Boyz II Men's 'Cooleyhighharmony'

Boyz II Men‘s ‘Cooleyhighharmony’ is their debut album produced by Michael Bivins of New Edition and Bell Biv DeVoe and released on February 14, 1991 by Motown.

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1 . Please Dont Go (Jamaica, 1991 )

2 . Uhh Ahh / Please Dont Go (“Arsenio Hall,” 1991)

3 . Uhh Ahh

4 . Its So Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday

5 . Its So Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday (SiriusXM)

6 . Motownphilly (1991, On “Apollo Show”)

Boyz II Men – Cooleyhighharmony

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Track Listing : 1.Please Don’T Go (Nathan Morris) – 04:26 . 2.Lonely Heart (Nathan Morris) – 03:42 . 3.This Is My Heart (Wanya Morris, Shawn Stockman) – 03:26 . 4.Uhh Ahh (Michael Bivins, Nathan Morris, Wanya Morris) – 03:51 . 5.It’S So Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday (Freddie Perren, Christine Yarian) – 02:51 . 6.Motownphilly (Dallas Austin, Michael Bivins, Nathan Morris, Shawn Stockman) – 03:55 . 7.Under Pressure (Dallas Austin, Nathan Morris) – 04:15 . 8.Sympin’ (Dallas Austin, Michael Bivins, Nathan Morris, Wanya Morris, Shawn Stockman) – 04:25 . 9.Little Things (Troy Taylor) – 04:04 . 10.Your Love (Troy Taylor) – 05:50

Musicians : Boyz II Men . Nathan Morris – Vocals . Shawn Stockman – Vocals . Wanya Morris – Vocals . Nakia Keith – Vocals On (4) . Michael Mccary – Vocals . Wanya Morris – Vocals . Mark Nauseef – Vocals . Nicole Willis – Vocals On (2) . Dallas Austin – Drums On (9), Percussion, Piano On (1) . Michael Bivins – Rap On (6) . Jack Bruce – Bass, Vocals . Rick Criniti – Guitar On (3) . Trilok Gurtu – Voices . Walter Quintus – Onaiprah, Violin . Rick Sheppard – Keyboards, Programming . Troy Taylor – Bass, Drums, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano On (9 – 10)

Production : Produced By Michael Bivins, Dallas Austin, The Characters . S. Steve Berg – Engineer . Jim Hinger – Engineer . Dennis Mitchell – Engineer . Darin Prindle – Engineer . Chris Trevett – Engineer . Dave Way – Engineer

Package : Ulf V. Kanitz – Cover Design, Photography

Recorded May—November 1990.

Released On February 14, 1991 By Motown.

(Source Boyz II Men – Cooleyhighharmony | Official Website)

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someone @ RateYourMusic
At the same time, you take out the highlights and get an album that epitomizes middling quality. “Please Don’t Go” is pretty underrated as an opener and is a pretty good contemporary R&B track. I can see how some people wanting something along the lines of “Motownphilly” would have been disappointed in this. […]

allmusic
In its original ten-song form, in fact, Cooleyhighharmony is a brisk 40-minute set built for front-to-back listening, though the sequencing is more natural with the “adagio” and “allegro” halves switched up. For many of those responsible for its multi-platinum status, it is the album of the early ’90s, “Uhh Ahh”‘s amusing libidinal melisma notwithstanding. […]

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