Evolution (Boyz II Men album)

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Evolution
Studio album by Boyz II Men
Released September 23, 1997
Recorded 1996 - 1997
Genre R&B
Length 61:48
Language English
Label Motown
Producer Boyz II Men, Babyface,
Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
Boyz II Men chronology
The Remix Collection
(1995)		 Evolution
(1997)		 The Ballad Collection
(2000)
Singles from Evolution
  1. "4 Seasons of Loneliness"
    Released: September 9, 1997
  2. "A Song for Mama"
    Released: November 25, 1997
  3. "Can't Let Her Go"
    Released: 1998
  4. "Doin' Just Fine"
    Released: 1998
Evolución
Alternate Spanish cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars[1]

Evolution is an album by R&B group Boyz II Men, released in September 1997. It is their final album released on Motown Records.[2] A Spanish language version, Evolución, was also issued.

Contents

[edit] History

On August 20, 1997, Boyz II Men held a press conference to talk about their first album since 1994's II. They were under pressure with their last two albums cumulatively selling almost 30 million copies worldwide. With Evolution, they worked with their regular collaborators, including Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, and Babyface. They appeared on many talk shows including The Rosie O'Donnell Show, The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Vibe Show, The Keenen Ivory Wayans Show, MTV Live, and others.

The album was released on September 23, and that night, Boyz II Men signed copies of the album at the Virgin Megastore in New York City. Evolution debuted at #1 in the Billboard 200 with 215,000 copies sold in its first week of release. The album also debuted at #1 on the R&B Album Charts. However, the album spent only one week at the #1 spot and quickly fell down the charts. Evolution sold two million copies in the United States and over four million copies worldwide, a disappointment compared with the successes of Cooleyhighharmony and II. Evolution was not received well by critics. In October 1998, Boyz II Men went to Japan and Europe to promote the album, and during that year they embarked on the Evolution Tour.

[edit] Singles

The first single released off the album, "4 Seasons of Loneliness", was released in August 1997. The song was Boyz II Men's highest debut on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles. It debuted at #2, behind Mariah Carey's "Honey". The following week, the single went to #1, but lost the top spot the following week to Elton John's tribute to Princess Diana, Candle in the Wind 1997. 4 Seasons of Loneliness became Boyz II Men's sixth platinum single. Later that year, the second single, "A Song for Mama", was released, a track which already appeared on the Soul Food soundtrack. The single reached #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the R&B Singles Chart, making Boyz II Men the only group in history to have seven platinum singles in the United States.

[edit] Track listing

[edit] English version

  1. "Doin' Just Fine" (Produced by Shawn Stockman)
  2. "Never" (Produced by Babyface)
  3. "4 Seasons of Loneliness" (Produced by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis)
  4. "Girl in the Life Magazine" (Produced by Babyface)
  5. "A Song for Mama" (Produced by Babyface)
  6. "Can You Stand the Rain" (Produced by Boyz II Men)
  7. "Can't Let Her Go" (Produced by Sean Combs)
  8. "Baby C'mon" (Produced by Keith Crouch)
  9. "Come On" (Produced by Sean Combs)
  10. "All Night Long" (Produced by Keith Crouch)
  11. "Human II (Don't Turn Your Back on Me)" (Produced by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis)
  12. "To the Limit" (Produced by Sean Combs)
  13. "Dear God" (Produced by Boyz II Men)
  14. "Just Hold On" (Japanese Edition) (Produced by Babyface)
  15. "I Can Love You" (Japanese Edition) (Produced by Boyz II Men)
  16. "Can't Let Her Go" (Original Mix feat. Driver)(French Bonus Track) (Produced by Sean Combs)
  17. "Wishes" [3]

[edit] Spanish version

  1. "4 Estaciones De Soledad (4 Seasons of Loneliness)"
  2. "A Mi Me Va Bien (Doin' Just Fine)"
  3. "Te Doy Mi Amor (I Can Love You)"
  4. "La Chica De La Revista (Girl in the Life Magazine)"
  5. "Una Canción Para Mamá (A Song for Mama)"
  6. "Yo Te Voy a Amar (I'll Make Love to You)"
  7. "No Dejemos Que Muera el Amor (Water Runs Dry)"
  8. "Me Rindo Ante Ti (On Bended Knee)"
  9. "Yesterday (Spanish Version)"
  10. "Al Final Del Camino (End of the Road)"

[edit] Chart positions

[edit] Charts

Chart (1997) Peak
Position
Australian ARIA Albums Chart 6
Belgian Wallonia Albums Chart 45
Canadian Albums Chart 2
Dutch Albums Chart 7
French Albums Chart 7
German Albums Chart 8
New Zealand RIANZ Albums Chart 6
Swedish Albums Chart 25
Swiss Albums Chart 20
UK Albums Chart 12
U.S. Billboard 200 1

[edit] Singles

Year Song [4] Hot R&B Singles U.S. Hot 100
1997 "4 Seasons of Loneliness" 1
"A Song for Mama" 1 7

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r315633
  2. ^ "Evolution - Boyz II Men". Motown Records. http://classic.motown.com. Retrieved 14 July 2009. 
  3. ^ "Boyz II Men CD Singles and CDs". Matt's CD Singles. http://www.mattscdsingles.com/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_Boyz_II_Men_656.html. Retrieved 14 July 2009. 
  4. ^ "Artist Single Chart History - Boyz II Men". Billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Singles&model.vnuArtistId=4168&model.vnuAlbumId=536738. Retrieved 14 July 2009. 

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Preceded by
Butterfly by Mariah Carey		 Billboard 200 number-one album
October 11–17, 1997		 Succeeded by
You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs by
LeAnn Rimes
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