# Room 112

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***Room 112*** is the second studio album by the American [R&B](/source/Contemporary_R%26B) quartet [112](/source/112_(band)), released in 1998. The album features label mates [Mase](/source/Mase) and [Faith Evans](/source/Faith_Evans); it also features [Lil' Kim](/source/Lil'_Kim), [Lil' Zane](/source/Lil'_Zane) and [MJG](/source/8Ball_%26_MJG). The two singles, "Love Me", featuring Mase, and "Anywhere", featuring Lil' Zane, charted at number 17 and number 15 on the *Billboard* Hot 100, respectively.

## Reception

*[Entertainment Weekly](/source/Entertainment_Weekly)* wrote: "112 can't seem to decide whether they wanna woo the ladies or beat up on the competition. It's a choice that could make or break them in the future."[1]

## Track listing

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[2]

**Sample credits**[2]

- "Love Me" contains samples of "[Don't You Know That?](/source/Don't_You_Know_That%3F)", written and performed by [Luther Vandross](/source/Luther_Vandross).
- "Stay with Me" contains samples of "[Sunny Came Home](/source/Sunny_Came_Home)", written by [Shawn Colvin](/source/Shawn_Colvin) and [John Leventhal](/source/John_Leventhal), and performed by [Shawn Colvin](/source/Shawn_Colvin).
- "Never Mind" contains samples of "[8th Wonder](/source/8th_Wonder_(song))", written by Clifton Chase, Cheryl Cook, [Guy O'Brien](/source/Master_Gee_(musician)), [Sylvia Robinson](/source/Sylvia_Robinson) and [Michael Wright](/source/Wonder_Mike), and performed by [Sugarhill Gang](/source/Sugarhill_Gang).

## Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[2]

- [112](/source/112_(band)) – vocals, arranger (tracks 3, 5, 7, 8, 11–13)
- ["Prince Charles" Alexander](/source/Prince_Charles_Alexander) – engineer (track 13), mixing (tracks 12, 16)
- Dwayne Bastiany – producer (track 14)
- Scotty Beats – producer (track 14)
- Chris Blanding – engineer (tracks 5, 7, 13)
- Ali Boudris – engineer and guitar (track 19)
- Leslie Brathwaite – producer and engineer (track 4)
- [Josh Butler](/source/Josh_One) – engineer (track 14)
- [Sean "Puffy" Combs](/source/Sean_Combs) – producer (tracks 3, 5, 11–13), executive producer
- [Zane Copeland Jr.](/source/Lil_Zane) – rap (track 7)
- Lane Craven – mixing (track 4)
- Jerome Dale – producer (track 14)
- [Stephen Dent](/source/Stephen_Dent) – engineer (tracks 3, 11, 12, 15)
- [Faith Evans](/source/Faith_Evans) – producer and featured artist (track 9)
- [Richard "Younglord" Frierson](/source/Younglord) – producer (track 3)
- Rasheed Goodlowe – assistant engineer (track 15)
- [Mick Guzauski](/source/Mick_Guzauski) – mixing (track 19)
- Femi Gya – engineer (track 11)
- Arnold Hennings – producer (tracks 16, 17), all Indian instruments and keyboards (track 17)
- Anthony "Ty" Hudson – assistant engineer (track 4)
- J-Dub – producer (tracks 1, 9), strings (track 17)
- [Daron Jones](/source/Daron_Jones) – producer (tracks 5–8, 13)
- [Steven "Stevie J." Jordan](/source/Stevie_J) – producer (tracks 2, 10, 13, 15, 18)
- Kris Kellow – producer, arranger, keyboards, and programming (track 19)
- [Lil' Kim](/source/Lil'_Kim) – featured artist (track 5)
- Ken Lewis – engineer (tracks 8, 9, 13)
- Paul Logus – mixing (tracks 3, 14, 15)
- Mario Luccy – engineer (track 19)
- Rico Lumpkins – engineer (track 16)
- Carlton Lynn – assistant engineer (track 4)
- [Mase](/source/Mase) – featured artist (track 4)
- [Tony Maserati](/source/Tony_Maserati) – mixing (tracks 7, 13)
- [MJG](/source/8Ball_%26_MJG) – featured artist (track 12)
- Lynn Montrose – assistant engineer (tracks 4, 12)
- Vernon J. Mungo – assistant engineer (track 3)
- Axel Niehaus – mixing (track 4)
- Jimmie Lee Patterson – assistant engineer (tracks 3, 5, 11, 13, 15)
- [Michael Patterson](/source/Michael_Patterson_(producer)) – engineer (tracks 5, 11), mixing (tracks 1, 2, 5, 9, 11, 17)
- Joe Perrera – engineer (tracks 6, 10, 12, 13, 18), mixing (tracks 6, 8, 10, 18)
- Rob Paustian – engineer (track 3)
- Herb Powers – mastering
- Ed Raso – engineer (tracks 1–3, 13)
- Eric Roberson – arranger (track 14)
- Tom Russo – engineer (track 9)
- Tony Smalios – engineer (tracks 4, 9, 17)
- Brian Smith – engineer (track 3)
- [Diane Warren](/source/Diane_Warren) – executive producer (track 19)
- Jason Webb – assistant engineer (track 16)
- Mike Wilson – engineer (track 5)
- [Mario Winans](/source/Mario_Winans) – producer (tracks 11–13), overdubs (track 5)

## Charts

### Weekly charts

Chart (1998) Peak position Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[3] 3

### Year-end charts

Chart (1999) Position US Billboard 200[4] 65 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5] 18

## Release history

Region Date Label(s) Format(s) Catalog United States October 27, 1998 Bad Boy Records CD · cassette B0000039Q7

## References

1. [Entertainment Weekly review](https://web.archive.org/web/20090425221549/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,286182,00.html). December 18, 1998, p. 86.

1. *Room 112* (booklet). [Bad Boy](/source/Bad_Boy_Records), [Arista](/source/Arista_Records). 1998.

1. ["R&B : Top 50"](http://www2.canoe.com/JamMusicCharts/RANDB.html). *[Jam!](/source/Jam!)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/19981206003133/http://www2.canoe.com:80/JamMusicCharts/RANDB.html) December 6, 1998 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 10, 2023.

1. ["Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1999"](https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1999/top-billboard-200-albums). *Billboard*. Retrieved December 5, 2018.

1. ["Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1999"](https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1999/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums). *Billboard*. Retrieved August 24, 2020.

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