To the Next Level

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To the Next Level
To the Next Level.jpg
Studio album by
MN8
Released15 May 1995
Recorded1993–1995
Genre
Length48:40
Label
Producer
  • Dennis Charles, Andy Whitmore & Ronnie Wilson
  • Ralph Daley
MN8 chronology
To the Next Level
(1995)
Freaky
(1996)
Singles from To the Next Level
  1. "I've Got a Little Something for You"
    Released: 23 January 1995
  2. "If You Only Let Me In"
    Released: 17 April 1995
  3. "Happy"
    Released: 3 July 1995
  4. "Baby It's You"
    Released: 23 October 1995
  5. "Pathway to the Moon"
    Released: 12 February 1996
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Cash Box (favorable) [2]
Entertainment Weekly B− [3]
NME 5/10 [4]

To the Next Level is the debut studio album by English R&B pop group MN8, released in May 1995 by Columbia Records. The album includes the single, "I've Got a Little Something for You".

Contents

Singles

"I've Got a Little Something for You" was released as the band's debut single in January 1995. It peaked at number 2 on the UK Singles Chart, giving them their first top 10 single. [5] A second single from the album, "If You Only Let Me In", was released in April 1995. This debuted, and peaked, at number 6. The third single, "Happy", was released in July 1995. It debuted, and peaked, at number 8. "Baby It's You" was released in October 1995 and peaked at number 22, with "Pathway to the Moon" as the final single released in February 1996 peaking at number 25.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I've Got a Little Something for You"
3:41
2."If You Only Let Me In"4:26
3."Happy"4:26
4."Pathway to the Moon"
3:55
5."Lonely"
  • Ronnie Wilson
  • Dennis Charles
4:38
6."Baby It's You"4:09
7."Black Pearl"5:36
8."I'll Be Gone"
  • Wilson
  • Charles
4:31
9."Holding Hands"
  • Wilson
  • Charles
4:15
10."I Will Be There"
  • Wilson
  • Charles
4:14
11."Touch the Sky"
  • Kae Goldsmith
  • D. Rayside
  • Gary Douglas
  • T. Michaels
4:49

Weekly charts

Chart (1995)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [6] 25
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [7] 43
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [8] 20
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [9] 50
French Albums (SNEP) [10] 26
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [11] 61
Irish Albums (IRMA) [12] 18
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [13] 46
Scottish Albums (OCC) [14] 49
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [15] 27
UK Albums (OCC) [16] 13

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP) [17] Gold100,000*
United Kingdom (BPI) [18] Silver60,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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