Full Circle (Boyz II Men album)

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Full Circle
Studio album by Boyz II Men
Released July 23, 2002
(Release history)
Recorded June 2001—May 2002
Genre R&B, Soul
Length 61:11
Label Artista
Producer L.A. Reid (executive)
Qadree El-Amin and Boyz II Men (co-executive)
Babyface, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Carlos McKinney, Nathan Morris, Wanya Morris, Scott Storch, Andreao "Fanatic" Heard, PAJAM, Raphael Brown, Donnie "D Major" Boynton
Boyz II Men chronology
Legacy: The Greatest Hits Collection
(2001)		 Full Circle
(2002)		 The Best of Boyz II Men
(2003)
Singles from Full Circle
  1. "The Color of Love"
    Released: June 11, 2002
  2. "Relax Your Mind"
    Released: July 16, 2002

Full Circle is the fifth album by R&B group Boyz II Men and their only release on Arista Records. Featuring 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]

Contents

[edit] Release and promotion

[edit] Singles

[edit] Reception

In February 2003, they were nominated for a Soul Train Music Award for R&B/Soul Album Group, Band or Duo for Full Circle.[2]

[edit] Critical

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 54/100[3]
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars[4]
Rolling Stone 2/5 stars[5]

The album mixed reviews from critics garnering a rating of 54 on Metacritic stating that it "is typical Boyz II Men, meaning plenty of vocal harmonies and ballads."[3] 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."

[edit] Track listing

North America/Europe version[6][7]
No. Title Length
1. "Relax Your Mind" (featuring Faith Evans) 4:05
2. "The Color of Love"   4:52
3. "Ain't a Thang Wrong" (featuring Rob Jackson) 4:08
4. "Oh Well"   4:55
5. "Whatcha Need"   5:04
6. "On the Road Again"   4:14
7. "Makin' Love (Interlude)"   1:57
8. "Roll Wit Me"   3:32
9. "Right on Time"   5:00
10. "Howz About It"   4:02
11. "That's Why I Love You"   5:15
12. "I'm OK, You're OK"   4:51
13. "Luv N U"   5:08
14. "I'll Show You"   4:11
Japan version
No. Title Producer Length
1. "Relax Your Mind" (featuring Faith Evans)   4:05
2. "The Color of Love"     4:52
3. "Ain't a Thang Wrong" (featuring Rob Jackson)   4:08
4. "Oh Well"     4:55
5. "Whatcha Need"     5:04
6. "On the Road Again"     4:27
7. "Roll Wit Me"     3:51
8. "Right on Time"     5:00
9. "Howz About It"     4:02
10. "That's Why I Love You"     5:15
11. "I'm OK, You're OK"     4:51
12. "Luv N U"   King True Entertainment 5:08
13. "I'll Show You"     4:11
14. "Woman Don't Cry" (Bonus track)   3:48
15. "You're My Baby" (Bonus track)    

[edit] Charts

Chart (2002) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 10[8]
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 5
UK Albums Chart 56[9]
German Top 100 Albums 29
Swiss Albums Top 100 69
Canadian Albums Chart 29
French Albums Chart 40

[edit] Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United Kingdom July 22, 2002 Arista Records Cassette, CD B0000658SG
United States July 23, 2002 Arista Records CD
Japan July 23, 2002 Arista Records CD

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Full Circle". Boyz II Men Official website. http://www.boyziimen.com. Retrieved 14 July 2009. 
  2. ^ "Boyz II Men". Rock On The Net. http://www.rockonthenet.com/artists-b/boyziimen_main.htm. Retrieved 2012-02-17. 
  3. ^ a b EdleneH. "Full Circle Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic". Metacritic.com. http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/boyz2men/fullcircle. Retrieved 2012-02-17. 
  4. ^ "Full Circle". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r593245. Retrieved 2012-02-17. 
  5. ^ "Rolling Stone Music | Album Reviews". Rollingstone.com. http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/321818/review/5942328?utm_source=Rhapsody&utm_medium=CDreview. Retrieved 2012-02-17. 
  6. ^ "Full Circle : Boyz II Men Music". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0000658SG. Retrieved 14 July 2009. 
  7. ^ "Full Circle (Boyz II Men album)". MusicStack.com. http://www.musicstack.com/album/boyz+ii+men/full+circle. Retrieved 14 July 2009. 
  8. ^ "Boyz II Men Music News & Info". Billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/artist/boyz-ii-men/4168#/album/boyz-ii-men/full-circle/536738. Retrieved 2012-02-17. 
  9. ^ "Boyz II Men - Full Circle". Chart Stats. http://www.chartstats.com/albuminfo.php?id=14229. Retrieved 2012-02-17. 

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