112 (1996) ( )

Product Summary Label: Bmg/arista/bad Boy Entertainme UPC: 00786127300925 Release Date: 12/6/2007 Buy.com Sku: 60163370 Item#: MP73SL Buy.com Sales Rank: 25079 Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. 112 Intro ~ 112 2. Now That We're Done ~ 112 3. Pleasure & Pain ~ 112 4. Why (Interlude) ~ 112 5. Cupid ~ 112 6. Call My Name ~ 112 7. Come See Me ~ 112 8. Sexy You (Interlude) ~ 112 9. Can I Touch You ~ 112 10. I Can't Believe - (featuring Faith Evans) ~ 112 11. Keep It Real (Interlude) ~ 112 12. Only You - (Bad Boy Remix, featuring The Notorious B.I.G./Mase) ~ 112 13. I Will Be There ~ 112 14. In Love With You ~ 112 15. Just A Little While ~ 112 16. Why Does ~ 112 17. This Is Your Day ~ 112 18. Throw It All Away ~ 112 19. Only You - (Clean Radio mix, featuring The Notorious B.I.G.) ~ 112   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info 112: Daron Jones (vocals, piano); Marvin, Q, Michael (vocals). Additional personnel includes: Faith Evans (vocals); The Notorious B.I.G., Mase (rap vocals); Bob Robinson (piano, keyboards); Tim Kelley (keyboards, bass, drums); Deric Angelettie (programming); Kelly Price (background vocals); Mr. Cheeks. Producers include: Sean "Puffy" Combs, Stevie J., Al B. Sure! Principally recorded at D.A.R.P. Studios, Atlanta, Georgia; Daddy's House Recording Studios, Unique Recording Studios and The Hit Factory, New York, New York. Establishing themselves not only as new artists but as new songwriters, the four singers in 112 introduce their self-titled debut with a number of ballads and slowed-down grooves that focus on love and life. The smooth sound of their music blends perfectly with their four-part harmonies. With the support of Bad Boy Entertainment founder and producer Sean "Puffy" Combs, and occasional appearances by labelmates Faith Evans and The Notorious B.I.G., 112's songs sound like easy pop hits. "Only You" and "Come See Me" are aimed at the club scene, while "Call My Name" and "Can I Touch You" work best at home with the lights dimmed. Personnel: Mase, The Notorious B.I.G. (rap vocals); Bob Robinson (piano, keyboards); Daron Jones (piano); Kelly Robinson (keyboards); Tim Kelly (drums); Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie (programming); Kelly Price (background vocals). Audio Mixers: Tim ; Doug Wilson; Bob ?; Charles "Prince Charles" Alexander ; Darin Prindle; Lane Craven; Michael Patterson ; Paul Logus; Tony Maserati. Audio Remasterers: Nasheim Myrick; Carlos "6 July" Broady. Photographer: Danny Clinch. Unknown Contributor Role: The Emotions. With a big push from industry mogul Puff Daddy (who helped out with writing and producing the album, in addition to putting it out on his Bad Boy label), 112's debut became a romantic soul hit upon its release in 1996. A quartet that specialize in close harmonies and a light, hip-hop-influenced urban contemporary sound, 112 bear more than a passing resemblance to Boyz II Men, but this detracted from neither their obvious talents nor their record sales. The group's self-titled first effort is arguably its best. From the cover image of a dapper-looking foursome in white suits to the love-themed slow jams that fill the disc, 112's debut epitomizes the clean, respectable boy group. "Only You," the album's lead-off single, with its addictive, low-end groove, remains a highlight. As the first romantic soul group on Puff Daddy's Bad Boy label, 112 at least has the appearance of originality. However, their eponymous debut demonstrates that this is only an appearance -- in reality, they are much like a Boyz II Men clone. That's not necessarily bad, actually. 112 have strong voices, and their smooth harmonies are quite seductive, making the lack of originality in their music easy to overlook. A little more variety on 112 would have been nice -- the album consists almost entirely of ballads -- but the group's sound and Puffy's professional production make it a pleasurable record nevertheless. ~ Leo Stanley Engineer: Tim; Bob ?; Chauncey Mahan; Bill Esses; Lane Craven; Michael Patterson; Paul Logus; Axel Niehaus; Tony Maserati Musical Guests Faith Evans The Notorious B.I.G. Mase   Artist Overview Sean "Puffy" Combs, as the head of his own record company (Bad Boy), helped launch the career of the boy band 112. The four-member band began as a cleaner-cut contrast to the tough-hewn rap acts associated with the label in the mid-1990s, featuring gentle harmonizing and sweeter themes, a la Boyz II Men. However, by the time the act hit its peak in the early-'00s, 112 had established a more suggestive, rougher sound, scoring Top 10 hits with the Mobb Deep-sampling "It's Over Now" and the innuendo-laced club-banger "Peaches & Cream." Artist Influences Babyface | Bobby Brown (R&B) | Bone Thugs-N-Harmony | Boyz II Men | Color Me Badd | En Vogue | Guy | Mary J. Blige | New Edition | Puff Daddy | R. Kelly | The Notorious B.I.G. | Tony Toni Tone Artist Contemporaries All 4 One | Backstreet Boys | Blackstreet | Dru Hill | K-Ci & JoJo | LSG | Missy Elliott | N Sync | Tevin Campbell | TLC   Compilation Appearances No Way Out (Explicit Version) Harlem World (Explicit Version) Boy Is Mine Life After Death (Clean Version) Young World: The Future (Explicit Version) 2000 Ultimate Dance Party Save The Last Dance Totally Hits 2001 Wow Gospel 2002 We Invented The Remix (Explicit Version) Requiem For A Dream The Remix Project Joe Budden (Bonus Tracks) (Explicit Version) Def Jamaica (Explicit Version) The Hits!: Bad Boy's 10th Anniversary (Explicit Version) (Bonus DVD) (w/ Bonus DVD) Living Legends (Explicit Version) Dedicated To You Vol 12 Brother From Another Brother From Another (Explicit Version) Todd Smith Life Of The Infamous:best Of Mobb Dee(Explicit Version)   Technical Info Release Date : 05/03/2005 Original Release Date : 1996 Catalog ID : 73009 Label : Bad Boy Entertainment Number of Discs : 1 Runtime : 73m : 18s Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00786127300925   Professional Reviews The Source (9/96, p.156) - "...They take us through the mystic realms of love and lost....112 display their vocal and lyrical strength successfully with their debut work..."    Product Image