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ニュー・エディションのマイケル・ビヴンズがバックアップし、1991年に軽快なアップナンバーでシーンに登場した男性4人組R&Bコーラスグループ、ボーイIIメン。
本作はこれまでにリリースされた4枚のアルバムからのヒット曲を中心に、未発表の新曲も収めた究極のベストアルバムだ。

気になる収録曲も、サウンドトラック『ブーメラン』からのセカンドシングルとしてカットされた、せつなく歌いあげる（1992年全米チャート13週連続ナンバーワン）、4人のハーモニーで力強く歌いあげる（1994年全米チャート14週連続ナンバーワン）、ジャム＆ルイスがプロデュースを手がけたロマンティックなバラード（1994年全米チャート6週連続ナンバーワン）など、ビッグヒットを完全網羅。
マライア・キャリーとのデュエット（1995年）が打ち立てた全米チャート16週連続のナンバーワンは、いまだに破られていない前人未到の記録である。
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Legacy is just about the right title for this album. Boyz II Men were the original， modern-day boy band who formed the mould for groups such as Take That and the Backstreet Boys to be cast from. Heavily influenced by Doo Wop groups such as the Platters and the Dells and developed by ex-New Edition and BellBivDevoe member Michael Bivins， Boyz II Men quickly rose to heavyweight status after the foursome’s 1991 debut Cooleyhighharmony. Their success is based on romantic ballads and strong vocals， the type of which groups such as Another Level could only dream of. However they’ve lacked the charisma and looks to really impact upon the world， being perhaps the only group that could be described as ?quietly? selling an incredible 35 million records. This collection of their best moments concentrates on their strengths as crooning Cupids， best exemplified by their massive hit and classic ballad ?End of the Road? (taken from the Boomerang soundtrack). ?Hey Lover? featuring LL Cool J is as energetic as the album gets and Legacy is unashamedly assembled for lovers of slow， romantic bedroom soul. But a lot of Boyz II Men’s work hasn’t aged too well. ?I’ll Make Love To You?， a one time smash， sounds tinny and tacky and ?On Bended Knee? is gut wrenchingly saccharine in a way today’s R&B artists just wouldn’t even try on. This Greatest Hits album effectively closes a chapter of Boyz II Men’s history. Having just signed a new record deal with an album for release next year it will be interesting to see if the quartet move on or stick to their tried and trusted sugar-on-sugar methodology. --Jake Barnes
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