BOYZ II MEN - A SONG FOR MAMA

A SONG FOR MAMA

BOYZ II MEN

SONGWRITHER: KENNETH BABYFACE EDMONDS

COUNTRY: u. s. a.

ALBUM: boyz ii men twenty

LABEL: motown

GENRE: SOUL

Year: 2011

"A Song for Mama" is the title of a number-one R&B single by the American R&B group Boyz II Men. The tune, which was written and produced by Babyface, served as the theme song to the 1997 motion picture Soul Food, and spent two weeks at number one on the US R&B chart. To date, it is their last top 10 pop hit, peaking at number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song also appears on the group's album Evolution.

Boyz II Men(pronounced boys to men) is an American R&B vocal group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, best known for emotional ballads and a cappella harmonies. They are currently a trio composed of baritone Nathan Morris alongside tenors Wanya Morris and Shawn Stockman. During the 1990s, Boyz II Men found fame on Motown Records as a quartet including bass Michael McCary, who left the group in 2003 due to multiple sclerosis .

During the 1990s, Boyz II Men gained international success. This began with the release of top 5 singles "Motownphilly" and "It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday" in 1991, followed by the number one single "End of the Road" in 1992, which reached the top of charts worldwide. "End of the Road" set a new record for longevity, staying at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for thirteen weeks. Boyz II Men proceeded to break this record with the subsequent releases of "I'll Make Love to You" and "One Sweet Day" (with Mariah Carey), which, at fourteen and sixteen weeks respectively, each set new records for the total number of weeks at number one. "I'll Make Love to You" also topped the charts in Australia (for four weeks) and garnered international success.

Consequently, Boyz II Men is among the music industry's elite with regard to time spent at number one in Billboard history with 50 cumulative weeks, ranking fourth behind Presley, The Beatles, and Carey. Furthermore, when "On Bended Knee" took the number one spot away from "I'll Make Love to You", Boyz II Men became only the third artists ever (after The Beatles and Presley) to replace themselves at the top of the Billboard Hot 100. These achievements were enough to earn Boyz II Men recognition as Billboard magazine's biggest boy band during the period of 1987 to 2012.

Boyz II Men continue to perform worldwide, as a trio. Their most recent studio album, Under The Streetlight, was released in 2017.

In June 2017, a section of Broad Street (from Christian to Carpenter Streets) in Philadelphia was renamed "Boyz II Men Boulevard". This section of the street is near the High School for the Creative and Performing Arts, where the members once attended.

You taught me everything

And everything you've given me

I'll always keep it inside

You're the driving force

In my life, yeah

There isn't anything

Or anyone that I can be

And it just wouldn't feel right

If I didn't have you by my side

You were there for me

To love and care for me

When skies were grey

Whenever I was down

You were always there

To comfort me

And no one else can be

What you have been to me

You'll always be

You will always be the girl

In my life for all times

Mama

Mama you know I love you

(Oh you know I love you)

Mama

Mama

You're the queen of my heart

Your love is like

Tears from the stars

Mama I just want you to know

Lovin' you

Is like food to my soul

(Yes it is, yes it is, ohhh)

(Yes it is, yes it is, yes it is, oohh)

You're always there for me

Have always been around for me

Even when I was bad

You showed me

Right from my wrong

(Yes you did)

And you took up for me

When everyone was downin' me

You always did understand

You gave me strength to go on

There was so many times

Looking back

When I was so afraid

And then you come to me

And say

I can face anything

And no one else can do

What you have done for me

You'll always be

You will always be

The girl in my life

(Oooo, oohh)

Mama

Mama you know I love you

(Oh you know I love you)

Mama

Mama

You're the queen of my heart

Your love is like

Tears from the stars

Mama I just want you to know

Lovin' you

Is like food to my soul

Never gonna go

A day without you

Fill's me up

Just thinking about you

I'll never go a day

Without my mama

Mama

Mama you know I love you

(Oh you know I love you)

Mama

Mama

You're the queen of my heart

Your love is like

Tears from the stars

Mama I just want you to know

Lovin' you

Is like food to my soul

Lovin' you is like food to my soul, you are the food to my soul.