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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.

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

112
(1996)

Room 112
(1998)

Part III
(2001)

Singles from Room 112

"Love Me"
Released: December 1, 1998
"Anywhere"
Released: January 28, 1999
"Love You Like I Did"
Released: October 23, 1999
"Your Letter"
Released: January 22, 2000

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 from "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)	Position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[4]	15
UK Albums (OCC)	156
US Billboard 200[5]	20
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[6]	6

Year-end charts

Chart (1999)	Position
US Billboard 200[7]	65
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[8]	18

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[9]	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
Entertainment Weekly review. December 18, 1998, p. 86.
Room 112 (booklet). Bad Boy, Arista. 1998.
"112 Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
"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.

v t e 112
Quinnes Parker (Q) Michael Keith (Mike) Marvin Scandrick (Slim) Daron Jones
Albums	112 Room 112 Part III Hot & Wet Pleasure & Pain Q, Mike, Slim, Daron
Singles	"Only You" "Come See Me" "Cupid" "Love Me" "Anywhere" "Love You Like I Did" "Your Letter" "It's Over Now" "Peaches & Cream" "Dance with Me" "Na Na Na Na" "Hot & Wet" "Right Here for U" "U Already Know" "What If"
Featured singles	"I'll Be Missing You" "All Cried Out" "Sky's the Limit" "Right Here Waiting"
See also	Discography Bad Boy Records

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