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.
Track Listing & Credits
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 3 | Put Some Music On | Nathan Morris, Wanya Morris, Shawn Stockman, Julian Bunetta | Nathan Morris, Wanya Morris, Shawn Stockman, Julian Bunetta | Julian Bunetta |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 6 | I Shoulda Lied | Eric Dawkins, Antonio Dixon, Kenneth Edmonds, Wanya Morris | Eric Dawkins, Antonio Dixon, Kenneth Edmonds, Wanya Morris | Babyface, Antonio Dixon |
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| 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 |
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| 8 | Refuse to Be the Reason | Nathan Morris, Wanya Morris, Shawn Stockman, Rex Rideout | Nathan Morris, Wanya Morris, Shawn Stockman, Rex Rideout | Rex Rideout |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 11 | Flow | Donnell Shawn Butler, Teddy Riley, Matthew Washington | Donnell Shawn Butler, Teddy Riley, Matthew Washington | Teddy Riley |
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| 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 |
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| 13 | Motownphilly | Dallas Austin, Michael Bivins, Nathan Morris, Shawn Stockman | Dallas Austin, Michael Bivins, Nathan Morris, Shawn Stockman | Tim Kelley, Bob Robinson |
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| 14 | On Bended Knee | James Harris III, Terry Lewis | James Harris III, Terry Lewis | Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis |
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| 15 | Four Seasons of Loneliness | James Harris III, Terry Lewis | James Harris III, Terry Lewis | Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis |
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| 16 | Water Runs Dry | Kenneth Edmonds | Kenneth Edmonds | Babyface, Antonio Dixon |
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| 17 | A Song for Mama | Kenneth Edmonds | Kenneth Edmonds | Babyface, Antonio Dixon |
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| 18 | It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday | Freddie Perren, Christine Yarian | Freddie Perren, Christine Yarian | Boyz II Men |
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| 19 | I'll Make Love to You | Kenneth Edmonds | Kenneth Edmonds | Babyface, Antonio Dixon |
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| 20 | End of the Road | Kenneth Edmonds, Antonio Reid, Daryl Simmons | Kenneth Edmonds, Antonio Reid, Daryl Simmons | Babyface, Antonio Dixon |
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| 21 | Not Like You | James Harris III, Terry Lewis | James Harris III, Terry Lewis | Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis |
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