B5 (album) explained

B5
Type:Studio
Artist:B5
Cover:B5album1.jpg
Alt:The cover consists of a white background occupied by five young men wearing black-and-white varsity jackets. The group's logo is behind them on the top-right corner, colored in black and grey.
Next Title:Don't Talk, Just Listen
Next Year:2007

B5 is the debut album by American R&B group B5. It was released on July 19, 2005, in the United States and has sold over 200,000 copies since its release. The album debuted and peaked at No. 19 on the Billboard 200, while peaking at No. 7 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The album spawned the single, "All I Do", a Jackson 5 cover, which peaked at No. 71 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

Critical reception

AllMusic editor Andy Kellman wrote that "the group debuts with an album that employs an extremely lengthy list of songwriters and producers (including Rodney Jerkins, Ryan Leslie, and Corna Boyz), and the material they're given isn't much different than what you'd expect from young adolescents who'd rather entertain than shock. It's evident that they're talented and sound good together, but it'll take another album or two before they're able to prove themselves as more than just another boy group. This album should have no problem winning them a preteen fan base, and the parents of those fans will be thankful for the lack of a parental advisory sticker."

Track listing

Sample credits

"Back in Your Arms" contains samples from Michael Jackson's "I Wanna Be Where You Are"