''Room 112'' is the second studio album by the American R&B quartet

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, released in 1998. The album features label mates

Mase Mason Durell Betha (born August 27, 1975), better known by his mononym Mase (formerly Murda Mase and stylized as Ma$e), is an American rapper and minister. In the late 1990s, he recorded on the Bad Boy Records label alongside its founder Sean ...

and

Faith Evans Faith Renée Evans (born June 10, 1973) is an American singer and actress. Born in Lakeland, Florida, and raised in New Jersey, she relocated to Los Angeles in 1991 for a career in the music business. After working as a backing vocalist for Al B ...

; it also features

Lil' Kim Kimberly Denise Jones (born July 11, 1974), Those giving 1974 include: * * * * * better known by her stage name Lil' Kim, is an American rapper and reality television personality. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York City, she lived much of he ...

Lil' Zane Zane Copeland, Jr. (born July 11, 1982), better known as Lil' Zane or simply Zane, is an American rapper. He is perhaps best known for his single " Callin' Me" (featuring 112) from his debut studio album '' Young World: The Future'' (2000). E ...

and

MJG 8Ball & MJG is an American hip hop duo from Memphis, Tennessee. They met at Ridgeway Middle School (Memphis, Tennessee) in 1984. In 1993, the duo released their debut album '' Comin' Out Hard''. They went on to release '' On the Outside Looking ...

. The two singles, "Love Me", featuring Mase, and "Anywhere", featuring Lil' Zane, charted at number 17 and number 15 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, respectively.

Reception

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'' wrote: "112 can't seem to decide whether they wanna woo the ladies or beat up on the competition. It's a choice that could make or break them in the future."

Track listing

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. Sample credits * "Love Me" contains samples from " Don't You Know That?", written and performed by

Luther Vandross Luther Ronzoni Vandross Jr. (April 20, 1951 – July 1, 2005) was an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. Known for his sweet and soulful vocals, Vandross has sold over 40 million records worldwide. He achieved eleven consecutive P ...

. * "Stay With Me" contains samples of "

Sunny Came Home "Sunny Came Home" is a folk-rock song by American musician Shawn Colvin. It is the opening track on her 1996 concept album, ''A Few Small Repairs'', and was released as a CD and cassette single on June 24, 1997. In the United Kingdom, the song ...

", written by

Shawn Colvin Shawn Colvin (born Shawna Lee Colvin, January 10, 1956) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. While Colvin has been a solo recording artist for decades, she is best known for her 1998 Grammy Award-winning song "Sunny Came Home". Early ...

and

John Leventhal John Leventhal (born December 18, 1952) is a musician, producer, songwriter, and recording engineer who has produced albums for William Bell, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Michelle Branch, Rosanne Cash, Marc Cohn, Shawn Colvin, Sarah Jarosz, Rod ...

, and performed by

. * "Never Mind" contains samples of " 8th Wonder", written by Clifton Chase, Cheryl Cook, Guy O'Brien,

Sylvia Robinson Sylvia Robinson (née Vanderpool; May 29, 1935 – September 29, 2011) was an American singer, record producer, and record label executive. Robinson achieved success as a performer on two R&B chart toppers: as half of Mickey & Sylvia with ...

and

Michael Wright Michael Wright may refer to: Sportspeople *Michael Wright (Australian footballer) (born 1959), former VFL footballer for South Melbourne *Michael Wright (basketball) (1980–2015), murdered American–Turkish basketball player * Michael Wright (cyc ...

, and performed by

Sugarhill Gang Sugar Hill may refer to: Places In the United States: * Sugar Hill, Georgia, a city * Sugar Hill, New Hampshire, a town * Sugar Hill, Manhattan, New York, a section of Harlem * Sugar Hill (New York), a mountain in Schuyler County * Sugar Hill, P ...

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. *

– vocals, arranger * "Prince Charles" Alexander – engineer , mixing * Dwayne Bastiany – producer * Scotty Beats – producer * Chris Blanding – engineer * Ali Boudris – engineer and guitar * Leslie Brathwaite – producer and engineer *

Josh Butler Joshua James Butler (born December 11, 1984 in Auburn, California) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Milwaukee Brewers in 2009. College career Butler attended the University of San Diego, where he played college base ...

– engineer *

Sean "Puffy" Combs Sean Combs (born Sean John Combs; November 4, 1969), also known by his stage names Puff Daddy, P. Diddy, Puffy, or Diddy, is an American rapper, actor, record producer, and record executive. Born in New York City, he worked as a talent direct ...

– producer , executive producer * Zane Copeland, Jr. – rap * Lane Craven – mixing * Jerome Dale – producer *

Stephen Dent Stephen Dent (born September 30, 1966) is an American audio engineer and managing director at Daddy's House Recording Studio in New York. He is a Grammy award nominee (1999) and worked on the platinum album ''Bad Boys II''. Education Dent attend ...

– engineer *

– producer and featured artist * Richard "Younglord" Frierson – producer * Rasheed Goodlowe – assistant engineer * Mick Guzauski – mixing * Femi Gya – engineer * Arnold Hennings – producer , all Indian instruments and keyboards * Anthony "Ty" Hudson – assistant engineer * J-Dub – producer , strings *

Daron Jones 112 (pronounced "one-twelve") is an American R&B group from Atlanta, Georgia. Formerly artists on Bad Boy Records, the group signed to the Def Soul roster in 2002. They had great success from the late 1990s into the early 2000s with hits such a ...

– producer * Steven "Stevie J." Jordan – producer * Kris Kellow – producer, arranger, keyboards, and programming *

– featured artist * Ken Lewis – engineer * Paul Logus – mixing * Mario Luccy – engineer * Rico Lumpkins – engineer * Carlton Lynn – assistant engineer *

– featured artist *

Tony Maserati Tony Maserati is an American record producer and audio engineer specializing in mixing. He was involved in the development of the New York R&B and hip-hop scene in the 1990s, working with Mary J. Blige, Notorious B.I.G., Puff Daddy, and Queen ...

– mixing *

– featured artist * Lynn Montrose – assistant engineer * Vernon J. Mungo – assistant engineer * Axel Niehaus – mixing * Jimmie Lee Patterson – assistant engineer *

Michael Patterson Michael Patterson may refer to: *Michael Patterson (animator), American director and animator, creator of MC Skat Kat *Michael Patterson (English footballer) (1905 – after 1931) *Michael Patterson (Australian footballer) (1941–2002), AFL player ...

– engineer , mixing * Joe Perrera – engineer , mixing * Rob Paustian – engineer * Herb Powers – mastering * Ed Raso – engineer * Eric Roberson – arranger * Tom Russo – engineer * Tony Smalios – engineer * Brian Smith – engineer *

Diane Warren Diane Eve Warren (born September 7, 1956) is an American songwriter. She has received several awards including a Grammy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, three ''Billboard'' Music Awards and an Honorary Academy Award. Wa ...

– executive producer * Jason Webb – assistant engineer * Mike Wilson – engineer *

Mario Winans Mario Mendell Winans ( Brown; born August 29, 1974) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer best known for his 2004 song " I Don't Wanna Know", which reached number 2 in the United States and number 1 in the United Kingdom. Wina ...

– producer , overdubs

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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