Evolution (Boyz II Men album) 2479335 225220732 2008-07-12T15:10:44Z J Milburn Bot 7423137 All Music Guide has now been rebranded to Allmusic {{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums --> Name = Evolution | Type = [[Album]] | Artist = [[Boyz II Men]] | Cover = B2m-evolution.jpg | Released = [[September 23]], [[1997]] | Recorded = 1997| Genre = [[R&B]] | Length = 61:48| Label = [[Motown]] | Producer = [[Babyface]], [[Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis]]| Reviews = *[[Allmusic]] {{rating-5|3}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:13420r1ay48z~T00 link] | Last album = ''[[The Remix Collection]]''<br />(1995) | This album = ''Evolution''<br />(1997) | Next album = ''[[The Ballad Collection]]''<br />(2000) | | Misc = {{Extra album cover | Upper caption = Evolución | Background = lightsteelblue | Type = studio | Cover = BIIMEvolución600x595.jpg | Lower caption = Alternate Spanish cover }} }} {{Unreferenced|date=June 2007}} '''''Evolution''''' is an album by [[R&B]] group [[Boyz II Men]], released in September 1997. It is their final album released on [[Motown Records]]. A [[Spanish language]] version, '''''[[Evolución (Boyz II Men album)|Evolución]],''''' was also issued. ==History== On [[August 20]], [[1997]], Boyz II Men held a press conference to talk about their first album since 1994's ''[[II]]''. They were under pressure with their last two albums cumulatively selling almost 30 million copies worldwide. With ''Evolution'', they worked with their regular collaborators, including [[Jimmy Jam]] & [[Terry Lewis]], and [[Babyface]]. They appeared on many talk shows including [[The Rosie O'Donnell Show]], [[The Oprah Winfrey Show]], [[The Tonight Show]] with Jay Leno, [[The Vibe Show]], [[The Keenen Ivory Wayans Show]], [[MTV Live]], and others. The album was released on [[September 23]], and that night, Boyz II Men signed copies of the album at the [[Virgin]] Megastore in [[New York City]]. ''Evolution'' debuted at #1 in the [[Billboard 200]] with 215,000 copies sold in its first week of release. The album also debuted at #1 on the [[R&B]] Album Charts. However, the album spent only one week at the #1 spot and quickly fell down the charts. ''Evolution'' sold two million copies in the [[United States]] and over four million copies worldwide, a disappointment compared with the successes of ''[[Cooleyhighharmony]]'' and ''[[II]]''. This was due in part to [[Motown Records]]' little promotion of the album. ''Evolution'' was not received well by critics. In October 1998, Boyz II Men went to [[Japan]] and [[Europe]] to promote the album, and during that year they went embarked on the ''Evolution Tour''. ==Singles== The first single released off the album, "[[4 Seasons of Loneliness]]", was released in August 1997. The song was Boyz II Men's highest debut on the [[Billboard Hot 100]] Singles. It debuted at #2, behind Mariah Carey's "[[Honey (Mariah Carey song)|Honey]]". The following week, the single went to #1, but lost the top spot the following week to Elton John's tribute to Princess Diana, ''[[Candle in the Wind 1997]]''. ''4 Seasons of Loneliness'' became Boyz II Men's sixth platinum single. Later that year, the second single, "A Song for Mama", was released, a track which already appeared on the ''[[Soul Food]]'' soundtrack. The single reached #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the R&B Singles Chart, making Boyz II Men the only group in history to have seven platinum singles in the United States. ==Track listing== #"[[Doin' Just Fine]]" (Produced by Shawn Stockman) #"Never" (Produced by Babyface) #"[[4 Seasons of Loneliness]]" (Produced by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis) #"Girl in the Life Magazine" (Produced By Babyface) #"[[A Song for Mama]]" (Produced by Babyface) #"Can You Stand the Rain" (Produced by Boyz II Men) #"Can't Let Her Go (Produced by Sean Combs) #"Baby C'mon" (Produced by Keith Crouch) #"Come On" (Produced by Sean Combs) #"All Night Long" (Produced by Keith Crouch) #"[[Human II (Don't Turn Your Back on Me)]]" (Produced by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis) #"To the Limit" (Produced by Sean Combs) #"Dear God" (Produced by Boyz II Men) #"Just Hold On" (Japanese Edition) (Produced by Babyface) #"Can't Let Her Go" (Original Mix feat. Driver)(French Bonus Track) (Produced by Sean Combs) ==Chart positions== ===Album=== {| class="wikitable" !Year !Chart !Position |- |1997 |Billboard 200 |1 |- |} ===Singles=== {| class="wikitable" !align="center" valign="top" width="40"|Year !align="left" valign="top"|Song !align="center" valign="top" width="40"|<small>[[Hot R&B Singles]]<small> !align="center" valign="top" width="40"|<small>[[Billboard Hot 100|U.S. Hot 100]]<small> |- |align="center" valign="top"|1997 |align="left" valign="top"|"[[4 Seasons of Loneliness]]" |align="center" valign="top"| |align="center" valign="top"|1 |- |align="center" valign="top"|1997 |align="left" valign="top"|"A Song for Mama" |align="center" valign="top"|1 |align="center" valign="top"|7 |- |} {{start box}} {{succession box | before = ''[[Butterfly (Mariah Carey album)|Butterfly]]'' by [[Mariah Carey]] | title = [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] [[Number-one albums of 1997 (USA)|number-one album]] | years = [[October 11]] - [[October 17]] [[1997]] | after = ''[[The Velvet Rope]]'' by [[Janet Jackson|Janet]] }} {{end box}} [[Category:1997 albums]] [[Category:Boyz II Men albums]] [[Category:Motown Records albums]]