69%
Authorship Score
Songwriter
Evolution is the third studio album by Boyz II Men, released in October 1997 on Motown Records and produced by Tim & Bob, Michael Bivins, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, and others. It was a deliberate expansion of the group's material beyond the Babyface ballad formula that had defined the commercial peak, with more production diversity and a broader range of influences. The group wrote or co-wrote several tracks; 'A Song for Mama,' 'I Can Love You' (featuring Mary J. Blige), and '4 Seasons of Loneliness' were the principal singles. '4 Seasons of Loneliness' spent four weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and the album reached number five on the Billboard 200 with 287,000 first-week sales, certified double platinum. Evolution is regarded as a transitional album, commercially successful without matching the extraordinary scale of II, that demonstrated the group's continued commercial viability while reflecting the changing R&B production landscape of the mid-1990s.
13
Tracks
25
Lyricists
12
Producers
1997
Year
Track Listing & Credits
| # | Title | Lyricist(s) | Composer(s) | Producer(s) | Performers |
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| 1 | Doin' Just Fine | Shawn Stockman | Shawn Stockman | Shawn Stockman, Boyz II Men |
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| 2 | Never | Kenneth Edmonds, Michael McCary, Nathan Morris, Shawn Stockman, Wanya Morris | Kenneth Edmonds, Michael McCary, Nathan Morris, Shawn Stockman, Wanya Morris | Babyface, Boyz II Men |
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| 3 | 4 Seasons of Loneliness | James Harris III, Terry Lewis | James Harris III, Terry Lewis | Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis |
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| 4 | Girl in the Life Magazine | Kenneth Edmonds | Kenneth Edmonds | Babyface, Boyz II Men |
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| 5 | A Song for Mama | Kenneth Edmonds | Kenneth Edmonds | Babyface |
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| 6 | Can You Stand the Rain | James Harris III, Terry Lewis | James Harris III, Terry Lewis | Boyz II Men |
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| 7 | Can't Let Her Go | Sean Combs, Lawrence, Jordan, Michael McCary, Wanya Morris, Shawn Stockman, Nathan Morris, G. Johnson, L. Blackmon | Sean Combs, Lawrence, Jordan, Michael McCary, Wanya Morris, Shawn Stockman, Nathan Morris, G. Johnson, L. Blackmon | Sean Combs, Lawrence, Stevie J |
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| 8 | Baby C'mon | Andraé Crouch, Michael McCary, Wanya Morris, Shawn Stockman, Nathan Morris | Andraé Crouch, Michael McCary, Wanya Morris, Shawn Stockman, Nathan Morris | Andraé Crouch |
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| 9 | Come On | Sean Combs, Walker, Michael McCary, Wanya Morris, Shawn Stockman, Nathan Morris, Elliott, Pearson, Sumner | Sean Combs, Walker, Michael McCary, Wanya Morris, Shawn Stockman, Nathan Morris, Elliott, Pearson, Sumner | Sean Combs, J-Dub, Boyz II Men |
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| 10 | All Night Long | J. Smith, Andraé Crouch, Michael McCary, Wanya Morris, Shawn Stockman, Nathan Morris | J. Smith, Andraé Crouch, Michael McCary, Wanya Morris, Shawn Stockman, Nathan Morris | Andraé Crouch |
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| 11 | Human II (Don't Turn Your Back on Me) | James Harris III, Terry Lewis, Michael McCary, Wanya Morris, Shawn Stockman, Nathan Morris | James Harris III, Terry Lewis, Michael McCary, Wanya Morris, Shawn Stockman, Nathan Morris | Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis |
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| 12 | To the Limit | Walker, Michael McCary, Wanya Morris, Shawn Stockman, Nathan Morris, Sean Combs, Jordan, Caldwell, Kettner | Walker, Michael McCary, Wanya Morris, Shawn Stockman, Nathan Morris, Sean Combs, Jordan, Caldwell, Kettner | Sean Combs, J-Dub, Stevie J, Boyz II Men |
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| 13 | Dear God | Bottoms, Jones, Michael McCary, Wanya Morris, Shawn Stockman, Todd Huston, V. Green, Richard Smallwood | Bottoms, Jones, Michael McCary, Wanya Morris, Shawn Stockman, Todd Huston, V. Green, Richard Smallwood | Boyz II Men, Bottoms, Jones |
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