Love (Boyz II Men album)

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Love
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Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 24, 2009
Length51:44
Label Decca
Producer
Boyz II Men chronology
Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA
(2007)
Love
(2009)
Covered: Winter
(2010)
Singles from Love
  1. "I Can't Make You Love Me"
    Released: October 27, 2009
  2. "Iris"
    Released: November 16, 2009 [1]

Love is the eleventh studio album by R&B group Boyz II Men. It was released by Decca Records on November 24, 2009 in the United States. Like their previous album, Love was produced by Randy Jackson and Boyz II Men. This is their third cover album, following Throwback, Vol. 1 and Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA , which were released in 2004 and 2007 respectively. [2] The album is composed of popular love songs of the past. [3] It also features a collaboration with Michael Bublé. The demo version of "Back for Good" was originally recorded with Irish singer, Nadine Coyle. The album sold 15,000 copies its first week.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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AllMusic editor Andy Kellman gave the album two out of five stars. He found that "early-‘60s R&B, late-‘90s country, and early-‘80s rock are all part of the mix only hints at the randomness of the selections. Despite the range of the sources, Boyz II Men tie it all together, nearly to a fault. The group makes the occasional modification to the originals, like the ticking-clock vocal effect on Cyndi Lauper's "Time After Time"; otherwise, if you know the originals, and you know Boyz II Men, you can play these versions in your head without having heard them." [4]

Track listing

Standard edition [5]
No.TitleWriter(s)Original artist(s)Length
1."I Can't Make You Love Me" Bonnie Raitt 5:17
2."Amazed" Lonestar 4:18
3."If You Leave Me Now" Peter Cetera Chicago 4:03
4."Misty Blue" Bob Montgomery 3:44
5."Time After Time"Cyndi Lauper3:56
6."Iris" John Rzeznik Goo Goo Dolls 4:08
7."Cupid" Sam Cooke Sam Cooke3:49
8."In My Life" The Beatles 2:34
9."Shining Star"Leo Graham The Manhattans 4:06
10."Open Arms" Journey 3:17
11."When I Fall In Love" (featuring Michael Bublé) Nat King Cole 4:24
Bonus track(s)
No.TitleWriter(s)Original artist(s)Length
12."Back For Good" Gary Barlow Take That 4:11
13."Could It Be I'm Falling in Love"
  • Melvin Steals
  • Mervin Steals
The Spinners 3:57

Charts

Chart (2009)Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [6] 62
UK Albums (OCC) [7] 54
UK R&B Albums (OCC) [8] 14
US Billboard 200 [9] 114
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [10] 14

Release history

Love release history
RegionDateFormatLabelRef(s)
VariousNovember 24, 2009 Decca [4]

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