702 (album)

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Recorded 1998–99 Label Motown		Length 49:05
Released June 15, 1999 (1999-06-15) Genre R&B, pop, dance-pop, soul Producer Bruce Carbone (exec.)Kedar Massenburg (exec.)BagWarryn "Smiley" CampbellGreg CharleyDutchJanyMarc KinchenMissy ElliottPI & JamRapture StewartEric SeatsSoulshock & KarlinMaurice Wilcher

702 is the self-titled 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

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

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."

Credits and personnel

Information taken from Discogs.

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

writing – A. Bagge, L. Bagge, E. Benton, R. Cousin, P. Gadget, J. Guendon, E. Jackson, L. Kafi, C. Loving, E. Atkins - Campbell, T. Atkins - Campbell

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