98 Degrees and Rising

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Studio album by
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ReleasedOctober 27, 1998 (1998-10-27)
Recorded1998
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Label Motown
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98° chronology
98 Degrees
(1997)		98° and Rising
(1998)		 This Christmas
(1999)
Singles from 98 Degrees and Rising
  1. "True to Your Heart"
    Released: July 21, 1998
  2. "Because of You"
    Released: September 15, 1998
  3. "The Hardest Thing"
    Released: June 8, 1999
  4. "I Do (Cherish You)"
    Released: July 27, 1999
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98 Degrees and Rising is the second album released by American boy band 98 Degrees. Released by Motown on October 20, 1998, it features the Billboard Hot 100 Top 5 singles "Because of You" (#3) and "The Hardest Thing" (#5), [2] cover versions of Mark Wills' "I Do (Cherish You)" and Michael Jackson's "She's Out of My Life", [3] the duet "True to Your Heart" with label mate Stevie Wonder, which was featured on the soundtrack of the 1998 Disney film Mulan , and the song "Fly with Me", which was featured on the soundtrack album for the 1999 film Pokémon: The First Movie (although it does not appear in the film itself).

Contents

The album has sold over four million copies in the United States alone, becoming the band's best-selling album. This was also the band's last album on Motown (not counting the Japanese release of This Christmas ) before they left for Motown's parent company, Universal Records.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro" 98 Degrees0:41
2."Heat It Up"
4:15
3."If She Only Knew"
  • Dane DeViller
  • Sean Hosein
  • 98 Degrees [b]
4:27
4."I Do (Cherish You)"
 Keith Thomas 3:45
5."Fly with Me"
  • Michel
  • Duplessis [b]
  • 98 Degrees [a]
3:49
6."Still"
  • Timmons
  • N. Lachey
  • A. Lachey
  • Jeffre
  • DeViller
  • Hosein
  • DeViller
  • Hosein
  • 98 Degrees [b]
4:00
7."Because of You"
Bag, Bloodshy & Arnthor4:57
8."Give It Up" (Interlude)
  • Timmons
  • N. Lachey
  • D. Lachey
  • Jeffre
98 Degrees1:31
9."Do You Wanna Dance"
  • Poke & Tone
  • 98 Degrees [a]
4:14
10."True to Your Heart" (featuring Stevie Wonder)
Wilder4:15
11."To Me You're Everything"
Bag4:09
12."The Hardest Thing"
  • Frank
  • Kipner
  • 98 Degrees [c]
4:34
13."She's Out of My Life" Tom Bahler
  • 98 Degrees
  • Devon Beire [b]
3:07
Total length:47:42

Notes

Notes

Asian and Dutch Edition

No.TitleLength
1."Intro"0:42
2."Heat It Up"4:14
3."If She Only Knew"4:28
4."I Do (Cherish You)"3:46
5."Still"4:01
6."Because of You"4:57
7."Give It Up" (Interlude)1:31
8."Do You Wanna Dance"4:14
9."True to Your Heart"4:16
10."To Me You're Everything"4:10
11."The Hardest Thing"4:33
12."She's Out of My Life"3:08
13."Invisible Man"4:43
14."Fly with Me"3:51
15."The Hardest Thing" (Love To Infinity 12" Mix)6:37
16."Because of You" (Hex Hector Dance Mix)3:07
Bonus Disc
No.TitleLength
1."This Gift" (Christmas Version)4:06
2."The Christmas Song"4:08
3."This Gift" (Pop Version)4:08
Bonus Videos
No.TitleLength
1."I Do (Cherish You)"3:46
2."The Hardest Thing"3:54
3."Because of You"4:02
4."Invisible Man"4:02
5."Was It Something I Didn't Say"4:14

Personnel

98 Degrees

Additional musicians

Technical

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [13] 4× Platinum4,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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