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Critical

Leo Stanley of Allmusic gave the album 4 out of 5 stars stating that "as the first romantic soul group on Puff Daddy's Bad Boy label, 112 at least has the appearance of originality. However, their eponymous debut demonstrates that this is only an appearance - in reality, they are much like a Boyz II Men clone. That's not necessarily bad, actually. 112 have strong voices, and their smooth harmonies are quite seductive, making the lack of originality in their music easy to overlook. A little more variety on 112 would have been nice—the album consists almost entirely of ballads—but the group's sound and Puffy's professional production make it a pleasurable record nevertheless."

Track listing

"112 Intro" – 2:12
"Now That We're Done" – 5:09
"Pleasure & Pain" – 4:17
"Why (Interlude)" – 1:43
"Cupid" – 4:12
"Call My Name" – 4:04
"Come See Me" – 4:25
"Sexy You (Interlude)" – 1:50
"Can I Touch You" – 5:05
"I Can't Believe" (featuring Faith Evans
Faith Evans
Faith Renée Evans is an American singer-songwriter, recording artist, record producer, actress and author. Born in Florida and raised in New Jersey, Evans relocated to Los Angeles during 1993 for a career with the music business. After working as a backing vocalist for Al B...

) – 5:32
"Keep It Real (Interlude)" – 2:39
"Only You
Only You (112 song)
"Only You" is the debut single from R&B group 112 from their debut album of the same name. Both the original and the remix were released as singles. The remix features Mase and The Notorious B.I.G.....

" (Bad Boy Remix) (featuring The Notorious B.I.G.
The Notorious B.I.G.
Christopher George Latore Wallace , best known as The Notorious B.I.G., was an American rapper. He was also known as Biggie Smalls , Big Poppa, and The Black Frank White .Wallace was raised in the Brooklyn borough...

& Mase
Mase
Mason Durell Betha , better known by stage name Mase who was previously known as Murda Ma$e, is an American rapper, songwriter, actor and inspirational speaker...

) – 4:49
"I Will Be There" – 4:47
"In Love With You" – 4:33
"Just a Little While" – 3:48
"Why Does" – 4:34
"This Is Your Day" – 4:47
"Throw It All Away" – 4:51
"Only You" (Clean Radio Mix) (featuring The Notorious B.I.G.
The Notorious B.I.G.
Christopher George Latore Wallace , best known as The Notorious B.I.G., was an American rapper. He was also known as Biggie Smalls , Big Poppa, and The Black Frank White .Wallace was raised in the Brooklyn borough...

) – 4:21

Samples=

"Call My Name" sampled "Walk on By" by Isaac Hayes

Isaac Hayes

Isaac Lee Hayes, Jr. was an American songwriter, musician, singer and actor. Hayes was one of the creative influences behind the southern soul music label Stax Records, where he served both as an in-house songwriter and as a record producer, teaming with his partner David Porter during the...

"Only You" sampled "I Get Lifted" by KC & the Sunshine Band &
"Feels Good" by Tony! Toni! Toné!

Tony! Toni! Toné!

Tony! Toni! Toné! is an American Soul/R&B group from Oakland, California, popular during the late 1980s and early to mid 1990s. During the band's heyday, it was composed of D'wayne Wiggins on lead vocals and guitar, his brother Raphael Saadiq on lead vocals and bass, and their cousin Timothy...

"Only You" (Remix) sampled "Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll" by Vaughan Mason and Crew

Credits=

Bob ?- Engineer, Mixing, Producer

Al B. Sure!

Al B. Sure!

Albert Jason Brown III is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He grew up in Leonia, New Jersey and Mount Vernon, New York. During the late 1980s under the stage name Al B...

- Producer

Charles "Prince Charles" Alexander- Mixing

Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie- Programming

Daniel Beroff Assistant- Engineer

Carlos "6 July" Broady- Remastering

Danny Clinch- Photography

Sean "Puffy" Combs- Composer, Executive Producer, Producer

Lane Craven Engineer,- Mixing

Stephen Dent -Second Engineer

The Emotions

Bill Esses -Engineer

Richard Finch -Composer

Rasheed Goodlowe -Second Engineer

Groovey Lew- Clothing/Wardrobe

Arnold Hennings -Producer

Stevie J.- Producer

D. Jones -Composer

Daron Jones- Piano, Producer

S. Jordan- Composer

Michael Keith- Composer

Tim Kelly Bass,- Drums

Paul Logus Engineer,- Mixing

Chauncey Mahan- Engineer

Mase- Rap

Tony Maserati- Engineer, Mixing

Wanya Morris- Producer

Nasheim Myrick- Remastering

Axel Niehaus- Engineer

The Notorious B.I.G.- Composer, Rap

Quinnes Parker- Composer

Michael Patterson -Engineer, Mixing

Herb Powers -Mastering

Kelly Price -Vocals (Background)

Darin Prindle -Mixing

Alexander Richbourg- Producer

Bob Robinson- Keyboards, Piano

Kelly Robinson- Keyboards

D.J. Rogers -Composer

Marvin Scandrick- Composer

Courtney Sills -Hair Stylist

Tim Engineer,- Mixing, Producer

Kevin Wales- Associate Executive Producer, Clothing/Wardrobe

Barry White -Hair Stylist

Doug Wilson Mixing,- Second Engineer

Charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
UK Albums Chart	79
U.S. Billboard Hot 200	37
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	5

Singles

Year	Title	Chart positions
Year	Title	U.S. Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...	U.S. R&B/Hip-Hop Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...	Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	Rhythmic Top 40
1996 1996 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1996.-January:* January – At the trial of two American teenagers, Nicholaus McDonald and Brian Bassett, for the murder of Bassett's parents and young brother, defense lawyers attempt to lay the blame for the murders on the fact...	"Only You Only You (112 song) "Only You" is the debut single from R&B group 112 from their debut album of the same name. Both the original and the remix were released as singles. The remix features Mase and The Notorious B.I.G..... "	#13	#3	#1	#13
	"Come See Me"	#33	#15	#17	-
1997 1997 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1997.-January:*January 9 – David Bowie performs his 50th Birthday Bash concert at Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA with guests Frank Black, The Foo Fighters, Sonic Youth, Robert Smith of The Cure, Lou Reed, and Billy...	"Cupid"	#13	#2	#16	#6

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	August 27, 1996	Bad Boy Records Bad Boy Records Bad Boy Records is a record label founded in 1993 by producer/rapper/entrepreneur Sean "Diddy" Combs. Today it operates as a subsidiary of Warner Music Group, and is distributed by Atlantic Records.-Beginnings:...	Cassette, CD, Vinyl	B0000039Q7

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