"What If" is a song written, co-produced and performed by American

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musician

Babyface Babyface or Baby Face can refer to: Nicknames * Lester Joseph Gillis a.k.a. Baby Face Nelson, an infamous 1930s bank robber * Roosevelt "Baby Face" Willette (1933–1971), an American hard bop and soul-jazz musician * "Baby Face", Jimmy McLarnin ...

, issued as the second official

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from his sixth studio album '' Face2Face'' (following the

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"Baby's Mama"). The song peaked at #80 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 2001.

Music video

The official

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for "What If" was directed by

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Personnel and credits

Credits adapted from album liner notes.Babyface – Face2Face (CD liner notes) Arista Records 07822-14667-2 *

: lead vocals, background vocals, writer, producer, drum & keyboard programming, bass * Wayne Lindsey: electric piano *

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: recording engineer * Jean-Marie Horvat: mix engineer * Josean Posey: assistant mix engineer

Chart positions

References

External links

* * 2001 songs 2001 singles Arista Records singles Babyface (musician) songs Music videos directed by Bille Woodruff Song recordings produced by Babyface (musician) Song recordings produced by Andre Harrell Songs written by Babyface (musician) {{2000s-R&B-song-stub