Wonder No.8

Wonder No.8
1998 cover featuring Heavenli Abdi
Studio album by Honeyz
Released	23 November 1998
Genre	R&B
Label	Mercury Polygram
Producer	Steve Levine Steve Robson Simon Climie Ignorants
Alternative cover
1999 cover featuring Mariama Goodman

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Honeyz Intro"	Honeyz Steve Levine	0:24
2.	"Finally Found"	Honeyz Yoyo Olugbo Henry Binns	4:47
3.	"Do Me Baby"	Honeyz Olugbo Binns	3:59
4.	"Keep Me Hanging On"	Olugbo Binns	3:55
5.	"Love of a Lifetime" (Rude Boy Mix)	Sylvia Bennet-Smith Laney Stewart	3:48
6.	"Just Let Go"	Bennet-Smith Eric Jackson	6:02
7.	"In the Street" (Ignorants Mix)	Honeyz Ignorants	5:26
8.	"Seems Like"	Olugbo Binns	3:54
9.	"Good Love"	Rhett Lawrence Travon Potts Sharlotte Gibson	3:34
10.	"Somebody to Love Me"	Babyface	4:46
11.	"Summertime"	Honeyz Levine Paul Meehan JP Esq	3:50
12.	"Wonder No. 8"	Dean McTaggart David Tyson	4:44
13.	"What Does She Look Like?"	Honeyz Olugbo Binns Natalie John	4:37
14.	"End of the Line" (Rude Boy Mix)	Paul Begaud	4:56
15.	"Finally Found" (Reprise)	Olugbo Binns	0:59

Japanese bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
16.	"Love of a Lifetime" (DJ Watarai Remix)	Bennet-Smith Stewart	3:39
17.	"Finally Found" (U-Nam Remix)	Honeyz Olugbo Binns	4:35

Re-released version

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Finally Found"	Honeyz Olugbo Binns	4:49
2.	"Never Let You Down"	Sara Eker Dawn Joseph Lucy Abbott Steve Robson Peter Kearney	3:33
3.	"Won't Take It Lying Down"	Simon Climie Arnthor Birgisson Anders Bagge	4:13
4.	"Do Me Baby"	Honeyz Olugbo Binns	3:47
5.	"Keep Me Hanging On"	Olugbo Binns	3:32
6.	"Love of a Lifetime" (Rude Boy Mix)	Bennet-Smith Stewart	3:51
7.	"Just Let Go"	Bennet-Smith Jackson	4:52
8.	"In the Street" (Ignorants Mix)	Honeyz Ignorants	5:27
9.	"Seems Like"	Olugbo Binns	3:57
10.	"Good Love"	Lawrence Potts Gibson	3:23
11.	"Somebody to Love Me"	Babyface	4:28
12.	"Summertime"	Honeyz Levine Meehan JP Esq	3:51
13.	"Wonder No. 8"	McTaggart Tyson	4:45
14.	"What Does She Look Like?"	Honeyz Olugbo Binns John	4:38
15.	"End of the Line" (Rude Boy Mix)	Begaud	5:00

Note

• The re-released version includes videos for "Finally Found", "End of the Line", and "Never Let You Down." It also removes the hidden interlude at the start of "Just Let Go."

Personnel

Standard version

Adapted from the liner notes for the standard version of Wonder No.8 and corresponding track numbers. ^[2]

Musicians Honeyz (Célena Cherry, Heavenli Abdi, Naima Belkhiati) – vocals Jerry Brown – drums (tracks 5, 14) Terl Bryant – percussion (tracks 2, 6, 10, 12–14), drum overdubs (tracks 4, 9) Matt Cheadle – guitar (tracks 6, 8, 14) Danny G – keyboards (tracks 5, 14) Francis Hilton – bass guitar (track 2) Ignorants – rap (track 7) JP Esq – rap (track 11) Paul Lancaster – bass guitar (tracks 3, 4, 8, 9) Dean McIntosh – arrangement (track 2) Rob May – keyboards (tracks 3, 4, 9) Paul Meehan – keyboards (track 2) Trevor Nelson – spoken introduction (track 6) Chris Offen – acoustic guitar (track 2), guitar (tracks 3, 4, 13) Reyvon – additional vocals (track 7) Freddie Thompson – bass guitar (track 5) Zak – guitar (track 7)

Technical Andy Bradfield – mix engineer (tracks 5, 14) Steve "Barney" Chase – mix engineer (tracks 2–4, 6, 8–13) Marcellus Fernandes – mix engineer (track 7) John Holliday – additional remixing (tracks 5, 14) Ignorants – producer (track 7), mixing (track 7) Steve Levine – producer (tracks 2–6, 8–14), programming (tracks 2–6, 8–13) Rob May – programming (track 8) Paul Meehan – programming (tracks 3–6, 9–13) Rude Boy – mixing (tracks 2–6, 8–14) Trevor Steel – additional remixing (tracks 5, 14) Darius Zickus – programming (tracks 2, 6) Packaging design by Bruce 2 at Green Ink Photography by Uli Weber

Re-released version additional tracks & artwork

Adapted from the liner notes for the re-released version of Wonder No.8. ^[3]

• "Never Let You Down": produced by Steve Robson; additional production & mix by Denis Ingoldsby; mix engineering by Andy Bradfield
• "Won't Take It Lying Down": produced by Simon Climie; engineered by Adam Brown; mixed by Alar Suurna
• Packaging design by Bruce 2 at Green Ink
• Photography by Steve Shaw

Charts

Chart performance for Wonder No. 8

Chart (1999)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [4]	94
Scottish Albums (OCC) [5]	61
UK Albums (OCC) [6]	33
UK R&B Albums (OCC) [7]	8

Certifications

Certifications for Wonder No. 8

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [8]	Gold	100,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. BPI.co.uk Certification Wonder No. 8 Accessed: October 29, 2006
2. Wonder No.8 (liner notes). Honeyz. Mercury. 1998.
3. Wonder No.8 (liner notes). Honeyz. Mercury. 1999.
4. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 131.
5. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
6. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
7. "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
8. "British album certifications – Honeyz – Wonder No.8". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 25 July 2012.