He wrote, "Returning after more than a year, Boyz II Men get back into the " End of the Road" groove with a silky, powerful ballad penned by BabyFace. Pan-European magazine Music & Media commented, "Silkier then the First Lady's nightgown, the first single off the "mommy" Boyz's upcoming album II further secures their position as the masters of the close harmony ballad." Alan Jones from Music Week also named it Pick of the Week, rating it four out of five. In his weekly UK chart commentary, James Masterton deemed it "another piece of immaculate close-harmony soul", that "is a smash before it has ever started". Ready to explode at urban, A/C and Top 40, this cut leads a parade of future hit singles that should keep the Boyz in chart heaven all through the night and all through the year." Augusto from Cash Box named it Pick of the Week, declaring it as "a lushly-arranged, slowly-paced ballad", "full of the same charming vocal harmonies and natural soul that gives the group its universal pop appeal. Lovely sing-along chorus initially will remind many of past glories, but single ultimately will provide a refreshing cool breeze to any of numerous radio formats it graces." Troy J. He wrote further, "Silky harmonies waft over a well-measured arrangement chock-ful of bright, glistening synths and soft-yet-punctuating percussion. Larry Flick from Billboard described "I'll Make Love to You" as a "sweeping pop/R&B ballad".
Its accompanying music video was directed by Lionel C. "I'll Make Love to You" won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals and was nominated for Record of the Year. It was also the third best performing song in the 1990s on Billboard, as well as ranking on Billboard Greatest of All-Time chart. The song was a commercial success, spending 14 weeks atop the US Billboard Hot 100. Written by Babyface, it was released in July 1994 as the lead single from their second album, II (1994). " I'll Make Love to You" is a song by American R&B group Boyz II Men for the Motown label.
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