Nathan Michael Shawn Wanya

Performer: Boyz II Men
Engineer: Jim Bottari; Durrell Bottoms; Anne Catalino; Alex Rodriquez; Jim Hinger; Ray Lubrana; Robert Fernandez; Serban Ghenea; Tony Sheppard; Alex Rodriguez
Distributor: Universal Distribution

Notes: This is an Enhanced audio CD which includes regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files. Boyz II Men: Nathan Morris, Michael McCary, Shawn Stockman, Wanya Morris. Producers include: Boyz II Men, She'kspere. NATHAN, MICHAEL, SHAWN, WANYA was nominated for the 2001 Grammy Award for Best R&B Album and "Pass You By" was nominated for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal. This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files. Personnel: Boyz II Men (vocals, background vocals); Michael McCary, Nathan Morris, Shae Jones, Shawn Stockman, Wanya Morris (vocals); Dave Foreman, Jimmy Russell, Derrick Scott, Jay Williams, Michael Thompson (guitar); Charlene Kwas, Igor Szwec, Emma Kummrow, Davis A. Barnett, Olga Konopelsky, Gregory Teperman (strings); Greg Scott (saxophone); Henri McMillan, Jr., Gary McKeen (trumpet); Jamar Jones (piano, keyboards); Shep Crawford (keyboards, drum programming); Ricky Lawson (drums); Bashiri Johnson (percussion); Scott Frankfurt (drum programming); Dana Sorey, Dorothy Thornton, Kenny Brown (background vocals). Audio Mixers: Manny Marroquin; Jon Gass; Tony Shepperd. Recording information: Bleach Bros. Music, Los Angeles CA; Leapyear Studio; Quad Recording Studios, New York NY; Sony Recording Studios, New York NY; Stonecreek Studios, Gladwyne PA; Studio 77, Gladwyne PA; The Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA; Triangle Sound, Atlanta GA; Westlake Audio, Los Angeles CA. Photographer: Andrew Eccles. Arrangers: Jamar Jones; Mervyn Warren; William Ross; Larry Gold. Boyz II Men are the granddaddies of R&B-inflected, pop-friendly, male harmony groups. The countless boy bands that sprang up in their wake all owe a huge debt to the Boyz. Here, they return to reclaim the world they helped to make from the hands of their younger disciples. While there are a few concessions to the times (for instance, the Latin tinge to the "What's the Deal" and the opener "Beautiful Women"), the group sticks mostly to their well-established strengths; soulful, gently funky tunes powered by sweet harmonies and propelled by sensual, gently undulating rhythms. This is makeout music first and foremost. The in-your-face hooks and production of other groups are not for these guys; they'd rather usher you gently into the bedroom and whisper sweet nothings over a quietly insistent backbeat.

Entertainment Weekly (9/15/00, p.78) - "...Mature, danceable, even occasionally sexy tracks that...offer a respite from their past schtick..." - Rating: B Q (12/00, p.118) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...As good as traditional but modern soul gets..." Muzik (11/00, p.119) - 3 out of 5 - "...When they actually sound like B2M on cuts like 'What The Deal' and the single 'Pass You By' it's convincing..."

While rap music was the music of choice on the urban charts and radio playlists by the late 1980s/early '90s, vocal group Boyz II Men re-introduced the merits of soul and contemporary R&B, laden with perfectly executed harmonies. The group became one of the most successful chart acts of the '90s, especially when their 1992 single, "The End of the Road," set the record for most weeks atop the Billboard charts, a record which they would subsequently reclaim in 1996 with the duet with Mariah Carey, "One Sweet Day."

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