That they were signed by P. Diddy to Bad Boy Entertainment might give one the wrong idea about funky teen group B5. In the tradition of the Jackson 5 and New Edition, the outfit--consisting of the five Breeding brothers--purveys flawlessly produced pop-oriented R&B tracks with a sense of charged innocence. They open their self-titled debut with a short, a cappella take on the Beatles classic "Let It Be," and never get much more controversial than that.
The first full track (and lead single), "U Got Me," opens with a vinyl crackle and a classic hip-hop exhortation, before harmonizing the way one might expect from five young men who have been singing together since their earliest days. The group proves it can fill the void left by now defunct Bad Boy teen band B2K on tracks like "Dance For You," do 1990s-style Boyz II Men vocals on "All I Do," and channel the Jackson 5 on "Back in My Arms," which even samples young Michael's "I Wanna Be Where You Are." On this outstanding first record, B5 hint that they might become one of the more refreshing voices in mid-2000s R&B.
Audio Mixers: Alvin Speights; Paul Logus; Rich Keller; Steve Sola.
Recording information: 2nd Floor Recording, Orlando, FL; C. Scott Music; Capstone Music Works; Capstone Recording Studio, Atlanta, GA; Daddy's House Recording Studio, NY; Moodswing Studios, Atlanta, GA; Second Floor Studios; Take Note Studios, Atlanta, GA; The Machine, Atlanta, GA; ZAC Recording Studios, Atlanta, GA; Zach's Recording Studios, NY.
Arranger: Wirlie Morris.
B5: Dj Dustin, Kelly, Patrick, Carnell, Bryan (vocals).
Personnel: B5 (background vocals); French (vocals, programming); Keri Hilson (vocals, background vocals); J. Prince, Carol Paryo (guitar); Calvin Waters, Alvin Waters, Stevie J. (programming); Chip Days, Sam Salter (background vocals).
b5 the greatest cd ever every obne should love b5 cause they work hard to come out here and just because they young you still gotta love them there cd is great im fav song is all i do,you got me and teacher's pet like i said eveyone should have there cd Submitted by jah'nay (wallingford,ct,usa) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo 2 of 2 found this helpful.
the best group out there I love b5 i been there fan since they came out,I just want to show some love to carnell and kelly,CAUSE THEY ARE SO CUTE. LOVE YALL Submitted by DANA (Irvington,newjersey) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo 1 of 1 found this helpful.
gotta love them b5 is the best,great and fine group i ever seen Submitted by jah'nay (wallingford,ct,usa) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
who dont love them all them is cute 100% thats the truths Submitted by keyuah (union,ct,usa) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
wow b5 is the best group,the album is hot and i love them so much Submitted by asia (Irvington,NJ,USA) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
b5 the greatest cd ever
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