Under the Streetlight

Under the Streetlight is the fifteenth studio album by American R&B group Boyz II Men. It was released by Tango Entertainment, Masterworks and MSM Music Group on October 20, 2017. A collection of interpretations of songs from the 1950s, along with one original track, "Ladies Man," the album debuted and peaked at number 58 on the US Current Album Sales chart.^[1]

Under the Streetlight
Studio album by Boyz II Men
Released	October 20, 2017
Length	29:09
Label	Tango Masterworks MSM
Producer	Craig Sharmat Colin O'Malley Mark Kibble Terry "Buzzy" Johnson Brian McKnight Alan "AA" Armitage Keith Hetrick Emile Ghantous
Boyz II Men chronology
Collide (2014) Under the Streetlight (2017)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

Associated Press critic Mark Kennedy found that Under the Streetlight "manages to give each song the Boyz' soulful barbershop quartet treatment with respect and admiration for the originals, especially with a superb version of "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" [...] The Boyz may be all grown up but their skills clearly haven’t been lost."^[3] Renowned for Sound remarked that "the Men still have a solid grasp of harmony and the tightly polished ability that comes from 30 years of performing. With an array of guest performers, [...] they prove that age hasn’t dulled their harmonic abilities. The album treads a pleasant enough path, but risks alienating long-term fans eager for something a bit more contemporary."^[4]

Chart performance

Under the Streetlight debuted at number 58 on the US Billboard Current Album Sales chart in the week ending November 11, 2017.^[1] The album failed to enter the US Billboard 200 and the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, becoming the band's first album to miss both charts.^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Why Do Fools Fall in Love" (featuring Jimmy Merchant)	Morris Levy Frankie Lymon	Craig Sharmat Colin O'Malley	2:28
2.	"A Thousand Miles Away" (featuring Take 6)	James Sheppard William Miller	Mark Kibble	2:32
3.	"Stay"	Maurice Williams	Sharmat O'Malley	1:39
4.	"I Only Have Eyes for You"	Harry Warren Al Dubin	Terry "Buzzy" Johnson	3:27
5.	"Up on the Roof"	Gerald Goffin Carole King	Sharmat O'Malley	2:48
6.	"I'll Come Running Back to You"	Sam Cooke	Brian McKnight	2:47
7.	"Tears on My Pillow"	Sylvester Bradford Al Lewis	McKnight	3:15
8.	"A Sunday Kind of Love" (featuring Brian McKnight)	Barbara Belle Anita Leonard Nye Louis Prima Stan Rhodes	McKnight Alan "AA" Armitage	3:15
9.	"Anyone Who Knows What Love Is" (featuring Amber Riley)	Judith Arbuckle Jeannie Seely Pat Sheeran Randy Newman	Sharmat O'Malley	3:31
10.	"Ladies Man"	Emile Ghantous Keith Hetrick Lance Tolbert Carlos Battey Steven Battey Brandon Bassir	Keith Hetrick Emile Ghantous	3:27
Total length:				29:09

Personnel

Musicians Richard Bravo – drums (4) Kim Collins – acoustic bass (1, 3, 5, 9) Gregory Daniel – drums (6-8) Emile Ghantous – programming (10) Rayford Griffin – drums (1, 3, 5, 9) Keith Hetrick – programming (10) Mark Hollingsworth – saxophone (3) Terry Johnson – guitar (4) Christopher Loftlin – bass (6-8) Brian Mann – piano (1, 3, 5, 9), organ (1, 9) Brian McKnight – keyboards and piano (6-8) Isaiah Sharkey – guitar (6-8) Craig Sharmat – guitar (1, 3, 5, 9), keyboard programming (1, 5, 9) Chris Tedesco – trumpet (3, 5), trombone (3) Lance Tolbert – bass (10) Theresa Trigg – keyboards and programming (4) Pete Wallace – piano (4)

Technical personnel Boyz II Men – executive producers Alan "AA" Armitage – engineer (1-5, 9, 10) Richard Bravo – engineer (4) Dom Camardrella – rhythm section and strings engineer (1, 3, 5, 9) Reuben Cohen – mastering Jorel Corpus – mix assistant Richard Furch – mixing Iker Gastaminza – engineer (4) Emile Ghantous – engineer (10) Terry Johnson – engineer (4) Tim Headington – executive producer Joe Mulvihill – executive producer Jason Patterson – assistant engineer (10) Rene Toledo – assistant engineer (10) Pete Wallace – engineer (4) Chris Wood – engineer (6-8)

Charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[5]	149
US Current Album Sales (Billboard)[1]	58

Release history

Under the Streetlight release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref(s)
Various	October 20, 2017	CD digital download	Tango Masterworks MSM	[2]