702 (album)

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Studio album by
702
ReleasedJune 15, 1999 (1999-06-15)
Recorded1998–1999
Genre
Length49:05
Label Motown
Producer
702 chronology
No Doubt
(1996)
702
(1999)
Star
(2003)
Singles from 702
  1. "Where My Girls At?"
    Released: April 5, 1999
  2. "You Don't Know"
    Released: August 3, 1999
  3. "Gotta Leave"
    Released: February 7, 2000

702 is the self-titled second studio album by American R&B group 702. It was released on June 15, 1999, by Motown.

Contents

The album peaked at number thirty-four on the Billboard 200 chart. By November 2002, it was certified platinum in sales by the RIAA, after sales exceeding 1,000,000 copies in the United States.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Entertainment Weekly C+ [2]
Vibe positive [4]

Stephen Thomas Erlewine at AllMusic was critical of the album's running time and felt it was padded with some filler songs; however, he did call the work "a true step forward for 702." [3] Paul Verna from Billboard praised the albums material and thought the group did a good job delivering an album "full of satisfying, hip-shaking tracks, not just a few radio-friendly singles". [1] Beth Johnson from Entertainment Weekly was mixed in her review although she thought the album was "cannily polished" due to its writers and producers, she declared it's "hard to distinguish" 702 "from the swelling tsunami of R&B girl groups". [2]

Commercial performance

The album peaked at thirty-four on the U.S. Billboard 200 and reached the seventh spot on the R&B Albums chart. [5] The album was certified gold in September 1999, and reached platinum status in November 2002. [6]

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1.""7" Interlude" Marc Kinchen, Irish GrinsteadKinchen0:38
2."Where My Girls At?" Missy Elliott, Eric Seats, Rapture Stewart Elliott, Stewart, Seats2:46
3."You Don't Know"Channette Higgens, Channoah Higgens, Carsten Schack, Kenneth Karlin Soulshock & Karlin 4:08
4."Make Time"Greg Charley, Robbie Nevil Charley4:24
5.""0" Interlude"Kinchen, Misha GrinsteadKinchen0:40
6."You'll Just Never Know"Everett Benton, LaMenga Kafi, Pi GadgetPI & Jam5:00
7."Finally"CharleyCharley4:30
8."Tell Your Girl"Eric Jackson, Cynthia Loving, Rick CousinDutch3:48
9."Gotta Leave"Elliott, Seats, StewartElliott, Stewart, Seats5:08
10."Don't Go Breaking My Heart" Anders Bagge Bagge, Jany3:59
11.""2" Interlude"Kinchen, Kameelah WilliamsKinchen0:44
12."What More Can He Do" Erica Atkins, Trecina Atkins, Warryn Campbell, John SmithCampbell3:49
13."Seven"Antoinette Roberson, Kamall Machicote, Maurice WilcherWilcher4:44
14."Will You Be OK"Angela Slates, Kinchen, Trina Powell, Tamara PowellKinchen4:23

Credits and personnel

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [16] Gold50,000^
United States (RIAA) [17] Platinum1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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