2nd Wave (album)

For other uses, see Second wave (disambiguation).

2nd Wave
Studio album by Surface
Released	October 11, 1988
Recorded	The Lab (West Orange New Jersey), February – July 1988
Genre	R&B, Soul
Length	37:25
Label	Columbia
Producer	Surface
Surface chronology
Surface (1986) 2nd Wave (1988) 3 Deep (1990)

Professional ratings

Review scores
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Allmusic	link

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)

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.

Track listing

1. "Shower Me With Your Love" (Bernard Jackson) 4:53
2. "Closer Than Friends" (Jackson, David Townsend) 4:44
3. "Can We Spend Some Time" (Jackson) 4:30
4. "You Are My Everything" (Townsend, David Conley, Everett Collins, Derrick Culler) 4:28
5. "I Missed" (Jackson, Conley, Collins) 4:56
6. "Black Shades" (Culler, Gene Lennon, Joshua Thompson) 4:57
7. "Hold On To Love" (Jackson, Townsend, Conley) 4:10
8. "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