2nd Wave
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2nd Wave is the second full-length studio release from popular late-eighties soul trio Surface. The album was self-produced and released in 1988 on Columbia Records.
A total of five singles
were released from the disc: "I Missed" conpletely 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" being the other two). Of those two above-mentioned songs, only "Shower Me..." was a big hit, reaching number 5 on the pop charts. The other song, "Can We Spend Some Time" was a pop chart flop, while reaching number 5 on the R&B charts. Based on the chart (both pop and R&B) success of the singles, the album peaked at number 56 but was cetified platinum (albeit six years later, in 1994)
A total of five singles
Single (music)
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were released from the disc: "I Missed" conpletely missed the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
while climbing to number 3 on the US R&B
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...
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" being the other two). Of those two above-mentioned songs, only "Shower Me..." was a big hit, reaching number 5 on the pop charts. The other song, "Can We Spend Some Time" was a pop chart flop, while reaching number 5 on the R&B charts. Based on the chart (both pop and R&B) success of the singles, the album peaked at number 56 but was cetified platinum (albeit six years later, in 1994)
Reception
- allmusic's Ron Wynn gave the disc a rating of four stars (of a possible five). He called it "a good follow-up for the New JerseyNew JerseyNew Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
trio", and singled out the songs "Shower Me With Your Love" and "You Are My Everything" at critical picks on the album.
Track Listing
- "Shower Me With Your Love" (Bernard Jackson) 4:53
- "Closer Than Friends" (Jackson, David Townsend) 4:44
- "Can We Spend Some Time" (Jackson) 4:30
- "You Are My Everything" (Townsend, David Conley, Everett Collins, Derrick Culler) 4:28
- "I Missed" (Jackson, Conley, Collins) 4:56
- "Black Shades" (Culler, Gene Lennon, Joshua Thompson) 4:57
- "Hold On To Love" (Jackson, Townsend, Conley) 4:10
- "Where's That Girl" (Jackson, Townsend, Conley) 4:31
Surface
- Bernard Jackson: Lead & Backing Vocal, Electric & Acoustic Guitars, BassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, RappingRappingRapping refers to "spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics". The art form can be broken down into different components, as in the book How to Rap where it is separated into “content”, “flow” , and “delivery”... - 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
Additional Musicians
- Bobby Wooten: String Synthesizers & String Arrangements
- Bob Brockman: Cymbals
- Brian Simpson: Keyboards, Synthesized Bass, Drum Programming
- Vassal BenfordVassal BenfordVassal Gradington Benford III is an American record producer, executive and music industry executive. His body of work has included 57 Platinum Records awarded by the RIAA certified, 8 Grammy Nominations, 11 Film Scores, 4 Television Syndications, Awards include a Grammy, several R&B awards, and a...
: Synthesizers, Acoustic Piano - Everett Collins: Synthesizers, Synthesized Bass, Drum Programming, Vocal Backing
- Gene Lennon: Vocal Effects, Drum & Computer Programming
- Regina BelleRegina BelleRegina Belle is a singer-songwriter who first surfaced in the late 1980s. She is notable for her Grammy award winning duet with Peabo Bryson, "A Whole New World".-Biography:Regina Belle was born in Englewood, New Jersey...
: Special Guest Vocalist On "You Are My Everything" & "Hold On To Love" - Kathy "Cat-Nap" Griffin, Lauri Hawes, Cheryl Maynard, Lisa Stevens, Derrick Culler, Sharlena 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