''Room 112'' is the second studio album by the American R&B quartet 112, released in 1998. The album features label mates

Mase Mason Durell Betha (born August 27, 1975), better known by his mononym Mase (formerly Murda Mase and stylized as Ma$e), is an American rapper and minister. In the late 1990s, he recorded on the Bad Boy Records label alongside its founder Se ...

and

Faith Evans Faith Renée Evans (born June 10, 1973) is an American singer and actress. Born in Lakeland, Florida, and raised in New Jersey, she relocated to Los Angeles in 1991 for a career in the music business. After working as a backing vocalist for Al ...

; it also features

Lil' Kim Kimberly Denise Jones (born July 11, 1974), Those giving 1974 include: * * * * * better known by her stage name Lil' Kim, is an American rapper and reality television personality. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York City, she lived much of he ...

, 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

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'' 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 from "

Don't You Know That? "Don't You Know That?" is a song by American recording artist Luther Vandross. The song was released as the second single in support of the album '' Never Too Much''. The single followed Vandross's #1 R&B hit, ''"Never Too Much"''. In January 198 ...

", written and performed by

Luther Vandross Luther Ronzoni Vandross Jr. (April 20, 1951 – July 1, 2005) was an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. Known for his sweet and soulful vocals, Vandross has sold over 40 million records worldwide. He achieved eleven consecutive P ...

. * "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 Stephen Dent (born September 30, 1966) is an American audio engineer and managing director at Daddy's House Recording Studio in New York. He is a Grammy award nominee (1999) and worked on the platinum album '' Bad Boys II''. Education Dent attend ...

– engineer *

– producer and featured artist * Richard "Younglord" Frierson – producer * Rasheed Goodlowe – assistant engineer *

Mick Guzauski Nathan "Mick" Guzauski is an American multi-platinum mixing engineer and sound engineer. His work spans a wide range of styles, including jazz, R&B, Latin, rock, pop, easy listening, funk and hip hop. He won a 2002 Latin Grammy for Thalía ...

– 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 *

– featured artist * Ken Lewis – engineer * Paul Logus – mixing * Mario Luccy – engineer * Rico Lumpkins – engineer * Carlton Lynn – assistant engineer *

– featured artist *

Tony Maserati Tony Maserati is an American record producer and audio engineer specializing in mixing. He was involved in the development of the New York R&B and hip-hop scene in the 1990s, working with Mary J. Blige, Notorious B.I.G., Puff Daddy, and Que ...

– 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 Diane Eve Warren (born September 7, 1956) is an American songwriter. She has received several awards including a Grammy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, three ''Billboard'' Music Awards and an Honorary Academy Award. War ...

– executive producer * Jason Webb – assistant engineer * Mike Wilson – engineer *

Mario Winans Mario Mendell Winans ( Brown; born August 29, 1974) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer best known for his 2004 song " I Don't Wanna Know", which reached number 2 in the United States and number 1 in the United Kingdom. Wina ...

– producer , overdubs

Charts

Weekly charts

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Certifications

Release history

References

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