98 Degrees (album)

98 Degrees (stylized as 98°) is the self-titled debut album by American male vocal group 98 Degrees. The album debuted and peaked at number 145 and number 88 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums respectively.[3] The album sold over 500,000 copies in the U.S. alone.

98 Degrees
Studio album by 98 Degrees
Released	July 29, 1997
Recorded	1996–1997
Studio	Various Soundtrack Studios (New York) Paramount Recordings (Los Angeles) Desert Moon Studios (Anaheim)Chung King Studios (New York) The Hit Factory (New York) Silent Sound Recording Studios (Atlanta) Pasturegate Studios (Munster) Hinge Studios (Chicago) 4-Jewels Recording Company (Hammond) Boss Productions (Atlanta)
Genre	R&B, pop, soul
Length	48:58
Label	Motown
Producer	98 Degrees Andre Harrell (exec.) Paris D'Jon (exec.) Edward Ferrell (exec.) Rodolfo Franklin (exec.) Derek Osorio (exec.) Armando Colon Shep Crawford Dane DeViller Maxx Frank Professor Funk Steve Grissette Bernard Grubman Sean Hall Sean Hosein Montell Jordan Rashad Smith Tricky Stewart Mario Winans
98 Degrees chronology
Self-Titled (1996) 98 Degrees (1997) 98 Degrees and Rising (1998)
Singles from 98 Degrees
"Invisible Man" Released: June 24, 1997 "Was It Something I Didn't Say" Released: March 10, 1998

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	C−[2]

Track listing

Original version

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	98 Degrees, Bernard Grubman		0:38
2.	"Come and Get It"	Montell Jordan	Jordan	4:28
3.	"Invisible Man"	Dane DeViller, Sean Hosein, Steve Kipner	DeViller, Hosein	4:41
4.	"Take My Breath Away"	Steve Grissette, Maxx Frank	Grissette, Frank	4:31
5.	"Hand in Hand"	Mario Winans, Kenneth Hickson	Winans	5:18
6.	"Intermood"	98 Degrees, Grubman		0:31
7.	"Dreaming"	Jordan, Shep Crawford, Professor Funk	Jordan, Crawford, Professor Funk	4:00
8.	"You Are Everything"	Linda Creed, Thom Bell	Winans	2:50
9.	"Heaven's Missing An Angel"	Christopher A. Stewart, Sean K. Hall, Sam Salter, Tab	Tricky, Sean	4:42
10.	"I Wasn't Over You"	Stewart, Hall, Tab	Tricky, Sean	4:20
11.	"Completely"	98 Degrees, Grubman	98 Degrees, Grubman	4:05
12.	"Don't Stop the Love"	Stewart, Hall, Robin Thicke	Tricky, Sean	4:31
13.	"I Wanna Love You"	Kenny Greene, Rashad Smith, Armando Colon	Rashad Smith, Colon	4:00

Re-released version

• The album was re-released on March 10, 1998, and "You Are Everything" was replaced with "Was It Something I Didn't Say", which was produced by Daryl Simmons.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	98° and Bernard Grubman	0:38
2.	"Come and Get It"	Montell Jordan	4:28
3.	"Invisible Man"	Dane DeViller, Sean Hosein, and Steve Kipner	4:41
4.	"Was It Something I Didn't Say"	Diane Warren	5:02
5.	"Take My Breath Away"	Steve Grissette and Maxx Frank	4:31
6.	"Hand in Hand"	Mario Winans and Kenneth Hickson	5:18
7.	"Intermood"	98° and Bernard Grubman	0:31
8.	"Dreaming"	Montell Jordan, Shep Crawford, and Professor Funk	4:00
9.	"Heaven's Missing An Angel"	Christopher A. Stewart, Sean K. Hall, Sam Salter, and Tab	4:42
10.	"I Wasn't Over You"	Christopher A. Stewart, Sean K. Hall, and Tab	4:20
11.	"Completely"	98° and Bernard Grubman	4:05
12.	"Don't Stop the Love"	Christopher A. Stewart, Sean K. Hall, and Robin Thicke	4:31
13.	"I Wanna Love You"	Kenny Greene, Rashad Smith, and Armando Colon	4:00

Singles

• "Invisible Man", the first single from the group was released on June 24, 1997. The song managed to enter the top twenty of the Billboard Hot 100 peaking at number twelve.
• "Was It Something I Didn't Say" was the second and final single from the album and it was released on March 10, 1998. The song did not enjoy the success of the former single, but was able to help make the album reach Gold certification.

Charts

Weekly charts

(1997)	Peak Position
US Billboard 200[4]	145
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[5]	88

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[6]	3× Platinum	300,000^^
United States (RIAA)[7]	Gold	500,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. 98 Degrees at AllMusic
2. "CG: 98°". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
3. Biere, Devon. "Info on the album". 98degrees.com. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
4. Biere, Devon. "Info on the album". 98degrees.com. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
5. Biere, Devon. "Info on the album". 98degrees.com. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
6. "Canadian album certifications – 98 Degrees – 98 Degrees". Music Canada.
7. "American album certifications – 98 Degrees – 98 Degrees". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.