes a great song? Gary Barlow has written some of the most beloved of the last few decades, and in this new series he meets fellow musicians and songwriters to get the inside story on what really makes the magic happen in the studio. From Barry Gibb to MNEK, Paloma Faith to Robbie Williams and many more, these great musical minds share their secrets of how some of their biggest hits came about.

Gary Barlow - We Write The Songs: Series 3: Kenny 'Babyface' Edmonds

Kenny 'Babyface' Edmonds

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BBC Radio 2 - Gary Barlow - We Write The Songs, Series 3, Kenny 'Babyface' Edmonds

Kenny ‘Babyface’ Edmonds who wrote for Whitney Houston and TLC gets deep with Gary Barlow.

Kenny ‘Babyface’ Edmonds - the man behind R&B and pop anthems of the 90s talks Whitney Houston, TLC and Boyz II Men with Gary Barlow as they discover the stories behind the songs.

Gary Barlow gets personal with legendary songwriter Kenny ‘Babyface’ Edmonds.  He was the man behind the R&B sound of the 90s  - writing for everyone from TLC to Whitney Houston.  Whilst winning 12 Grammy Awards he brought you anthems like Toni Braxton’s ‘You’re Making Me High’ and Boyz II Men’s ‘End Of The Road’.  Find out what it was like recording with Whitney Houston in the studio and why he wrote the vamp to ‘I’m Your Baby Tonight’ so quickly.  Kenny also reveals how growing up in Indianapolis shaped his sound and how he handled being a recording artist in his own right.

Gary Barlow - We Write The Songs: Series 3

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