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NATHAN/MICHAEL/SHAWN/WANYA
Boyz II Men
It was only a matter of time before the Men answered the Boys. With authority.
Three years after the release of their last album, Evolution, the R&B foursome that helped spawn the boy band extravaganza currently clogging up the pop charts is back with one stylin' mother of a makeout hit machine.
N/M/S/W takes suave and smoothes it out into 14 tracks of soul-filled eazy listening, that are somehow more authentic and easier to swallow than those crooned by their younger contemporaries.
In fact, like their offspring, 98*, Boyz II Men kick off their latest with an uptempo Latin-tinged track called Beautiful Women (it's a La Vida-fied Hey Ladies). But from there, the comparisons cease. The more mature crew set the bar a little higher and swing a little cooler with the beautiful finger-snap ballad Dreams, the doo-wop of I Do (sure to be the first dance at weddings for years to come) and Step On Up, a funked-up disco track that should have more than a few bodies movin'.
When all is said and done and all of the harmonizing has subsided, the message is more than clear: Boys, respect your elders.
Track Listing
1.Beautiful Women
02.Step On Up
03.Good Guy
04.Bounce, Shake, Move, Swing
05.What The Deal
06.I Finally Know
07.Pass You By
08.Dreams
09.I Do
10.Thank You In Advance
11.Never Go Away
12.Lovely
13.Know What You Want
14.Do You Remember