98 Degrees and Rising

98 Degrees and Rising is the second album released by American boy band 98 Degrees. Released by Motown on October 20, 1998, it features the Billboard Hot 100 Top 5 singles "Because of You" (#3) and "The Hardest Thing" (#5),^[2] cover versions of Mark Wills' "I Do (Cherish You)" and Michael Jackson's "She's Out of My Life",^[3] the duet "True to Your Heart" with label mate Stevie Wonder, which was featured on the soundtrack of the 1998 Disney film Mulan, and the song "Fly with Me", which was featured on the soundtrack album for the 1999 film Pokémon: The First Movie (although it does not appear in the film itself).

98° and Rising
Studio album by 98°
Released	October 27, 1998 (1998-10-27)
Recorded	1998
Studio	Unique Recording Studios (New York City, New York) The Hit Factory (New York City, NY) Banana Toons (Vancouver, British Columbia) Blue Wave (Vancouver, BC) The Bennett House (Franklin, Tennessee) Wave House (Vancouver, BC) Chung King Studios (New York City, NY) Murlyn Studios (Stockholm, Sweden) Record One (Van Nuys, California) The Record Plant (Los Angeles, CA) Soundtrack Studios (New York City, NY) 16th Avenue Sound (Nashville, TN) Sixth Avenue Sound (Nashville, TN)
Genre	Pop R&B
Label	Motown
Producer	98 Degrees Trackmasters Dane DeViller & Sean Hosein Keith Thomas Pras Michel Jerry Wonda Matthew Wilder Anders "Bag" Bagge Arnthor Birgisson David Frank Steve Kipner Devon Biere
98° chronology
98 Degrees (1997) 98° and Rising (1998) This Christmas (1999)
Singles from 98 Degrees and Rising
"True to Your Heart" Released: July 21, 1998 "Because of You" Released: September 15, 1998 "The Hardest Thing" Released: June 8, 1999 "I Do (Cherish You)" Released: July 27, 1999

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

The album has sold over four million copies in the United States alone, becoming the band's best-selling album. This was also the band's last album on Motown (not counting the Japanese release of This Christmas) before they left for Motown's parent company, Universal Records.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"		98 Degrees	0:41
2.	"Heat It Up"	Jeff Timmons Nick Lachey Drew Lachey Justin Jeffre Daniel Webster Mark Adams Mark Hicks Raymond Turner Starleana Young Steve Arrington Thomas Lockett	Poke & Tone 98 Degrees[a]	4:15
3.	"If She Only Knew"	Gordon Chambers Chris Farren	Dane DeViller Sean Hosein 98 Degrees[b]	4:27
4.	"I Do (Cherish You)"	Dan Hill Keith Stegall	Keith Thomas	3:45
5.	"Fly with Me"	Timmons N. Lachey D. Lachey Jeffre Benny Andersson Björn Ulvaeus Jerry Duplessis S.P. Michel Stig Anderson	Michel Duplessis[b] 98 Degrees[a]	3:49
6.	"Still"	Timmons N. Lachey A. Lachey Jeffre DeViller Hosein	DeViller Hosein 98 Degrees[b]	4:00
7.	"Because of You"	Anders Bagge Arnthor Birgisson Christian Karlsson Patrick Tucker	Bag, Bloodshy & Arnthor	4:57
8.	"Give It Up" (Interlude)	Timmons N. Lachey D. Lachey Jeffre	98 Degrees	1:31
9.	"Do You Wanna Dance"	Timmons N. Lachey D. Lachey Jeffre Samuel Barnes Jean-Claude Olivier Charles Smith Eumir Deodato George Brown James Taylor Robert Bell Robert Mickens Ronald Bell	Poke & Tone 98 Degrees[a]	4:14
10.	"True to Your Heart" (featuring Stevie Wonder)	Matthew Wilder David Zippel	Wilder	4:15
11.	"To Me You're Everything"	A. Bagge Eduardo Del-Barrio Jocelyn Mathieux Gueridon Laila Bagge Maurice White Verdine White	Bag	4:09
12.	"The Hardest Thing"	David Frank Steve Kipner	Frank Kipner 98 Degrees[c]	4:34
13.	"She's Out of My Life"	Tom Bahler	98 Degrees Devon Beire[b]	3:07
Total length:				47:42

Notes

• "Heat It Up" contains samples of "Just a Touch of Love" written by Daniel Webster, Mark Adams, Mark Hicks, Raymond Turner, Starleana Young, Steve Arrington, and Thomas Lockett and performed by Slave
• "Fly With Me" contains samples of "Dancing Queen" written by Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, and Stig Anderson and performed by ABBA
• "Do You Wanna Dance" contains a sample of "Get Down on It" written by Charles Smith, Eumir Deodato, George Brown, James Taylor, Robert Bell, Robert Mickens, and Ronald Bell and performed by Kool & the Gang
• "To Me You're Everything" contains samples of "Fantasy" written by Maurice White, Eduardo Del-Barrio, and Verdine White and performed by Earth, Wind, & Fire

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies vocal production
• ^{^[b]} signifies co-production
• ^{^[c]} signifies additional production

Asian and Dutch Edition

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Intro"	0:42
2.	"Heat It Up"	4:14
3.	"If She Only Knew"	4:28
4.	"I Do (Cherish You)"	3:46
5.	"Still"	4:01
6.	"Because of You"	4:57
7.	"Give It Up" (Interlude)	1:31
8.	"Do You Wanna Dance"	4:14
9.	"True to Your Heart"	4:16
10.	"To Me You're Everything"	4:10
11.	"The Hardest Thing"	4:33
12.	"She's Out of My Life"	3:08
13.	"Invisible Man"	4:43
14.	"Fly with Me"	3:51
15.	"The Hardest Thing" (Love To Infinity 12" Mix)	6:37
16.	"Because of You" (Hex Hector Dance Mix)	3:07

Bonus Disc

No.	Title	Length
1.	"This Gift" (Christmas Version)	4:06
2.	"The Christmas Song"	4:08
3.	"This Gift" (Pop Version)	4:08

Bonus Videos

No.	Title	Length
1.	"I Do (Cherish You)"	3:46
2.	"The Hardest Thing"	3:54
3.	"Because of You"	4:02
4.	"Invisible Man"	4:02
5.	"Was It Something I Didn't Say"	4:14

Personnel

98 Degrees

• Justin Jeffre – vocals, including lead vocals (9) and spoken vocals (2, 9, 10, 12)
• Drew Lachey – vocals, including lead vocals (6, 9)
• Nick Lachey – lead vocals (all tracks except 1 and 8)
• Jeff Timmons – vocals, including lead vocals (3, 5, 6, 7, 12, 13)

Additional musicians

• Bag – all instruments (11)
• Kern Brantley – bass (2)
• Dane DeViller – classical guitar (3), guitar (6)
• Dr. Roy – trumpet (12)
• Latoya Duggin – backing vocals (2)
• Sylvia Duggin – backing vocals (2)
• Taneka Duggin – backing vocals (2)
• Stephen Erdody – cello (12)
• David Frank – keyboards (12)
• Mark Hammond – drum programming (4)
• Mattias Johansson – violin (7)
• Gordon Kennedy – guitars (4)
• Brian Newcombe – electric bass (3)
• Beata Söderberg – cello (7)
• Keith Thomas – bass (4), keyboards (4)
• Patrick Tucker – guitar (7)
• Stevie Wonder – additional vocals (10), backing vocals (10)

Technical

• 98 Degrees – vocal arrangements (5, 9)
• Paul Arnold – recording engineer (12)
• Bag – recording engineer (11)
• Chris Bailey – assistant recording engineer (5)
• Tom Bender – mix engineer (1), assistant mix engineer (3, 8)
• Devon Biere – arrangements (13)
• Dane DeViller – arrangements (3), mix engineer (3), mixing (6), programming (3, 6)
• Chris Fogel – recording engineer (10)
• David Frank – arrangements (12)
• Chris Gehringer – mastering
• Jason Goldstein – recording engineer (2, 9)
• Mick Guzauski – mixing (1, 6, 12), mix engineer (3, 6, 8, 13)
• Adam D. Hatley – assistant recording engineer (13)
• Sean Hosein – arrangements (3), mix engineer (3), mixing (6), programming (3, 6)
• Mikael Ifversen – recording engineer (12)
• Steve Igner – recording engineer (1, 8)
• Phil Kaffel – mix engineer (10), recording engineer (10)
• John Kelton – recording engineer (13)
• Steve Kipner – arrangements (12)
• Matt Marteinsson – assistant recording engineer (3, 6)
• Mark Nevers – assistant recording engineer (13)
• Alex Olsson – assistant recording engineer (7, 11)
• Greg Parker – assistant recording engineer (4)
• Pras – mix engineer (5)
• Cathy Rich – assistant recording engineer (12)
• Bob Rosa – mix engineer (7, 11), recording engineer (7, 11)
• Steve Smith – recording engineer (3, 6)
• Chris Theis – mix engineer (5), recording engineer (5)
• Rich Travali – mix engineer (2, 9)
• Craig Waddell – Pro Tools (3, 6)
• Bill Whittington – recording engineer (4), mix engineer (4)
• Gary Winger – assistant recording engineer (3, 6)

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1998–99) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] 27 Canadian Albums (RPM)[5] 24 Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[6] 7 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[7] 33 Singapore Albums (SPVA)[8] 6 US Billboard 200[9] 14 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[10] 28

Year-end charts Chart (1999) Position US Billboard 200[11] 25 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[12] 65 Chart (2000) Position US Billboard 200[13] 92

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[14]	4× Platinum	4,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.