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1999 studio album by 702
702 is the self-titled second studio album by American R&B group of the same name . It was released on June 15, 1999, by Motown .
The album peaked at number thirty-four on the Billboard 200 chart. By November 2002, it was certified platinum in sales by the RIAA , after sales exceeding 1,000,000 copies in the United States.
Critical reception
Stephen Thomas Erlewine at AllMusic was critical of the album's running time and felt it was padded with some filler songs; however, he did call the work "a true step forward for 702."[ 2] Paul Verna from Billboard praised the albums material and thought the group did a good job delivering an album "full of satisfying, hip-shaking tracks, not just a few radio-friendly singles". [ 4] Beth Johnson from Entertainment Weekly was mixed in her review although she thought the album was "cannily polished" due to its writers and producers, she declared it's "hard to distinguish" 702 "from the swelling tsunami of R&B girl groups".[ 1]
The album peaked at thirty-four on the U.S. Billboard 200 and reached the seventh spot on the R&B Albums chart.[ 5] The album was certified gold in September 1999, and reached platinum status in November 2002.[ 6]
Track listing
Title Lyrics Music 1. ""7" Interlude" Marc Kinchen , Irish GrinsteadKinchen 0:38 2. "Where My Girls At? " Missy Elliott , Eric Seats, Rapture StewartElliott, Stewart, Seats 2:46 3. "You Don't Know " Channette Higgens, Channoah Higgens, Carsten Schack, Kenneth Karlin Soulshock & Karlin 4:08 4. "Make Time" Greg Charley, Robbie Nevil Charley 4:24 5. ""0" Interlude" Kinchen, Misha Grinstead Kinchen 0:40 6. "You'll Just Never Know" Everett Benton, LaMenga Kafi, Pi Gadget PI & Jam 5:00 7. "Finally" Charley Charley 4:30 8. "Tell Your Girl" Eric Jackson, Cynthia Loving , Rick Cousin Dutch 3:48 9. "Gotta Leave " Elliott, Seats, Stewart Elliott, Stewart, Seats 5:08 10. "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" Anders Bagge Bagge, Jany 3:59 11. ""2" Interlude" Kinchen, Kameelah Williams Kinchen 0:44 12. "What More Can He Do" Erica Atkins , Trecina Atkins , Warryn Campbell , John SmithCampbell 3:49 13. "Seven" Antoinette Roberson, Kamall Machicote, Maurice Wilcher Wilcher 4:44 14. "Will You Be OK" Angela Slates, Kinchen, Trina Powell, Tamara Powell Kinchen 4:23
Credits and personnel
Information taken from Discogs .[ 7]
bass – Everett "Jam" Benton, Jay Rakes, Romeo Williams
drums – Everett "Jam" Benton
executive production – Bruce Carbone, Billy Gray, Kedar Massenburg
guitar – Mats Berntoft, Eric Jackson, Joshua Thompson
keyboards – Everett "Jam" Johnson
mixing – Mick Guzauski, Manny Marroquin, Dave Pensado
production – Bag, Warryn "Smiley" Campbell, Greg Charley, Dutch, Jany, Marc Kinchen, Missy Elliott, PI & Jam, Rapture Stewart, Eric Seats, Soulshock & Karlin, Maurice Wilcher
recording – Anders Bagge, Jan Fairchild, Fredrick Sarhagen
synthesizer – Everett "Jam" Benton
vocals (background) – 702
writing – A. Bagge, L. Bagge, E. Benton, R. Cousin, P. Gadget, J. Guendon, E. Jackson, L. Kafi, C. Loving, E. Atkins - Campbell, T. Atkins - Campbell
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
^ a b c d Johnson, Beth (1999-06-25). "702 – Music – EW.com" . Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved May 12, 2022 .
^ a b Thomas Erlewine, Stephen. "allmusic ((( 702 > Review )))" . Allmusic . Retrieved 2011-03-16 .
^ Vibe review
^ Verna, Paul (June 26, 1999). "Reviews & Previews - Albums" . Billboard . Vol. 111, no. 26. p. 22. Retrieved June 26, 2022 .
^ "allmusic ((( 702 > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))" . Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-03-16 .
^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - March 16, 2011 : Search Results - 702" . RIAA . Retrieved 2011-03-16 .
^ "702 – 702 (CD, Album) at Discogs" . Discogs . Retrieved 2011-03-16 .
^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 8361" . RPM . Library and Archives Canada . Retrieved May 12, 2022.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – 702 – 702" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts . Retrieved May 14, 2016.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – 702 – 702" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
^ "702 Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved May 14, 2016.
^ "702 Chart History (Top Album Sales)" . Billboard . Retrieved August 11, 2019.
^ "702 Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved May 14, 2016.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1999" . Billboard . Retrieved August 21, 2020 .
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1999" . Billboard . Retrieved August 21, 2020 .
^ "Canadian album certifications – 702 – 702" . Music Canada . February 8, 2000.
^ "American album certifications – 702 – 702" . Recording Industry Association of America . November 4, 2002.
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