Love is the seventh studio album by Boyz II Men, released in December 2009 on Concord Records. It is a collection of classic love songs from multiple decades performed in the group's signature four-part harmony arrangement, reflecting the interpretive rather than original-composition approach that had characterized the group's late-career output. The group performed all vocals without original songwriting credits; the album includes covers of 'Let Me Love You,' 'More Than Words,' 'End of the Road' (their own classic), and 'Soldier of Love,' demonstrating the range of their vocal arrangement capabilities across different eras and styles. Love reached the top twenty on the Billboard Adult R&B Albums chart and has been certified gold; it represents the group as a cover interpretive act rather than original songwriters, a shift that reflected both their commercial positioning and the strengths they had developed as vocal arrangers across their career. The album arrived as part of a deliberate career repositioning, with the group increasingly focusing on their identity as vocal interpreters rather than pop hitmakers, a strategy that would anchor their long Las Vegas residency. Love exemplifies how the group maintained cultural relevance across multiple decades by embracing the heritage of American popular song as a framework for their extraordinary harmonic capabilities.
Track Listing & Credits
| # | Title | Lyricist(s) | Composer(s) | Producer(s) | Performers |
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| 1 | I Can't Make You Love Me | Mike Reid, Allen Shamblin | Mike Reid, Allen Shamblin | Randy Jackson, Nathan Morris, Wanya Morris, Shawn Stockman |
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| 2 | Amazed | Marv Green, Aimee Mayo, Chris Lindsey | Marv Green, Aimee Mayo, Chris Lindsey | Randy Jackson, Nathan Morris, Wanya Morris, Shawn Stockman |
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| 3 | If You Leave Me Now | Peter Cetera | Peter Cetera | Randy Jackson, Nathan Morris, Wanya Morris, Shawn Stockman |
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| 4 | Misty Blue | Bob Montgomery | Bob Montgomery | Randy Jackson, Nathan Morris, Wanya Morris, Shawn Stockman |
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| 5 | Time After Time | Cyndi Lauper, Rob Hyman | Cyndi Lauper, Rob Hyman | Randy Jackson, Nathan Morris, Wanya Morris, Shawn Stockman |
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| 6 | Iris | John Rzeznik | John Rzeznik | Randy Jackson, Nathan Morris, Wanya Morris, Shawn Stockman |
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| 7 | Cupid | Sam Cooke | Sam Cooke | Randy Jackson, Nathan Morris, Wanya Morris, Shawn Stockman |
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| 8 | In My Life | John Lennon, Paul McCartney | John Lennon, Paul McCartney | Randy Jackson, Nathan Morris, Wanya Morris, Shawn Stockman |
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| 9 | Shining Star | Leo Graham | Leo Graham | Randy Jackson, Nathan Morris, Wanya Morris, Shawn Stockman |
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| 10 | Open Arms | Steve Perry, Jonathan Cain | Steve Perry, Jonathan Cain | Randy Jackson, Nathan Morris, Wanya Morris, Shawn Stockman |
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| 11 | When I Fall In Love | Victor Young, Edward Heyman | Victor Young, Edward Heyman | Randy Jackson, Nathan Morris, Wanya Morris, Shawn Stockman |
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