98 & Rising by 98 Cd Music Album

 

 

98 Degrees and Rising is the second album released by American boy band 98 Degrees. It was recorded at Blue Wave Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and released by Motown on October 20, 1998. The album features the singles "Because of You" and "The Hardest Thing", which peaked at No. 3 and No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 respectively. The album also features two covers, Mark Wills' "I Do" and "She's Out of My Life", made famous by Michael Jackson. It also features a duet with label mate Stevie Wonder, "True to Your Heart", which was featured on the soundtrack of the 1998 Disney film Mulan, as well as the song "Fly with Me", which was featured on the soundtrack album for the 1999 film Pokémon: The First Movie. The album has sold over four million copies in the United States alone, becoming the band's best-selling album. This was also the band's last album on Motown before they left for Motown's parent company, Universal Records.

 

 

1        Intro

Producer – 98°*

0:41

2        Heat It Up

Backing Vocals – Latoya Duggin, Sylvia Duggin, Taneka Duggin

Bass – Kern Brantley*

Producer – Poke & Tone*

Written-By – 98°*, Daniel Webster*, Mark Adams, Mark Hicks, Raymond Turner*, Starleana Taylor, Steve Arrington, Thomas Lockett*

4:15

3        If She Only Knew

Co-producer – 98°*

Electric Bass – Brian Newcombe

Guitar [Classical] – Dane DeViller

Producer, Arranged By, Programmed By [All] – Dane DeViller, Sean Hosein

Written-By – Chris Farren, Gordon Chambers

4:27

4        I Do (Cherish You)

Drum Programming – Mark Hammond

Guitar [Guitars] – Gordon Kennedy

Producer, Keyboards, Bass – Keith Thomas

Written-By – Dan Hill, Keith Stegall

3:45

5        Fly With Me

Co-producer – Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis*

Producer – Pras Michel

Written-By – 98°*, Benny Anderson*, Bjoern Ulvaeus*, Jerry Duplessis, S.P. Michel*, Stig Anderson

3:49

6        Still

Co-producer – 98°*

Guitar – Dane DeViller

Producer, Programmed By [All], Mixed By – Dane DeViller, Sean Hosein

Written-By – 98°*, Dane DeViller, Sean Hosein

4:00

7        Because Of You

Producer [Uncredited] – BAG & Arnthor, Bloodshy

Written-By – Anders Bagge, Arnthor Birgisson*, Christian Karlsson, Patrick Tucker

4:55

8        Give It Up (Interlude)

Producer, Written-By – 98°*

1:31

9        Do You Wanna Dance

Producer – Poke & Tone*

Written-By – 98°*, Charles Smith*, Eumir Deodato, George Brown, James Taylor*, Jean Claude Olivier*, Robert Bell*, Robert Mickens*, Ronald Bell, Samuel Barnes

4:14

10        True To Your Heart

Backing Vocals – 98°*, Stevie Wonder

Producer, Arranged By – Matthew Wilder

Vocals [Featuring] – Stevie Wonder

Written-By – David Zippel, Matthew Wilder

4:15

11        To Me You're Everything

Producer, Performer [All Instruments] – Bag

Written-By – Anders Bagge, Eduardo Del-Barrio*, Jocelyn Mathieux Guerdion*, Laila Bagge, Maurice White, Verdine White

4:09

12        The Hardest Thing

Cello – Stephen Erdody*

Keyboards – David Frank

Producer [Additional] – 98°*

Producer, Written-By – David Frank, Steve Kipner

Trumpet – Dr. Roy

4:34

13        She's Out Of My Life

Co-producer, Arranged By – Devon Biere

Producer – 98°*

Written-By – Tom Bahler

 

 

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