2nd Wave (album) explained

2nd Wave
Type:studio
Artist:Surface
Cover:2nd Wave.jpeg
Recorded:February – July 1988
Studio:The Lab
(West Orange, New Jersey)
Genre:R&B, soul, funk
Length:37:25
Label:Columbia
Producer:Surface
Prev Title:Surface
Prev Year:1986
Next Title:3 Deep
Next Year:1990

2nd Wave is the second studio album by Surface, released in October 1988 on Columbia Records.

A total of five singles were released from the album: "I Missed" completely 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" and "The First Time" being the other three).

Of all the songs on the album, "Shower Me with Your Love" enjoyed the most success, crossing over and reaching number 5 on the pop charts.

The single "Can We Spend Some Time" reached number 5 on the R&B charts but was not a pop success. Based on the chart (both pop and R&B) success of the singles, the album peaked at number 56 but was certified platinum (albeit six years later, in 1994).[1]

Reception

Track listing

  1. "Shower Me with Your Love" (Bernard Jackson) 4:53
  2. "Closer Than Friends" (Jackson, David Townsend) 4:44
  3. "Can We Spend Some Time" (Jackson) 4:30
  4. "You Are My Everything" (Townsend, David Conley, Everett Collins, Derrick Culler) 4:28
  5. "I Missed" (Jackson, Conley, Collins) 4:56
  6. "Black Shades" (Culler, Gene Lennon, Joshua Thompson) 4:57
  7. "Hold On to Love" (Jackson, Townsend, Conley) 4:10
  8. "Where's That Girl" (Jackson, Townsend, Conley) 4:31

Personnel

Surface

Additional Musicians

Strings (Tracks 1 & 8)

Production

Studios

Charts

Year-end charts

Notes and References

  1. http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?content_selector=gold-platinum-searchable-database# RIAA Gold & Platinum Searchable Database; accessed September 3, 2011
  2. http://allmusic.com/album/2nd-wave-r19444 2nd Wave at allmusic; reviewed by Ron Wynn; accessed September 3, 2011
  3. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1989. Billboard. August 2, 2021.