I'll Make Love to You

"I'll Make Love to You" is a ballad song recorded by Boyz II Men, released in July 1994 as the lead single and ninth track from their second album, II. The song was written and produced by Babyface, lyrics focused around sexuality. It secured a number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 for fourteen consecutive weeks, which tied with the charting record of Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You" at the time. It won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals and was nominated for Record of the Year.

Background
Babyface shared in an interview that the song "was kind of the follow up to "End of the Road." He recalled that he might have penned it in an apartment in Los Angeles, and added, "When I first submitted it, I think the guys liked it but then at one point the record was voted off there album. At the last minute they voted it back in again." In an interview to Entertainment Weekly, member Shawn Stockman said that they "felt like it sounded too much like 'End of the Road,'" and almost didn't record it. He concluded, "We didn't understand how much of an impact the song was going to have. That's youth."

Music video
The official music video was directed by Lionel C. Martin, released to YouTube in October 2009, and stars actor Duane Martin. It depicts a man who installs a security system in a woman's house. She offers him a drink, though he's busy with work. He gives her his phone number to contact, and later on composes a love letter. At the very end, she reads the letter that has the song lyrics on it. Interspersed throughout are clips of Boyz II Men singing.

Personnel

 * Brad Gilderman - engineer
 * Eddy Schreyer - masterer
 * Kenny "Babyface" Edmond - writer, producer, synthesizer
 * Mick Guzauski - mixer
 * Nathan Morris - vocals
 * Rayford Griffin - programmer
 * Reggie Hamilton - bass, guitar
 * Shawn Stockman - vocals
 * Wanyá Morris - vocals