Room 112

Room 112
Room 112
Studio album by 112
Released	October 27, 1998
Recorded	1997–1998
Genre	R&B; hip hop;
Length	68:47
Label	Bad Boy; Arista;
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;
112 chronology
Singles from Room 112
	"Love Me"; Released: December 1, 1998; "Anywhere"; Released: January 28, 1999; "Love You Like I Did"; Released: June 23, 1999; "Your Letter"; Released: 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

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B ^[2]

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."^[2]

Track listing

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.^[3]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Room 112" (Intro)	Jeffrey Walker Daron Jones Michael Keith Quinnes Parker Marvin Scandrick Lamont Maxwell	J-Dub	1:00
2.	"So Much Love" (Interlude)	Steven Jordan D. Jones M. Keith Q. Parker M. Scandrick L. Maxwell	Steven "Stevie J." Jordan	1:49
3.	"Be with You"	Sean Combs Richard Frierson D. Jones M. Keith Q. Parker M. Scandrick L. Maxwell Courtney Sills Jason Boyd	Sean "Puffy" Combs Richard "Younglord" Frierson	4:05
4.	"Love Me" (featuring Mase)	Leslie Brathwaite D. Jones M. Keith Q. Parker M. Scandrick L. Maxwell Mason Betha Luther Vandross	Leslie Brathwaite	4:17
5.	"The Only One" (featuring Lil' Kim)	D. Jones M. Keith Q. Parker M. Scandrick L. Maxwell S. Combs Kimberly Jones Carl Thomas	Daron Jones Sean "Puffy" Combs	4:25
6.	"Anywhere" (Interlude)	D. Jones M. Keith Q. Parker M. Scandrick L. Maxwell J. Boyd	Daron Jones	1:11
7.	"Anywhere" (featuring Lil' Zane)	D. Jones M. Keith Q. Parker M. Scandrick L. Maxwell Zane Copeland, Jr.	Daron Jones	4:04
8.	"Love You Like I Did"	D. Jones M. Keith Q. Parker M. Scandrick L. Maxwell	Daron Jones	4:19
9.	"For Awhile" (featuring Faith Evans)	J. Walker Faith Evans D. Jones M. Keith Q. Parker M. Scandrick L. Maxwell	J-Dub Faith Evans	4:20
10.	"Don't Go Away" (Interlude)	S. Jordan D. Jones M. Keith Q. Parker M. Scandrick L. Maxwell	Stevie J.	0:49
11.	"Stay with Me"	S. Combs Mario Winans D. Jones M. Keith Q. Parker M. Scandrick L. Maxwell Shawn Colvin John Leventhal	Sean "Puffy" Combs Mario Winans	4:22
12.	"Whatcha Gonna Do" (featuring MJG)	S. Combs M. Winans D. Jones M. Keith Q. Parker M. Scandrick L. Maxwell C. Sills Kenneth Hickson Marlon Goodwin	Sean "Puffy" Combs Mario Winans	4:22
13.	"Crazy Over You"	D. Jones M. Keith Q. Parker M. Scandrick L. Maxwell S. Combs S. Jordan M. Winans C. Sills	Daron Jones Sean "Puffy" Combs Stevie J. Mario Winans	5:21
14.	"Funny Feelings"	Jerome Leggette Raymond Brown Dwayne Bastiany Eric Roberson	Jerome Dale Scotty Beats Dwayne Bastiany	3:51
15.	"Never Mind"	S. Jordan Kelly Price Clifton Chase Cheryl Cook Guy O'Brien Sylvia Robinson Michael Wright	Stevie J.	4:05
16.	"Someone to Hold"	Arnold Hennings Gromyko Collins D. Jones M. Keith Q. Parker M. Scandrick L. Maxwell	Arnold Hennings	4:05
17.	"All My Love"	A. Hennings D. Jones M. Keith Q. Parker M. Scandrick L. Maxwell C. Sills	Arnold Hennings	4:22
18.	"You Are the Only One" (Interlude)	S. Jordan D. Jones M. Keith Q. Parker M. Scandrick L. Maxwell	Stevie J.	1:48
19.	"Your Letter"	Diane Warren Kris Kellow	Kris Kellow	5:27
Total length:				68:47

Sample credits^[3]

"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.^[3]

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

Chart (1998)	Peak position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[4]	15
Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)^[5]	3
UK Albums (OCC)^[6]	156
UK R&B Albums (OCC)^[7]	17
US Billboard 200^[8]	20
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[9]	6

Year-end charts

Chart (1999)	Position
US Billboard 200^[10]	65
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[11]	18

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[12]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Label(s)	Format(s)	Catalog
United States	October 27, 1998	Bad Boy Records	CD cassette	B0000039Q7

References

^ AllMusic review
^ ^a ^b Entertainment Weekly review. December 18, 1998, p. 86.
^ ^a ^b ^c Room 112 (booklet). Bad Boy, Arista. 1998.
^ "112 Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
^ "R&B : Top 50". Jam!. Archived from the original on December 6, 1998. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
^ "Chart Log UK: 1994–2010: !!! – 99th Floor Elevators". Zobbel. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
^ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
^ "112 Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
^ "112 Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
^ "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1999". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1999". Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
^ "American album certifications – 112 – Room 112". Recording Industry Association of America.

[1] AllMusic review

[ew-2] Entertainment Weekly review. December 18, 1998, p. 86.

[liner_notes-3] Room 112 (booklet). Bad Boy, Arista. 1998.

[ac_BillboardCanada_112-4] "112 Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2020.

[5] "R&B : Top 50". Jam!. Archived from the original on December 6, 1998. Retrieved April 10, 2023.

[6] "Chart Log UK: 1994–2010: !!! – 99th Floor Elevators". Zobbel. Retrieved January 23, 2023.

[ac_UKR&B_-7] "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 23, 2023.

[ac_Billboard200_112-8] "112 Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2020.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_112-9] "112 Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2020.

[10] "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1999". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2018.

[11] "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1999". Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2020.

[United_States112Room_112albumCertRef-12] "American album certifications – 112 – Room 112". Recording Industry Association of America.

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