"When Can I See You" is the fifth single from the Babyface album For the Cool in You

For the Cool in You

For the Cool in You is the fourth album by R&B artist, Babyface. This album contained three top 30 U.S. hits, "When Can I See You", which reached #4, the #15 hit "Never Keeping Secrets", and "And Our Feelings", which peaked at #21.-Track listing:...

. Released in 1994, the song became Babyface's highest charting single on the Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

 chart, peaking at #4. The song also peaked at #6 on the U.S. R&B chart and at #35 on the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

. The song was also found on his greatest hits collection

A Collection of His Greatest Hits

A Collection of His Greatest Hits is a compilation album by Babyface consisting of some of his biggest hit singles.- Track listing :Source: Amazon...

, released in 2000.

Babyface was acclaimed in the song for his playing of the acoustic guitar

Acoustic guitar

An acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound...

. The song earned him his first Grammy Award

Grammy Award

A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...

 for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

The Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance was awarded between 1968 and 2011. The award has had several minor name changes:*In 1968 it was awarded as Best R&B Solo Vocal Performance, Male...

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Charts

End of year chart (1994)	Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	26