2002 studio album by Boyz II Men
Full Circle R&B group Boyz II Men . It was released by Arista Records on July 23, 2002 in the United States. Their first project with the label, following their departure from Motown Records and the release of previous album Nathan Michael Shawn Wanya Universal Records , it features the singles "The Color of Love ", written by Babyface and "Relax Your Mind " featuring Faith Evans , Full Circle was the last Boyz II Men album to include bass singer Michael McCary .[ 1]
Critical reception [ edit ] Full Circle received positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic , which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 69 based on 14 reviews.[ 2] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic commented, "a little of the stilted, early-'80s funk-influenced hip-hop that marked modern soul, while offering a lot of adult contemporary balladry. Although the group doesn't delve too hard into funk, it still doesn't mesh particularly well together, especially since the material, while well-sung as ever, isn't particularly distinguished. That doesn't mean it's bad – the album is pleasant enough as it spins – but it's simply not that memorable, which is quite a disappointment after the very, very nice Nathan Michael Shawn Wanya."[ 3]
In February 2003, Boyz II Men were nominated for a Soul Train Music Award for R&B/Soul Album Group, Band or Duo for Full Circle .[ 7]
North America/Europe version[ 8] [ 9] No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length 1. "Relax Your Mind " (featuring Faith Evans ) McKinney 4:05 2. "The Color of Love " Kenneth Edmonds Babyface 4:52 3. "Ain't a Thang Wrong" (featuring Rob Jackson) Fambro 4:08 4. "Oh Well" Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis 4:55 5. "Whatcha Need" Fambro 5:04 6. "On the Road Again" Kenny Hickson N. Morris W. Morris Stockman Fambro N. Morris 4:14 7. "Makin' Love (Interlude)" Kenny Hickson N. Morris W. Morris Stockman N. Morris 1:57 8. "Roll Wit Me" Scott Storch 3:32 9. "Right on Time" 5:00 10. "Howz About It" Edmund "Butter" Clement Anita McCloud Clement 4:02 11. "That's Why I Love You" Harris Lewis McCary N. Morris W. Morris Stockman Jam & Lewis 5:15 12. "I'm OK, You're OK" 4:51 13. "Luv N U" 5:08 14. "I'll Show You" PAJAM 4:11 Total length: 61:11
Japan version No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length 1. "Relax Your Mind" (featuring Faith Evans) Brown Fleurimond E. DeBarge W. DeBarge McKinney Washington Jordan Carlos McKinney 4:05 2. "The Color of Love" K. Edmonds Babyface 4:52 3. "Ain't a Thang Wrong" (featuring Rob Jackson) Stockman Trizzy Fambro Jackson Fambro 4:08 4. "Oh Well" Harris Lewis McCary N. Morris W. Morris Stockman Jam & Lewis 4:55 5. "Whatcha Need" Fambro 5:04 6. "On the Road Again" Hickson N. Morris W. Morris Stockman Fambro N. Morris 4:27 7. "Roll Wit Me" McCary N. Morris W. Morris Stockman Storch Storch 3:51 8. "Right on Time" Heard J. Barnes C. Barnes W. Morris 5:00 9. "Howz About It" Clement 4:02 10. "That's Why I Love You" Harris Lewis McCary N. Morris W. Morris Stockman Jam & Lewis 5:15 11. "I'm OK, You're OK" 4:51 12. "Luv N U" Dozier J. Edmonds W. Morris Gorman 5:08 13. "I'll Show You" PAJAM 4:11
Bonus track(s) No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length 14. "Woman Don't Cry" Babyface 3:48 15. "You're My Baby" Brown Marvin "Chanz" Parkman 4:55
Sample credits
"Woman Don't Cry" contains replayed elements from "Lean On Me " (1972) as written and performed by Bill Withers .
Year-end chart performance for Full Circle
Chart (2002)
Position
Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan )[ 22]
127
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard )[ 23]
74
Region
Certification
Certified units /sales
Japan (RIAJ )[ 24]
Platinum
200,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Full Circle release history
Region
Date
Label
Format
United Kingdom
July 22, 2002
Arista
United States
July 23, 2002
CD
Japan
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