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With their early 1990s hit "Motownphilly," Boyz II Men assured their status as big-time chart-toppers, able to control the No. 1 spot for weeks at a time (often only to be replaced by another one of their singles). Their tight harmonies give a nod to the Doo-Wop artists of the 1950s, while crisp production assures a distinctly modern sound. They've had success with smoking R&B dance tracks, but their true talent lies in their rendering of syrupy romantic ballads that can drive just about anyone to tears. Their perfect A Cappella songs can melt your heart like butter, moving through open chords with exacting precision. Scores of weak imitations later, Boyz II Men continue to sell millions of records as they work with hot producers like Babyface and superstar singers such as Mariah Carey.
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About Boyz II Men
This versatile close-harmony soul unit enjoyed an almost unprecedented level of success during the early 90s, beginning with 1991's US Top 3 debut single "Motownphilly". The original line-up comprised Wanya "Squirt" Morris (b. 29 July 1973, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA), Michael "Bass" McCary (b. 16 December 1972, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA), Shawn "Slim" Stockman (b. 26 September 1972, USA) and Nathan "Alex-Vanderpool" Morris (b. 18 June 1971, USA). The four men met at the Philadelphia High School Of Creative And Performing Arts, forming the band in 1988. Michael Bivins of Bell Biv DeVoe took the quartet under his wing and brought them, fittingly, to Motown Records. Their debut album was one side dance, one side ballad, and was a huge seller in the USA. By the middle of 1993 the album was still high on the US chart with sales of over seven million copies. The previous autumn, the soundtrack song "End Of The Road" topped the US charts for a mammoth 13 weeks and provided the quartet with a UK chart-topper. The winning formula was repeated with uncanny accuracy in 1994, with the follow-up album (imaginatively titled II) becoming a huge hit. It spawned three of the best-selling singles in US chart history, with "I'll Make Love To You" (at the top for 14 weeks), "On Bended Knee" (at the top for 6 weeks) and "One Sweet Day" (with Mariah Carey, number 1 for an astonishing 16 weeks). Evolution featured all-star contributions from Sean "Puffy" Combs, Keith Crouch, Babyface and Jimmy Jam And Jerry Lewis.
The quartet set up their own label, Stonecreek, and after a three year hiatus launched Nathan Michael Shawn Wanya onto a market now saturated with a new generation of R&B vocal groups. The quartet's brand of smooth, inoffensive soul, though classy as always, struggled to make a commercial impact in a less discerning and more sexually explicit climate. They subsequently signed a new recording contract with Arista Records, and returned in July 2002 with Full Circle. This proved to be the last album to feature McCary who announced his retirement from the music business not long afterwards. The remaining trio formed their own MSM Music Group label and set about recording a new album Throwback.