To the Next Level | ||||
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Released | 15 May 1995 | |||
Recorded | 1993–1995 | |||
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Length | 48:40 | |||
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Singles from To the Next Level | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [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".
"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.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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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" |
| 4:38 |
6. | "Baby It's You" | 4:09 | |
7. | "Black Pearl" | 5:36 | |
8. | "I'll Be Gone" |
| 4:31 |
9. | "Holding Hands" |
| 4:15 |
10. | "I Will Be There" |
| 4:14 |
11. | "Touch the Sky" |
| 4:49 |
Chart (1995) | Peak position |
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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 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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France (SNEP) [17] | Gold | 100,000* |
United Kingdom (BPI) [18] | Silver | 60,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
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