Room 112 is the second studio album by R&B quartet 112

112 (band)

112 is an American R&B quartet from Atlanta, Georgia. Formerly artists on Diddy's Bad Boy Records, the group signed to the Def Soul roster in 2002. They had great success in the late 1990s and early 2000s with hits such as "Only You", "Anywhere" and "Peaches & Cream"...

, released on October 20, 1998. The album features label mates Mase

Mase

Mason Durell Betha , better known by stage name Mase who was previously known as Murda Ma$e, is an American rapper, songwriter, actor and inspirational speaker...

 and Faith Evans

Faith Evans

Faith Renée Evans is an American singer-songwriter, recording artist, record producer, actress and author. Born in Florida and raised in New Jersey, Evans relocated to Los Angeles during 1993 for a career with the music business. After working as a backing vocalist for Al B...

. Also features Lil' Kim

Lil' Kim

Kimberly Denise Jones , better known by her stage name Lil' Kim, is an American rapper and actress who was a member of the group Junior M.A.F.I.A.....

, 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

• Allmusic  []

Entertainment Weekly (12/18/98, p.86) - "...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." - Rating: B

Track listing

Samples=
"Love Me" sampled "Don't You Know That?" by Luther Vandross

Luther Vandross

Luther Ronzoni Vandross was an American singer-songwriter and record producer. During his career, Vandross sold over twenty-five million albums and won eight Grammy Awards including Best Male R&B Vocal Performance four times...

"Never Mind" sampled "8th Wonder" by Sugarhill Gang

"Stay With Me" sampled "Sunny Came Home" by Shawn Colvin

Shawn Colvin

Shawn Colvin is an American singer-songwriter and musician.-Childhood and early career:Colvin was born in Vermillion, South Dakota. Her formative years were spent in the town of Carbondale, Illinois, where she attended Southern Illinois University Carbondale. She learned to play guitar at the age...

"Funny Feelings" sampled "Thinking of You" by Tony! Toni! Toné!

Tony! Toni! Toné!

Tony! Toni! Toné! is an American Soul/R&B group from Oakland, California, popular during the late 1980s and early to mid 1990s. During the band's heyday, it was composed of D'wayne Wiggins on lead vocals and guitar, his brother Raphael Saadiq on lead vocals and bass, and their cousin Timothy...

Credits=
112

112

Year 112 was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Traianus and Cornelius...

- Arranger

Charles "Prince Charles" Alexander -Mixing

Dwayne Bastiany -Producer

Scotty Beats -Producer

Chris Blanding -Engineer

Ali Boudris -Engineer,

Leslie Brathwaite -Engineer, Producer

Josh Butler -Engineer

Sean "Puffy" Combs -Executive Producer, Producer

Zane Copeland, Jr. -Rap

Lane Craven -Mixing

Stephen Dent -Engineer

Faith Evans

Faith Evans

Faith Renée Evans is an American singer-songwriter, recording artist, record producer, actress and author. Born in Florida and raised in New Jersey, Evans relocated to Los Angeles during 1993 for a career with the music business. After working as a backing vocalist for Al B...

 -Performer, Producer

Richard "Younglord" Frierson -Mixing

Mark "Exit" Goodchild -Mixing Assistant

Rasheed Goodlowe -Assistant Engineer

Mick Guzauski -Mixing

Christopher "Deep" Henderson -Producer

Arnold Hennings -Producer

Anthony Hudson- Assistant Engineer

Daron Jones- Producer

Kris Kello- Arranger, Keyboards, Producer, Programming

Lil' Kim

Lil' Kim

Kimberly Denise Jones , better known by her stage name Lil' Kim, is an American rapper and actress who was a member of the group Junior M.A.F.I.A.....

- Performer

Paul Logus- Mixing

Mario Lucy- Engineer

Ricco Lumpkins- Engineer

Carlton Lynn- Assistant Engineer

Mase

Mase

Mason Durell Betha , better known by stage name Mase who was previously known as Murda Ma$e, is an American rapper, songwriter, actor and inspirational speaker...

- Performer

Tony Maserati- Engineer

MJG -Performer

Lynn Montrose- Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant

Vernon Mungo- Assistant Engineer

Axel Niehaus- Mixing

Michael Patterson- Mixing

Rob Paustian- Engineer

Joe "Smilin' Joe" Perrera- Engineer, Mixing

Harve Pierre

Harve Pierre

Harve Pierre, also known by the stage-name Joe Hooker, is a writer, singer and producer. Pierre is also the President of Sean "Diddy" Combs' Bad Boy record company. As a singer, he uses almost "out-of-tune", loud, rap-style singing vocals...

- A&R, Associate Executive Producer

Herb Powers- Mastering

Ed Raso- Engineer

Eric Roberson- Arranger

Norman Jean Roy- Photography

Brian Smith- Engineer

Kevin Wales- Associate Executive Producer

Diane Warren

Diane Warren

Diane Eve Warren , is a US songwriter. Her songs have received six Academy Award nominations, five Golden Globe nominations, including one win and seven Grammy Award nominations, including one win. She was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2001...

- Executive Producer

Jason Webb- Assistant Engineer

Barry White- Grooming

Mike Wilson- Engineer

Mario Winans- Overdubs

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	October 20, 1998	Bad Boy Records Bad Boy Records Bad Boy Records is a record label founded in 1993 by producer/rapper/entrepreneur Sean "Diddy" Combs. Today it operates as a subsidiary of Warner Music Group, and is distributed by Atlantic Records.-Beginnings:...	CD	B0000039Q7