Full Circle (Boyz II Men album)

Full Circle
Studio album by
Boyz II Men
ReleasedJuly 23, 2002
RecordedAugust 2001–May 2002
Length61:11
LabelArista
Producer
Boyz II Men chronology
Legacy: The Greatest Hits Collection
(2001) 		Full Circle
(2002) 		The Best of Boyz II Men
(2003)
Singles from Full Circle
  1. "The Color of Love"
    Released: June 11, 2002
  2. "Relax Your Mind"
    Released: July 16, 2002

Full Circle is the sixth album by American R&B group Boyz II Men. It was released by Arista Records on July 23, 2002 in the United States. Their first project with the label, following their departure from Motown Records and the release of previous album Nathan Michael Shawn Wanya through Universal Records, it features the singles "The Color of Love", written by Babyface and "Relax Your Mind" featuring Faith Evans, Full Circle was the last Boyz II Men album to include bass singer Michael McCary.[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic54/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Blender[2]
Entertainment WeeklyC[4]
Q[2]
Rolling Stone[5]
Yahoo! Music UK[6]

Full Circle received positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 69 based on 14 reviews.[2] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic commented, "a little of the stilted, early-'80s funk-influenced hip-hop that marked modern soul, while offering a lot of adult contemporary balladry. Although the group doesn't delve too hard into funk, it still doesn't mesh particularly well together, especially since the material, while well-sung as ever, isn't particularly distinguished. That doesn't mean it's bad – the album is pleasant enough as it spins – but it's simply not that memorable, which is quite a disappointment after the very, very nice Nathan Michael Shawn Wanya."[3]

Accolades

In February 2003, Boyz II Men were nominated for a Soul Train Music Award for R&B/Soul Album Group, Band or Duo for Full Circle.[7]

Track listing

North America/Europe version[8][9]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Relax Your Mind" (featuring Faith Evans)
McKinney4:05
2."The Color of Love"Kenneth EdmondsBabyface4:52
3."Ain't a Thang Wrong" (featuring Rob Jackson)
Fambro4:08
4."Oh Well"
Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis4:55
5."Whatcha Need"
Fambro5:04
6."On the Road Again"
  • Kenny Hickson
  • N. Morris
  • W. Morris
  • Stockman
  • Fambro
N. Morris4:14
7."Makin' Love (Interlude)"
  • Kenny Hickson
  • N. Morris
  • W. Morris
  • Stockman
N. Morris1:57
8."Roll Wit Me"
Scott Storch3:32
9."Right on Time"
  • Heard
  • W. Morris
5:00
10."Howz About It"
  • Edmund "Butter" Clement
  • Anita McCloud
Clement4:02
11."That's Why I Love You"
  • Harris
  • Lewis
  • McCary
  • N. Morris
  • W. Morris
  • Stockman
Jam & Lewis5:15
12."I'm OK, You're OK"
  • Fambro
  • W. Morris
  • Hickson
  • Fambro
  • W. Morris
4:51
13."Luv N U"
  • The Goonies
  • W. Morris
5:08
14."I'll Show You"
PAJAM4:11
Total length:61:11
Japan version
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Relax Your Mind" (featuring Faith Evans)
  • Brown
  • Fleurimond
  • E. DeBarge
  • W. DeBarge
  • McKinney
  • Washington
  • Jordan
Carlos McKinney4:05
2."The Color of Love"K. EdmondsBabyface4:52
3."Ain't a Thang Wrong" (featuring Rob Jackson)
  • Stockman
  • Trizzy
  • Fambro
  • Jackson
Fambro4:08
4."Oh Well"
  • Harris
  • Lewis
  • McCary
  • N. Morris
  • W. Morris
  • Stockman
Jam & Lewis4:55
5."Whatcha Need"
  • Brown
  • Fambro
  • Boynton
Fambro5:04
6."On the Road Again"
  • Hickson
  • N. Morris
  • W. Morris
  • Stockman
  • Fambro
N. Morris4:27
7."Roll Wit Me"
  • McCary
  • N. Morris
  • W. Morris
  • Stockman
  • Storch
Storch3:51
8."Right on Time"
  • Heard
  • J. Barnes
  • C. Barnes
  • W. Morris
  • Heard
  • W. Morris
5:00
9."Howz About It"
  • Clement
  • McCloud
Clement4:02
10."That's Why I Love You"
  • Harris
  • Lewis
  • McCary
  • N. Morris
  • W. Morris
  • Stockman
Jam & Lewis5:15
11."I'm OK, You're OK"
  • Fambro
  • Hickson
  • W. Morris
  • Fambro
  • W. Morris
4:51
12."Luv N U"
  • Dozier
  • J. Edmonds
  • W. Morris
  • Gorman
  • The Goonies
  • W. Morris
5:08
13."I'll Show You"
  • Allen
  • Moss
PAJAM4:11
Bonus track(s)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
14."Woman Don't Cry"
Babyface3:48
15."You're My Baby"
  • Brown
  • Marvin "Chanz" Parkman
  • Parkman
  • Boyz II Men
4:55

Sample credits

  • "Woman Don't Cry" contains replayed elements from "Lean On Me" (1972) as written and performed by Bill Withers.

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[24] Platinum 200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Full Circle release history
Region Date Label Format
United Kingdom July 22, 2002 Arista
  • Cassette
  • CD
United States July 23, 2002 CD
Japan

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