''Under the Streetlight'' is the fifteenth studio album by American R&B group

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. It was released by Tango Entertainment, Masterworks and MSM Music Group on October 20, 2017. A collection of interpretations of songs from the 1950s, along with one original track, "Ladies Man," the album debuted and peaked at number 58 on the US

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chart.

Critical reception

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critic Mark Kennedy found that ''Under the Streetlight'' "manages to give each song the Boyz' soulful barbershop quartet treatment with respect and admiration for the originals, especially with a superb version of " Why Do Fools Fall in Love" ..The Boyz may be all grown up but their skills clearly haven’t been lost." ''

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'' remarked that "the Men still have a solid grasp of harmony and the tightly polished ability that comes from 30 years of performing. With an array of guest performers, ..they prove that age hasn’t dulled their harmonic abilities. The album treads a pleasant enough path, but risks alienating long-term fans eager for something a bit more contemporary."

Chart performance

''Under the Streetlight'' debuted at number 58 on the US ''Billboard''

chart in the week ending November 11, 2017. The album failed to enter the US ''Billboard'' 200 and the

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chart, becoming the band's first album to miss both charts.

Track listing

Personnel

Musicians * Richard Bravo – drums * Kim Collins – acoustic bass * Gregory Daniel – drums * Emile Ghantous – programming * Rayford Griffin – drums *

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– programming * Mark Hollingsworth – saxophone * Terry Johnson – guitar * Christopher Loftlin – bass * Brian Mann – piano , organ *

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– keyboards and piano *

Isaiah Sharkey Isaiah Sharkey (born July 14, 1989) is an American guitarist, singer-songwriter, and producer. He played guitar as a member of the Vanguard on D'Angelo's 2014 album '' Black Messiah'', which won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Album. He is also a ...

– guitar *

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– guitar , keyboard programming * Chris Tedesco – trumpet , trombone * Lance Tolbert – bass * Theresa Trigg – keyboards and programming * Pete Wallace – piano Technical personnel * Boyz II Men – executive producers * Alan "AA" Armitage – engineer * Richard Bravo – engineer * Dom Camardrella – rhythm section and strings engineer * Reuben Cohen – mastering * Jorel Corpus – mix assistant *

Richard Furch Richard Oliver Furch is an American music engineer, mixer, and pianist. He has worked with many prominent names in music, including: Usher, Prince, Boyz II Men, Macy Gray, Ruben Studdard, Chaka Khan, India.Arie, and Tyrese, as well as Chine ...

– mixing * Iker Gastaminza – engineer * Emile Ghantous – engineer * Terry Johnson – engineer * Tim Headington – executive producer * Joe Mulvihill – executive producer * Jason Patterson – assistant engineer * Rene Toledo – assistant engineer * Pete Wallace – engineer * Chris Wood – engineer

Charts

Release history

References

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