2nd Wave (album)

2nd Wave is the second studio album by Surface, released in October 1988 on Columbia Records.

For other uses, see Second wave (disambiguation).
2nd Wave
Studio album by
Surface
ReleasedOctober 11, 1988 (1988-10-11)
RecordedThe Lab (West Orange New Jersey), February – July 1988
GenreR&B, soul
Length37:25
LabelColumbia
ProducerSurface
Surface chronology
Surface
(1986)		 2nd Wave
(1988)		 3 Deep
(1990)
Singles from 2nd Wave
  1. "Shower Me With Your Love"
    Released: 1989
  2. "You Are My Everything"
    Released: 1989
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link

A total of five singles were released from the album: "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" and "The First Time" being the other three).

Of all the songs on the album, "Shower Me with Your Love" enjoyed the most success, crossing over and reaching number 5 on the pop charts.

The single "Can We Spend Some Time" reached number 5 on the R&B charts but was not a pop success. 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 album 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" as critical picks on the album.[2]

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

[3]

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

References
  1. RIAA Gold & Platinum Searchable Database; accessed September 3, 2011 Archived August 30, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  2. 2nd Wave at allmusic; reviewed by Ron Wynn; accessed September 3, 2011
  3. Surface - 2nd Wave (see "More Images" for musician credits) @Discogs.com Retrieved 3-19-2016.
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