Room 112
title: "Room 112" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1998-albums", "112-(band)-albums", "bad-boy-records-albums", "arista-records-albums"] topic_path: "arts/music" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Room_112" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::data[format=table title="Infobox album"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Room 112 |
| type | studio |
| artist | 112 |
| cover | Room112.jpg |
| released | October 27, 1998 |
| recorded | 1997–1998 |
| genre | *R&B |
| length | 68:47 |
| label | |
| producer | *Sean Combs |
| prev_title | 112 |
| prev_year | 1996 |
| next_title | Part III |
| next_year | 2001 |
| misc | {{Singles |
| name | Room 112 |
| type | studio |
| single1 | Love Me |
| single1date | December 1, 1998 |
| single2 | Anywhere |
| single2date | January 28, 1999 |
| single3 | Love You Like I Did |
| single3date | June 23, 1999 |
| single4 | Your Letter |
| single4date | January 22, 2000 |
| :: |
| name = Room 112 | type = studio | artist = 112 | cover = Room112.jpg | alt = | released = October 27, 1998 | recorded = 1997–1998 | studio = | genre = *R&B
- hip hop | length = 68:47 | label = | producer = *Sean Combs
- Mario Winans
- Stevie J
- J-Dub
- Younglord
- Daron Jones
- Leslie Braithwaite
- Faith Evans
- Bastiany
- Jerome Dale
- Scotty Beats
- Arnold Hennings
- Kris Kellow | prev_title = 112 | prev_year = 1996 | next_title = Part III | next_year = 2001 | misc = {{Singles | name = Room 112 | type = studio | single1 = Love Me | single1date = December 1, 1998 | single2 = Anywhere | single2date = January 28, 1999 | single3 = Love You Like I Did | single3date = June 23, 1999 | single4 = Your Letter | single4date = January 22, 2000 Room 112 is the second studio album by the American R&B quartet 112, released in 1998. The album features label mates Mase and Faith Evans; it also features Lil' Kim, 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
|rev1 = AllMusic |rev1score = |rev2 = Entertainment Weekly |rev2score = B Entertainment Weekly 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. | extra_column = Producer(s) | total_length = 68:47 | title1 = Room 112 | note1 = Intro | writer1 = | extra1 = J-Dub | length1 = 1:00
| title2 = So Much Love | note2 = Interlude | writer2 = | extra2 = Steven "Stevie J." Jordan | length2 = 1:49
| title3 = Be with You | note3 = | writer3 = | extra3 = | length3 = 4:05
| title4 = Love Me | note4 = featuring Mase | writer4 = | extra4 = Leslie Brathwaite | length4 = 4:17
| title5 = The Only One | note5 = featuring Lil' Kim | writer5 = | extra5 = | length5 = 4:25
| title6 = Anywhere | note6 = Interlude | writer6 = | extra6 = Daron Jones | length6 = 1:11
| title7 = Anywhere | note7 = featuring Lil' Zane | writer7 = | extra7 = Daron Jones | length7 = 4:04
| title8 = Love You Like I Did | note8 = | writer8 = | extra8 = Daron Jones | length8 = 4:19
| title9 = For Awhile | note9 = featuring Faith Evans | writer9 = | extra9 = | length9 = 4:20
| title10 = Don't Go Away | note10 = Interlude | writer10 = | extra10 = Stevie J. | length10 = 0:49
| title11 = Stay with Me | note11 = | writer11 = | extra11 = | length11 = 4:22
| title12 = Whatcha Gonna Do | note12 = featuring MJG | writer12 = | extra12 = | length12 = 4:22
| title13 = Crazy Over You | note13 = | writer13 = | extra13 = | length13 = 5:21
| title14 = Funny Feelings | note14 = | writer14 = | extra14 = | length14 = 3:51
| title15 = Never Mind | note15 = | writer15 = | extra15 = Stevie J. | length15 = 4:05
| title16 = Someone to Hold | note16 = | writer16 = | extra16 = Arnold Hennings | length16 = 4:05
| title17 = All My Love | note17 = | writer17 = | extra17 = Arnold Hennings | length17 = 4:22
| title18 = You Are the Only One | note18 = Interlude | writer18 = | extra18 = Stevie J. | length18 = 1:48
| title19 = Your Letter | note19 = | writer19 = | extra19 = Kris Kellow | length19 = 5:27
Sample credits
- "Love Me" contains samples of "Don't You Know That?", written and performed by Luther Vandross.
- "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 (tracks 3, 5, 7, 8, 11–13)
- "Prince Charles" Alexander – engineer (track 13), mixing (tracks 12, 16)
- Dwayne Bastiany – producer (track 14)
- Scotty Beats – producer (track 14)
- Chris Blanding – engineer (tracks 5, 7, 13)
- Ali Boudris – engineer and guitar (track 19)
- Leslie Brathwaite – producer and engineer (track 4)
- Josh Butler – engineer (track 14)
- Sean "Puffy" Combs – producer (tracks 3, 5, 11–13), executive producer
- Zane Copeland Jr. – rap (track 7)
- Lane Craven – mixing (track 4)
- Jerome Dale – producer (track 14)
- Stephen Dent – engineer (tracks 3, 11, 12, 15)
- Faith Evans – producer and featured artist (track 9)
- Richard "Younglord" Frierson – producer (track 3)
- Rasheed Goodlowe – assistant engineer (track 15)
- Mick Guzauski – mixing (track 19)
- Femi Gya – engineer (track 11)
- Arnold Hennings – producer (tracks 16, 17), all Indian instruments and keyboards (track 17)
- Anthony "Ty" Hudson – assistant engineer (track 4)
- J-Dub – producer (tracks 1, 9), strings (track 17)
- Daron Jones – producer (tracks 5–8, 13)
- Steven "Stevie J." Jordan – producer (tracks 2, 10, 13, 15, 18)
- Kris Kellow – producer, arranger, keyboards, and programming (track 19)
- Lil' Kim – featured artist (track 5)
- Ken Lewis – engineer (tracks 8, 9, 13)
- Paul Logus – mixing (tracks 3, 14, 15)
- Mario Luccy – engineer (track 19)
- Rico Lumpkins – engineer (track 16)
- Carlton Lynn – assistant engineer (track 4)
- Mase – featured artist (track 4)
- Tony Maserati – mixing (tracks 7, 13)
- MJG – featured artist (track 12)
- Lynn Montrose – assistant engineer (tracks 4, 12)
- Vernon J. Mungo – assistant engineer (track 3)
- Axel Niehaus – mixing (track 4)
- Jimmie Lee Patterson – assistant engineer (tracks 3, 5, 11, 13, 15)
- Michael Patterson – engineer (tracks 5, 11), mixing (tracks 1, 2, 5, 9, 11, 17)
- Joe Perrera – engineer (tracks 6, 10, 12, 13, 18), mixing (tracks 6, 8, 10, 18)
- Rob Paustian – engineer (track 3)
- Herb Powers – mastering
- Ed Raso – engineer (tracks 1–3, 13)
- Eric Roberson – arranger (track 14)
- Tom Russo – engineer (track 9)
- Tony Smalios – engineer (tracks 4, 9, 17)
- Brian Smith – engineer (track 3)
- Diane Warren – executive producer (track 19)
- Jason Webb – assistant engineer (track 16)
- Mike Wilson – engineer (track 5)
- Mario Winans – producer (tracks 11–13), overdubs (track 5)
Charts
Weekly charts
::data[format=table] | Chart (1998) | Peak position | Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) | |---|---|---| | 3 | | | ::
Year-end charts
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| Chart (1999) | Position | US Billboard 200 | US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65 | |||
| 18 | |||
| :: |
Certifications
Release history
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| Region | Date | Label(s) | Format(s) | Catalog | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 27, 1998 | Bad Boy Records | B0000039Q7 | |||
| :: |
References
References
- [{{AllMusic
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090425221549/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,286182,00.html Entertainment Weekly review]. December 18, 1998, p. 86.
- (1998). "Room 112". [[Bad Boy Records.
- "R&B : Top 50".
- "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1999".
- "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1999".
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