Revelation (98 Degrees album)

Revelation
Studio album by 98 Degrees
Released September 26, 2000
Recorded February, 2000 - July, 2000
Genre Pop/R&B
Length 46:17
67:26 With Bonus Tracks
Label Universal Records
Producer Bruce Carbone, Paris D' Jon & George Jackson
98 Degrees chronology

This Christmas
(1999)		 Revelation
(2000)		 The Collection
(2002)
Singles from Revelation
  1. "Give Me Just One Night (Una Noche)"
    Released: 24 July 2000
  2. "My Everything"
    Released: 6 November 2000
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic (57/100)[1]
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [2]
Billboard (favorable)[3]
Entertainment Weekly C[4]
Rolling Stone [5]
Wall of Sound (52/100)[6]

Revelation is the third studio album released by American boy band 98 Degrees. It was released on September 26, 2000. The album features the hit single "Give Me Just One Night (Una Noche)" which became their highest charting single. The album debuted at number-two on the Billboard 200 selling 276,343 copies in its first week, making Revelation the band's best charting album and highest first-week sales on the Billboard 200.

According to Nielsen Soundscan, the album sold over 2.5 million copies in the United States alone. At that time, "Give Me Just One Night (Una Noche)" became the most added Top 40 single in history with 170 adds on radio in its initial week, allowing the song to debut strongly at number-two in the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the highest charting single in its debut week by a boy band, a feat that has yet to be surpassed by any other boy band to date.

Track listing

  1. "Give Me Just One Night (Una Noche)" (Anders "Bag" Bagge; Arnthor Birgisson; C Ogalde) (3:24) Lead Vocals: Nick Lachey and Jeff Timmons
  2. "The Way You Want Me To" (Nick Lachey; Andrew Lachey; Anders "Bag" Bagge; Arnthor Birgisson) (3:29) Lead Vocal: Nick Lachey
  3. "Stay the Night" (A Bagge; A Birgisson; R Vertelney) (3:52) Lead Vocals: Nick Lachey and Jeff Timmons
  4. "Yesterday's Letter" (A Lachey; J Timmons; A Bagge; A Birgisson) (4:21) Lead Vocals: Drew Lachey, Nick Lachey and Jeff Timmons
  5. "He'll Never Be (What I Used to Be to You)" (J Timmons; C Sturken; E Rogers) (4:13) Lead Vocals: Nick Lachey and Jeff Timmons; Spoken by: Justin Jeffre
  6. "I'll Give It All" (Interlude) (Devon Biere) (0:39) Lead Vocals: 98 Degrees
  7. "My Everything" (Nick Lachey; Anders "Bag" Bagge; Arnthor Birgisson; Justin Jeffre) (3:51) Lead Vocals: Nick Lachey and Drew Lachey
  8. "You Should Be Mine" (Nick Lachey; P Cruz; Ron Lawrence) (3:21) Lead Vocals:Nick Lachey and Jeff Timmons. Spoken by Justin Jeffre
  9. "You Don't Know" (Nick Lachey; L Biancaniello; S Watters) (4:13) Lead Vocals: Nick Lachey and Jeff Timmons
  10. "Dizzy" (Nick Lachey; Drew Lachey; R Lawrence) (3:16) Lead Vocals: Drew Lachey and Nick Lachey; Rap by: Justin Jeffre
  11. "The Way You Do" (A Lachey; J.D. Kimball; Jones, T. L) (4:05) Lead Vocals: Drew Lachey and Nick Lachey
  12. "Always You and I" (Nick Lachey; R Lawrence) (3:52)
  13. "Never Giving Up" (A Bagge; A Birgisson; J Jeffre; J Timmons) (3:59)
  14. "Never Let Go" (Justin Jeffre) (4:00) (Japanese Bonus Track)
  15. "Can You Imagine" (Nick Lachey, Gary Baker, Steven Diamond) (4:42) (Japanese Bonus Track)
  16. "The Only Thing That Matters" (Nick Lachey; Richard Marx) (3:28) (Japanese Bonus Track)
  17. "Chance to Love You More" (Nick Lachey, Arnthor Birgisson, Anders Bagge) 4:48 (Japanese Bonus Track)


Chart positions

(2000) Peak Position
Australian Albums Chart[7] 40
Canadian Albums Chart[8] 2
Japanese Albums Chart[9] 26
U.S. Billboard 200[10] 2

Sales and Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Canada (Music Canada)[11] Platinum 100,000^
South Korea (RIAK)[12] Platinum 11,684[13]
United States (RIAA)[14] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^

References

  1. ↑ Metacritic reviews
  2. ↑ Allmusic review
  3. ↑ Billboard review
  4. ↑ Entertainment Weekly review
  5. ↑ Rolling Stone review
  6. ↑ Wall of Sound review
  7. ↑ http://swisscharts.com/album/98/Revelation-92037
  8. ↑ http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.7112&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=8gtl9u7trphhliommrvt4kqlb2
  9. ↑ http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/860/ranking/cd_album/
  10. ↑ "98° and Rising – Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
  11. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – 98 Degrees – Revelation". Music Canada. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
  12. ↑ UNSUPPORTED OR EMPTY REGION: South Korea (RIAK).
  13. ↑ http://fanofmusic.free.fr/Site-Charts-KoreaDatabaseUK.htm
  14. ↑ "American album certifications – 98 Degrees – Revelation". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 25 July 2012. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH

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