B2K (album)

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B2K
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Studio album by
B2K
ReleasedMarch 12, 2002
Length60:27
Label Epic
Producer
B2K chronology
B2K
(2002)
Santa Hooked Me Up
(2002)
Singles from B2K
  1. "Uh Huh"
    Released: July 17, 2001
  2. "Gots Ta Be"
    Released: February 26, 2002
  3. "Why I Love You"
    Released: May 7, 2002

B2K is the debut studio album by American boy band B2K. It was released by Epic Records on March 12, 2002 in the United States. The album debuted number 2 on the Billboard 200 and number 1 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart selling 109,000 copies in the first week.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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AllMusic editor Jason Birchmeier rated the album three out of five stars. He noted that "overall, with the girl-magnet looks, the trendy radio-ready production, and the limitless vocal hooks, Epic Records has all the makings of pop stardom in B2K [...] The album gets progressively long-winded, running through 17 songs in total, none of them overly distinct. Of course, that's the nature of pop albums, particularly boy band albums, and B2K definitely follows in the grand tradition of its predecessors: Jagged Edge, Dru Hill, Blackstreet, and Bell Biv Devoe." [1] Rolling Stone 's Adrian Zupp called B2K a "slick though less-than-distinctive recording. Think Jagged Edge and Silk – then take three steps back." He further wrote "B2K is kind of banal and plenty sugary and obviously targeted at the G-Rated market. Considering their tender age, one would have to concede that there's promise here." [3]

Chart performance

B2K debuted number two on the US Billboard 200 and number one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, selling 109,000 copies in the first week. [4] By January 2004, the album had sold 891,000 units in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. [5]

Track listing

B2K track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Gots ta Be"
5:21
2."Understanding"
3:52
3."Why I Love You"
  • Taylor
  • Russell
  • David McPherson
  • The Characters
  • Russell
4:00
4."Uh Huh"
Tricky Stewart 3:43
5."B2K Is Hot" (Skit)
0:35
6."B2K Is Hot"
  • Kessee
  • Jones
  • M. Houston
  • Oliver
  • Grandberry
  • J. Houston
  • Frederic
  • Thornton
  • M. Cox
  • Carter
  • Mosley
  • Platinum Status
  • Stokes
3:39
7."Fantasy"
  • Joe Little
  • Larry "Bingo" Marcus
  • M. Houston
  • Jones
  • Eric "Donovan East" Johnson
  • Christopher "Dip Q" Jennings
  • William "Tippy Swing" Lockwood
  • Johnson
  • Jennings
  • Lockwood [a]
  • Casino Joe [a]
  • Platinum Status [a]
3:44
8."I'm Not Finished"
  • Demetrius Spencer
  • Sam Salter
  • Spencer
  • Salter [b]
4:26
9."Come On"
  • Kessee
  • Jones
  • M. Houston
  • Oliver
  • The Characters
  • Stokes [b]
4:05
10."Hey Little Lady" (Interlude)
  • Kessee
  • Jones
  • M. Houston
  • Oliver
  • Platinum Status
  • Stokes
0:28
11."Hey Little Lady"
  • Kessee
  • Jones
  • M. Houston
  • Oliver
  • Platinum Status
  • Stokes
3:52
12."Baby Girl"
  • Sam Archer
  • McPherson
  • The Characters
  • Stokes [b]
4:50
13."Your Girl Chose Me" Beau Dozier Dozier2:53
14."Shorty"
  • Kessee
  • Jones
  • M. Houston
  • Oliver
  • Platinum Status
  • Stokes
3:22
15."Feel This Way"
  • Kessee
  • Jones
  • M. Houston
  • Oliver
  • Lew Laing
  • Platinum Status
  • Stokes
  • Laing
3:53
16."Last Boyfriend"
  • Dupri
  • B. Cox [a]
3:27
17."Here We Go Again"
  • Kessee
  • Jones
  • M. Houston
  • Oliver
  • Platinum Status
  • Stokes
4:07
Total length:60:27

Notes

Sample credits

Charts

Certifications

Certifications and sales for B2K
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [14] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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