The a capella ballad Its So Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday,( ) reached number two.

Theyre best known for their passionate ballads, including the number one hits End of The Road, On Bended Knee, and Ill Make Love To You.

Singer Marc Nelson was also an early member, but left the group before their big break.

Bivins signed the group to his management company and secured them a contract with Motown Records.

The lead single was Motownphilly,, a new jack swing track produced by Dallas Austin that peaked at number three on Billboards Hot 100 chart.

The song became the biggest pop hit of 1992, spending a record-breaking 13 weeks on top of Billboards the Hot 100 chart.

It also marked the groups first collaboration with songwriter Babyface, who would write several of their signature hits.

It went on to sell 12 million copies and win the first-ever Grammy Award for Best Ramp;B Album.

The lead single Ill Make Love To You spent 14 weeks at number one, breaking the groups previous record.

The song was replaced at the top of the chart by the albums second single, On Bended Knee, which spent six weeks at number one.

The ballad spent 16 weeks at number one, breaking the record previously set by Boyz II Men twice.

It was the biggest hit of the 1990s, and today it still holds the record as the longest running number one song in music history.

It received mixed reviews and failed to achieve the same level of success as their previous albums.

Nonetheless, it sold 3 million copies, and the single 4 Seasons of Loneliness spent a week at number one.

The second single, A Song For Mama, was the groups last top 10 hit, peaking at number seven.

It went gold and failed to produce any top 40 hits, as did 2002s Full Circle.

Michael McCary, best known for his deep voice and spoken word interludes, officially retired from the group in 2003 due to a battle with scoliosis.

Two more albums of covers, 2007s Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA, and 2009s Love, were released on Universal subsidiary Decca.

The group went independent again on 2011s Twenty and 2014s Collide.

Throughout the 1980s, Ramp;B music largely existed outside the mainstream music industry.

But thanks largely to the massive commercial breakthrough of Boyz II Men, Ramp;Band black music in generalbecame the dominant force in pop music throughout the 1990s and beyond.,markdown:Boyz II Men is an RB vocal quartet from Philadelphia who became the most successful pop group of the 1990s.

Theyre best known for their passionate ballads, including the number one hits End of The Road,( ) On Bended Knee,( ) and Ill Make Love To You.( )nnAn early version of the group was founded by Nathan Morris( ) in the mid 1980s while attending the Philadelphia High School for the Creative and Performing Arts, where he recruited students Wanya Morris( ), Shawn Stockman( ), and Michael McCary( ).

Singer Marc Nelson( ) was also an early member, but left the group before their big break.nnThe groupwho took its name from New Edition( )s song Boys To Men( )was discovered in 1988 after auditioning for New Editions Michael Bivins( ) backstage at a concert.

Bivins signed the group to his management company and secured them a contract with Motown Records.nnBoyz II Mens debut album Cooleyhighharmony( ) was released in early 1991.

The lead single was Motownphilly,( ), a new jack swing track produced by Dallas Austin( ) that peaked at number three on Billboards Hot 100 chart.

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