Room 112 is the second studio album by the American R&B quartet 112, released in 1998. The album features label mates Mase and Faith Evans; it also features Lil' Kim, Lil' Zane and MJG. The two singles, "Love Me", featuring Mase, and "Anywhere", featuring Lil' Zane, charted at number 17 and number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100, respectively.
Reception
Entertainment Weekly wrote: "112 can't seem to decide whether they wanna woo the ladies or beat up on the competition. It's a choice that could make or break them in the future."
Track listing Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.
Sample credits "Love Me" contains samples of "Don't You Know That?", written and performed by Luther Vandross. "Stay with Me" contains samples of "Sunny Came Home", written by Shawn Colvin and John Leventhal, and performed by Shawn Colvin. "Never Mind" contains samples of "8th Wonder", written by Clifton Chase, Cheryl Cook, Guy O'Brien, Sylvia Robinson and Michael Wright, and performed by Sugarhill Gang.
Personnel Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.
112 – vocals, arranger "Prince Charles" Alexander – engineer , mixing Dwayne Bastiany – producer Scotty Beats – producer Chris Blanding – engineer Ali Boudris – engineer and guitar Leslie Brathwaite – producer and engineer Josh Butler – engineer Sean "Puffy" Combs – producer , executive producer Zane Copeland Jr. – rap Lane Craven – mixing Jerome Dale – producer Stephen Dent – engineer Faith Evans – producer and featured artist Richard "Younglord" Frierson – producer Rasheed Goodlowe – assistant engineer Mick Guzauski – mixing Femi Gya – engineer Arnold Hennings – producer , all Indian instruments and keyboards Anthony "Ty" Hudson – assistant engineer J-Dub – producer , strings Daron Jones – producer Steven "Stevie J." Jordan – producer Kris Kellow – producer, arranger, keyboards, and programming Lil' Kim – featured artist Ken Lewis – engineer Paul Logus – mixing Mario Luccy – engineer Rico Lumpkins – engineer Carlton Lynn – assistant engineer Mase – featured artist Tony Maserati – mixing MJG – featured artist Lynn Montrose – assistant engineer Vernon J. Mungo – assistant engineer Axel Niehaus – mixing Jimmie Lee Patterson – assistant engineer Michael Patterson – engineer , mixing Joe Perrera – engineer , mixing Rob Paustian – engineer Herb Powers – mastering Ed Raso – engineer Eric Roberson – arranger Tom Russo – engineer Tony Smalios – engineer Brian Smith – engineer Diane Warren – executive producer Jason Webb – assistant engineer Mike Wilson – engineer Mario Winans – producer , overdubs
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (1998) PeakpositionCanadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)3
Year-end charts Chart (1999) Position US Billboard 200 65 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 18
Certifications
Release history Region Date Label(s) Format(s) Catalog United States October 27, 1998 Bad Boy Records B0000039Q7
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