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'''''2nd Wave''''' is the second full-length studio release from popular late-eighties soul trio Surface. The album was self-produced and released in 1988 on Columbia Records. |
'''''2nd Wave''''' is the second full-length studio release from popular late-eighties soul trio [[Surface (band)|Surface]]. The album was self-produced and released in 1988 on Columbia Records. |
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A total of five [[single (music)|singles]] were released from the disc: "I Missed" completely missed the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] while climbing to number 3 on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|US R&B]] charts. "Closer Than Friends" made the pop charts at number 57, while becoming the first of a quartet of R&B number ones for the group (with "[[Shower Me With Your Love]]" & "You Are My Everything" being the other two). Of those two above-mentioned songs, only "Shower Me..." was a big hit, reaching number 5 on the pop charts. The other song, "Can We Spend Some Time" was a pop chart flop, while reaching number 5 on the R&B charts. Based on the chart (both pop and R&B) success of the singles, the album peaked at number 56 but was certified platinum (albeit six years later, in 1994)<ref>[http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?content_selector=gold-platinum-searchable-database# RIAA Gold & Platinum Searchable Database; accessed September 3, 2011] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140830055854/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?content_selector=gold-platinum-searchable-database |date=August 30, 2014 }}</ref> |
A total of five [[single (music)|singles]] were released from the disc: "I Missed" completely missed the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] while climbing to number 3 on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|US R&B]] charts. "Closer Than Friends" made the pop charts at number 57, while becoming the first of a quartet of R&B number ones for the group (with "[[Shower Me With Your Love]]" & "You Are My Everything" being the other two). Of those two above-mentioned songs, only "Shower Me..." was a big hit, reaching number 5 on the pop charts. The other song, "Can We Spend Some Time" was a pop chart flop, while reaching number 5 on the R&B charts. Based on the chart (both pop and R&B) success of the singles, the album peaked at number 56 but was certified platinum (albeit six years later, in 1994)<ref>[http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?content_selector=gold-platinum-searchable-database# RIAA Gold & Platinum Searchable Database; accessed September 3, 2011] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140830055854/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?content_selector=gold-platinum-searchable-database |date=August 30, 2014 }}</ref> |
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2nd Wave is the second full-length studio release from popular late-eighties soul trio Surface. The album was self-produced and released in 1988 on Columbia Records.
A total of five singles were released from the disc: "I Missed" completely missed the Billboard Hot 100 while climbing to number 3 on the US R&B charts. "Closer Than Friends" made the pop charts at number 57, while becoming the first of a quartet of R&B number ones for the group (with "Shower Me With Your Love" & "You Are My Everything" being the other two). Of those two above-mentioned songs, only "Shower Me..." was a big hit, reaching number 5 on the pop charts. The other song, "Can We Spend Some Time" was a pop chart flop, while reaching number 5 on the R&B charts. Based on the chart (both pop and R&B) success of the singles, the album peaked at number 56 but was certified platinum (albeit six years later, in 1994)[1]
Reception
- allmusic's Ron Wynn gave the disc a rating of four stars (of a possible five). He called it "a good follow-up for the New Jersey trio", and singled out the songs "Shower Me With Your Love" and "You Are My Everything" at critical picks on the album.[2]
Track listing
- "Shower Me With Your Love" (Bernard Jackson) 4:53
- "Closer Than Friends" (Jackson, David Townsend) 4:44
- "Can We Spend Some Time" (Jackson) 4:30
- "You Are My Everything" (Townsend, David Conley, Everett Collins, Derrick Culler) 4:28
- "I Missed" (Jackson, Conley, Collins) 4:56
- "Black Shades" (Culler, Gene Lennon, Joshua Thompson) 4:57
- "Hold On To Love" (Jackson, Townsend, Conley) 4:10
- "Where's That Girl" (Jackson, Townsend, Conley) 4:31
Personnel
Surface
- Bernard Jackson: Lead & Backing Vocal, Guitars and Electric Bass on "Can We Spend Some Time", Rapping on "Black Shades"
- David Townsend: Electric & Acoustic Guitars, Synthesizers, Electric Piano, Drum Programming, Vocal Backing
- David "Pic" Conley: Saxophone, Synthesized Bass, Drum Programming, Percussion, Flute, Orchestral Hits, Vocal Backing
Additional Musicians
- Bobby Wooten: String Synthesizers & String Arrangements
- Bob Brockman: Cymbals
- Brian Simpson: Keyboards, Synthesized Bass, Drum Programming
- Vassal Benford: Synthesizers, Acoustic Piano
- Everett Collins: Synthesizers, Synthesized Bass, Drum Programming, Vocal Backing
- Gene Lennon: Vocal Effects, Drum & Computer Programming
- Regina Belle: Special Guest Vocalist On "You Are My Everything" & "Hold On To Love"
- Kathy "Cat-Nap" Griffin, Lauri Hawes, Cheryl Maynard, Lisa Stevens, Derrick Culler, Starleana Young: Vocals Backing
Production
- Arranged By Surface, except "Black Shades" arranged By Lee Thorn & Derrick Culler
- Produced By Surface
- Engineered By David Conley, with assistance by Paul Higgins & Joe Intife
- Mix Engineered By Bob Brockman & Carl Beatty, with assistance by Frank Nogverias
- Mastered By Jose Rodriguez