Boyz II Men grew up with 2000's Nathan Michael Shawn Wanya, providing a really fine, mature urban soul album, but not many noticed, so it was time for another new start in 2002. They left Motown and signed with Arista, where Antonio "L.A." Reid had successfully set up shop, breaking new acts and re-establishing old ones -- with the latter clearly in mind when he executive produced Boyz II Men's Full Circle, with the Boyz handling production duties. Everybody involved apparently decided that the best way to bring the boyz into the 2000s is by hedging their bets: offering 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. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
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Relax Your Mind
Eldra DeBarge, Carlos McKinney, Jarrett Washington, William DeBarge, Raphael Brown
Babyface (Bass), Babyface (Keyboards), Babyface (Vocals), Babyface (Producer), Babyface (Drum Programming), Boyz II Men (Vocals), Boyz II Men (Producer), Boyz II Men (Main Performer), Boyz II Men (Vocal Arrangement), Elizabeth Wilson (Strings), Paul D. Allen (Mixing), Brenton Banks (Strings), Gordon Berg (Strings), Assa Drori (Strings), Jerry Epstein (Strings), Henry Ferber (Strings), Clare Fischer (Strings), Clare Fischer (String Arrangements), Brent Fischer (Strings), Maurice Grants (Strings), Steve Hodge (Engineer), Steve Hodge (Mixing), Jean-Marie Horvat (Mixing), Paul Jackson, Jr. (Guitar), Jimmy Jam (Arranger), Jimmy Jam (Producer), Jimmy Jam (?), Joe Ketendjian (Strings), Terry Lewis (Arranger), Terry Lewis (Producer), Terry Lewis (?), Carlos McKinney (Producer), Carlos McKinney (?), Jorge Moraga (Strings), Nathan Morris (Producer), Nathan Morris (?), Wanya Morris (Producer), Wanya Morris (Vocal Arrangement), James Moss (?), Dean Parks (Guitar (Acoustic)), Dave Pensado (Mixing), Kazi Pitelka (Strings), L.A. Reid (Executive Producer), Alexander Richbourg (Drum Programming), David Rideau (Engineer), Anatoly Rosinsky (Strings), Shawn Stockman (Vocal Arrangement), Scott Storch (Producer), Scott Storch (?), Cecilia Tsan (Strings), Shari Zippert (Strings), Darrale Jones (A&R), Patricia Aiken (Strings), Robert Sanov (Strings), Julie Rogers (Strings), Ivy Skoff (Production Coordination), Bradley Yost (Assistant), Kevin Crouse (Assistant Engineer), Paul Boutin (Engineer), Paul Boutin (Mixing), Christian Lantry (Photography), Andrew Picken (Strings), Daniel Kresco (Assistant Engineer), Beau Dozier (?), Andreao "Fanatic" Heard (Producer), Carlisle Young (Engineer), Igor Kiskatchi (Strings), Oscar Ramirez (Mixing Assistant), Ted Reiger (Mixing Assistant), Jif Hinger (Engineer), Lynn Grants (Strings), Qadree el-Amin (Executive Producer), June Ambrose (Stylist), Robert Berg (Strings), Rebecca Bunnell (Strings), Jennifer Munday (Strings), Jason Edmonds (?), Daniel Milazzo (Assistant Engineer), Trevor Handy (Strings), PAJAM (Producer), Samuel Formicola (Strings), Joe-Mama Nitzberg (Creative Director), Patrick Woodward (Assistant Engineer), Raphael Brown (Producer), Raphael Brown (Vocal Arrangement), Jason Dale (Assistant Engineer), Grecco Buratto (Guitar (Acoustic)), Tim Ronaghan (Assistant Engineer), Tim Ronaghan (Recording), James Porte (Engineer), Ethan Willoughby (Mixing Assistant), Kevin "KD" Davis (Mixing), Theresa Wilson (A&R), Donnie "D Major" Boynton (Producer), Donnie "D Major" Boynton (?)
