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Legacy: The Greatest Hits Collection

 
Album Review: Legacy: The Greatest Hits Collection

  • Artist: Boyz II Men
  • Rating: StarStarStarStarHalf Star
  • Release Date: October 30, 2001
  • Type: Compilation (best of), Enhanced CD-ROM
  • Genre: Rhythm & Blues

Review

Released a decade into Boyz II Men's enormously successful career and a year after another best-of collection, Ballad Collection, Legacy: The Greatest Hits Collection puts all the quartet's hits on one disc. Songs like "Motownphilly" and "End of the Road" were phenomenons during their reign atop the Billboard charts, and many of the other songs here were nearly as ubiquitous at various points in the '90s. Boyz II Men's success simmered out a bit toward the latter end of the '90s, but that doesn't mean they weren't performing great songs. Even if singles like "Song for Mama" didn't dominate the airwaves like the group's early-'90s hits, they're still amazing. Not surprisingly, Legacy focuses on Boyz II Men's first two albums -- Cooleyhighharmony and II -- and not so much on Evolution and Nathan Michael Shawn Wanya. Overall, this best-of is a great place to get all of Boyz II Men's hits if you're not one of the millions of people who bought the original LPs. ~ Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Motownphilly (Lyrics) Dallas Austin, Michael Bivins, Nathan Morris, Shawn Stockman Boyz II Men (3:56)
It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday (Lyrics) Freddie Perren, Christine Yarian Boyz II Men (2:47)
End of the Road (Lyrics) Babyface, L.A. Reid, Daryl Simmons Boyz II Men (5:49)
In the Still of the Night (I'll Remember) Fred Parris Boyz II Men (2:49)
Hey Lover (Lyrics) Jean-Claude Oliver, Rod Temperton, James Todd Smith Boyz II Men, LL Cool J (4:44)
I'll Make Love to You (Lyrics) Babyface Boyz II Men (4:04)
On Bended Knee (Lyrics) Terry Lewis Boyz II Men (5:29)
Water Runs Dry (Lyrics) Babyface Boyz II Men (3:20)
One Sweet Day (Lyrics) Mariah Carey, Michael McCary, Nathan Morris, Shawn Stockman Boyz II Men, Mariah Carey (4:39)
Doin' Just Fine (Lyrics) Shawn Stockman Boyz II Men (5:30)
4 Seasons of Loneliness (Lyrics) Terry Lewis Boyz II Men (4:52)
A Song for Mama Babyface Boyz II Men (5:01)
Pass You By (Lyrics) Shawn Stockman Boyz II Men (6:58)
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Credits

Boyz II Men (Main Performer), Mariah Carey (Performer), Greg Ross (Art Direction), Greg Ross (Design), Sandy Brummels (Creative Director)
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Legacy: The Greatest Hits Collection
Greatest hits by Boyz II Men
Released October 30, 2001
Recorded 1990-2000
Genre R&B
Length N/A
Label Universal
Producer Michael Bivins, Dallas Austin, Babyface, Tim & Bob, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
Professional reviews
Boyz II Men chronology
Nathan Shawn Michael Wanya
(2000)
Legacy: The Greatest Hits Collection
(2001)
Full Circle
(2002)
Legacy: The Greatest Hits Collection (Deluxe Edition)
Deluxe Edition
Deluxe Edition

Legacy: The Greatest Hits Collection is a 2001 greatest hits LP for R&B group Boyz II Men, released by Universal Records.

Track listing US & German Edition

  1. "Motownphilly"
  2. "It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday"
  3. "End of the Road"
  4. "In the Still of the Nite (I'll Remember)"
  5. "Hey Lover" (LL Cool J featuring Boyz II Men)
  6. "I'll Make Love to You"
  7. "On Bended Knee"
  8. "Water Runs Dry"
  9. "One Sweet Day" (Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men)
  10. "Doin' Just Fine"
  11. "4 Seasons of Loneliness"
  12. "A Song for Mama"
  13. "Pass You By"
  14. "Rose and a Honeycomb" (on the UK edition, previously unreleased)

Track listing Deluxe Edition

CD 1 - Original Album

  1. "Motownphilly"
  2. "It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday"
  3. "End of the Road"
  4. "In the Still of the Night (I'll Remember)"
  5. "Hey Lover" (LL Cool J featuring Boyz II Men)
  6. "I'll Make Love to You"
  7. "On Bended Knee"
  8. "Water Runs Dry"
  9. "One Sweet Day" (Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men))
  10. "Doin' Just Fine"
  11. "4 Seasons of Loneliness"
  12. "A Song for Mama
  13. "Pass You By"
  14. "Please Don't Go" (Bonus Track)
  15. "Uhh Ahh" (Bonus Track)
  16. "Thank You" (Bonus Track)
  17. "U Know" (Bonus Track)
  18. "Brokenhearted" (Soul Power mix, with Brandy) (Bonus Track)

CD 2 - Remixes, Movies & More

  1. "Motownphilly" (12" version)
  2. "Sympin'" (Extended Remix)
  3. "Uhh Ahh" (The Sequel Mix)
  4. "Thank You" (Moog Flava Mix)
  5. "I'll Make Love To You" (Make Love To You Mix)
  6. "On Bended Knee" (Human Rhythm Mix)
  7. "Water Runs Dry" (Strat Mix)
  8. "U Know" (Dallas Austin Remix)
  9. "Vibin'" (Cool Summer Mellow Mix)
  10. "I Remember" (Extended Version)
  11. "Doin' Just Fine" (Soul Solution Radio Version)
  12. "Can't Let Her Go" (Timbaland Remix)
  13. "Visions Of A Sunset" (Shawn Stockman solo)
  14. "Your Home Is In My Heart" (Stella's Love Theme, with Chante Moore)
  15. "I Will Get There" (Inspirational Version)
  16. "Not Me"
  17. "So Amazing"
  18. "It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday" (Radio Version)



 
 

 

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