Twenty

2011  ·  Motown

Produced by Babyface, Bryan-Michael Cox, Sean Garrett

Published Jun 17, 2026

43% Authorship Score Collaborator

Twenty is the eighth studio album by Boyz II Men, released in January 2011 on Motown Records. It was a twentieth anniversary release celebrating the debut Cooleyhighharmony and containing both re-recordings of early hits and new original material. The group performed all vocals and co-wrote new tracks; the album includes new versions of 'Motownphilly,' 'It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday,' and 'I'll Make Love to You' alongside newly written songs. Twenty debuted at number twenty-one on the Billboard 200 and represents the group's formal commercial celebration of their twentieth anniversary as recording artists. The album confirms the cultural longevity of the Boyz II Men brand and the continued affection of the adult-contemporary R&B audience for the harmonic ballad tradition the group established in the early 1990s. The album serves as both a commercial celebration and an artistic statement, confirming that the harmonic ideal Cooleyhighharmony introduced remained musically viable two decades on and that the group's vocal chemistry, developed across thirty years of performance, continued to produce results worth documenting.

21 Tracks
40 Lyricists
14 Producers
2011 Year

Track Listing & Credits

# Title Lyricist(s) Composer(s) Producer(s) Performers
1 Believe Nathan Morris, Wanya Morris, Shawn Stockman, Melodye Perry, Teddy Riley, Alex Teamer Nathan Morris, Wanya Morris, Shawn Stockman, Melodye Perry, Teddy Riley, Alex Teamer Teddy Riley
2 So Amazing Nathan Morris, Wanya Morris, Shawn Stockman, Tim Kelley, Bob Robinson Nathan Morris, Wanya Morris, Shawn Stockman, Tim Kelley, Bob Robinson Tim Kelley, Bob Robinson
3 Put Some Music On Nathan Morris, Wanya Morris, Shawn Stockman, Julian Bunetta Nathan Morris, Wanya Morris, Shawn Stockman, Julian Bunetta Julian Bunetta
4 Slowly Nathan Morris, Wanya Morris, Shawn Stockman, Tim Kelley, Bob Robinson Nathan Morris, Wanya Morris, Shawn Stockman, Tim Kelley, Bob Robinson Tim Kelley, Bob Robinson
5 More Than You'll Ever Know Clarice Bell-Strayhorn, Dennis Bettis, Wirlie Morris, Charlie Wilson, Mahin Wilson Clarice Bell-Strayhorn, Dennis Bettis, Wirlie Morris, Charlie Wilson, Mahin Wilson Wanya Morris, Charlie Wilson
6 I Shoulda Lied Eric Dawkins, Antonio Dixon, Kenneth Edmonds, Wanya Morris Eric Dawkins, Antonio Dixon, Kenneth Edmonds, Wanya Morris Babyface, Antonio Dixon
7 Benefit of a Fool Eric Bellinger, Ernest Clark, Marcos Palacios, Aaron Michael Cox, Wanya Morris Eric Bellinger, Ernest Clark, Marcos Palacios, Aaron Michael Cox, Wanya Morris Da Internz
8 Refuse to Be the Reason Nathan Morris, Wanya Morris, Shawn Stockman, Rex Rideout Nathan Morris, Wanya Morris, Shawn Stockman, Rex Rideout Rex Rideout
9 One More Dance Bryan-Michael Cox, Antonio Dixon, Kenneth Edmonds, Patrick Smith Bryan-Michael Cox, Antonio Dixon, Kenneth Edmonds, Patrick Smith Babyface, Antonio Dixon
10 Will You Be There Nathan Morris, Wanya Morris, Shawn Stockman, Tim Kelley, Bob Robinson Nathan Morris, Wanya Morris, Shawn Stockman, Tim Kelley, Bob Robinson Tim Kelley, Bob Robinson
11 Flow Donnell Shawn Butler, Teddy Riley, Matthew Washington Donnell Shawn Butler, Teddy Riley, Matthew Washington Teddy Riley
12 One Up for Love Harry Bonner, Antonio Dixon, Stacy Dulan, Kenneth Edmonds, Marcie Evans, Erik Griggs, Alvin Isaacs, Khristopher Riddick-Tynes Harry Bonner, Antonio Dixon, Stacy Dulan, Kenneth Edmonds, Marcie Evans, Erik Griggs, Alvin Isaacs, Khristopher Riddick-Tynes Khris & AL, Babyface
13 Motownphilly Dallas Austin, Michael Bivins, Nathan Morris, Shawn Stockman Dallas Austin, Michael Bivins, Nathan Morris, Shawn Stockman Tim Kelley, Bob Robinson
14 On Bended Knee James Harris III, Terry Lewis James Harris III, Terry Lewis Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis
15 Four Seasons of Loneliness James Harris III, Terry Lewis James Harris III, Terry Lewis Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis
16 Water Runs Dry Kenneth Edmonds Kenneth Edmonds Babyface, Antonio Dixon
17 A Song for Mama Kenneth Edmonds Kenneth Edmonds Babyface, Antonio Dixon
18 It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday Freddie Perren, Christine Yarian Freddie Perren, Christine Yarian Boyz II Men
19 I'll Make Love to You Kenneth Edmonds Kenneth Edmonds Babyface, Antonio Dixon
20 End of the Road Kenneth Edmonds, Antonio Reid, Daryl Simmons Kenneth Edmonds, Antonio Reid, Daryl Simmons Babyface, Antonio Dixon
21 Not Like You James Harris III, Terry Lewis James Harris III, Terry Lewis Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis

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