702 (album)

702
Studio album by 702
Released	June 15, 1999 (1999-06-15)
Recorded	1998–1999
Genre	R&B[1] hip pop[2]
Length	49:05
Label	Motown
Producer	Bruce Carbone Kedar Massenburg Bag Warryn "Smiley" Campbell Greg Charley Dutch Jany Marc Kinchen Missy Elliott PI & Jam Rapture Stewart Eric Seats Soulshock & Karlin Maurice Wilcher
702 chronology
No Doubt (1996) 702 (1999) Star (2003)
Singles from 702
"Where My Girls At?" Released: April 5, 1999 "You Don't Know" Released: August 3, 1999 "Gotta Leave" Released: February 7, 2000

702 is the second studio album by American R&B group 702. It was released on June 15, 1999, by Motown.

The album peaked at number thirty-four on the Billboard 200 chart. By November 2002, it was certified platinum in sales by the RIAA, after sales exceeding 1,000,000 copies in the United States.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Entertainment Weekly	C+[2]
Vibe	positive[4]

Stephen Thomas Erlewine at AllMusic was critical of the album's running time and felt it was padded with some filler songs; however, he did call the work "a true step forward for 702."[3] Paul Verna from Billboard praised the albums material and thought the group did a good job delivering an album "full of satisfying, hip-shaking tracks, not just a few radio-friendly singles".[1] Beth Johnson from Entertainment Weekly was mixed in her review although she thought the album was "cannily polished" due to its writers and producers, she declared it's "hard to distinguish" 702 "from the swelling tsunami of R&B girl groups".[2]

Commercial performance

The album peaked at thirty-four on the U.S. Billboard 200 and reached the seventh spot on the R&B Albums chart.[5] The album was certified gold in September 1999, and reached platinum status in November 2002.[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	""7" Interlude"	Marc Kinchen, Irish Grinstead	Kinchen	0:38
2.	"Where My Girls At?"	Missy Elliott, Eric Seats, Rapture Stewart	Elliott, Stewart, Seats	2:46
3.	"You Don't Know"	Channette Higgens, Channoah Higgens, Carsten Schack, Kenneth Karlin	Soulshock & Karlin	4:08
4.	"Make Time"	Greg Charley, Robbie Nevil	Charley	4:24
5.	""0" Interlude"	Kinchen, Misha Grinstead	Kinchen	0:40
6.	"You'll Just Never Know"	Everett Benton, LaMenga Kafi, Pi Gadget	PI & Jam	5:00
7.	"Finally"	Charley	Charley	4:30
8.	"Tell Your Girl"	Eric Jackson, Cynthia Loving, Rick Cousin	Dutch	3:48
9.	"Gotta Leave"	Elliott, Seats, Stewart	Elliott, Stewart, Seats	5:08
10.	"Don't Go Breaking My Heart"	Anders Bagge	Bagge, Jany	3:59
11.	""2" Interlude"	Kinchen, Kameelah Williams	Kinchen	0:44
12.	"What More Can He Do"	Erica Atkins, Trecina Atkins, Warryn Campbell, John Smith	Campbell	3:49
13.	"Seven"	Antoinette Roberson, Kamall Machicote, Maurice Wilcher	Wilcher	4:44
14.	"Will You Be OK"	Angela Slates, Kinchen, Trina Powell, Tamara Powell	Kinchen	4:23

Credits and personnel

• bass – Everett "Jam" Benton, Jay Rakes, Romeo Williams
• drums – Everett "Jam" Benton
• executive production – Bruce Carbone, Billy Gray, Kedar Massenburg
• guitar – Mats Berntoft, Eric Jackson, Joshua Thompson
• keyboards – Everett "Jam" Johnson
• mixing – Mick Guzauski, Manny Marroquin, Dave Pensado
• production – Bag, Warryn "Smiley" Campbell, Greg Charley, Dutch, Jany, Marc Kinchen, Missy Elliott, PI & Jam, Rapture Stewart, Eric Seats, Soulshock & Karlin, Maurice Wilcher
• recording – Anders Bagge, Jan Fairchild, Fredrick Sarhagen
• synthesizer – Everett "Jam" Benton
• vocals (background) – 702

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1999) Peak position Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[7] 31 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[8] 90 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] 80 UK Albums (OCC)[10] 112 UK R&B Albums (OCC)[11] 18 US Billboard 200 (Billboard)[12] 34 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[13] 7

Year-end charts Chart (1999) Position US Billboard 200[14] 187 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[15] 81

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[16]	Gold	50,000^^
United States (RIAA)[17]	Platinum	1,000,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Verna, Paul (June 26, 1999). "Reviews & Previews - Albums". Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 26. p. 22. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
2. Johnson, Beth (1999-06-25). "702 – Music – EW.com". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
3. Thomas Erlewine, Stephen. "allmusic ((( 702 > Review )))". AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-03-16.
4. Flick, Larry (June 1999). "702 '702'". Vibe. Vol. 7, no. 5. p. 190. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
5. "allmusic ((( 702 > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-03-16.
6. "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - March 16, 2011 : Search Results - 702". RIAA. Retrieved 2011-03-16.
7. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 8361". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
8. "Dutchcharts.nl – 702 – 702" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
9. "Offiziellecharts.de – 702 – 702" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
10. "Chart Log UK: 1994–2010: !!! – 99th Floor Elevators". Zobbel. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
11. "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
12. "702 Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
13. "702 Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
14. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1999". Billboard. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
15. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1999". Billboard. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
16. "Canadian album certifications – 702 – 702". Music Canada. February 8, 2000.
17. "American album certifications – 702 – 702". Recording Industry Association of America. November 4, 2002.

External links

• 702 at Discogs (list of releases)