Author: BOYZ II MEN

Format: Enhanced

Release Date: 13-11-2001

Details: Amazon.ca Legacy is just about the right title for this album. Boyz II Men were the original, modern-day boy band who formed the mold for groups such as Take That and the Backstreet Boys to be cast from. Heavily influenced by Doo Wop groups such as the Platters and the Dells and developed by ex-New Edition and BellBivDevoe member Michael Bivins, Boyz II Men quickly rose to heavyweight status after the foursome's 1991 debut Cooleyhighharmony. Their success is based on romantic ballads and strong vocals, the type of which groups such as Another Level could only dream of. However they've lacked the charisma and looks to really impact upon the world, being perhaps the only group that could be described as "quietly" selling an incredible 35 million records. This collection of their best moments concentrates on their strengths as crooning Cupids, best exemplified by their massive hit and classic ballad "End of the Road" (taken from the Boomerang soundtrack). "Hey Lover" featuring LL Cool J is as energetic as the album gets and Legacy is unashamedly assembled for lovers of slow, romantic bedroom soul. But a lot of Boyz II Men's work hasn't aged too well. "I'll Make Love To You", a one time smash, sounds tinny and tacky and "On Bended Knee" is gut wrenchingly saccharine in a way today's R&B artists just wouldn't even try on. This Greatest Hits album effectively closes a chapter of Boyz II Men's history. Having just signed a new record deal with an album for release next year it will be interesting to see if the quartet move on or stick to their tried and trusted sugar-on-sugar methodology. --Jake Barnes Product Description All the biggest hits by this wildly successful Philadelphia R&B vocal quartet-the best-selling artists in the history of Motown Records! Includes their #1 pop smashes One Sweet Day (with Mariah Carey); I'll Make Love to You; End of the Road, and On Bended Knee; their Top 10 hits Water Runs Dry; It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday; Motownphilly; In the Still of the Nite (I'll Remember), and five more!

UPC: 044001608322

EAN: 0044001608322

Languages: English

Binding: Audio CD

Item Condition: UsedVeryGood