Revelation (98 Degrees album)

Revelation is the fourth studio album by American boy band 98 Degrees, released on September 26, 2000. The album features the hit single "Give Me Just One Night (Una Noche)" which became their highest charting single as a lead artist, peaking at two on the Billboard Hot 100, staying there for two consecutive weeks. The album debuted at number-two on the Billboard 200 selling 276,343 copies in its first week, making Revelation the band's best charting album and highest first-week sales on the Billboard 200.

Revelation
Studio album by 98 Degrees
Released	September 26, 2000 (2000-09-26)
Recorded	February–July 2000
Genre	Pop R&B
Length	46:17
Label	Universal
Producer	Bruce Carbone Paris D'Jon George Jackson
98 Degrees chronology
This Christmas (1999) Revelation (2000) The Collection (2002)
Singles from Revelation
"Give Me Just One Night (Una Noche)" Released: July 24, 2000 "My Everything" Released: November 6, 2000

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(57/100)[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Billboard	(favorable)[3]
Entertainment Weekly	C[4]
Rolling Stone	[5]
Wall of Sound	(52/100)[6]

According to Nielsen Soundscan, the album sold over 2.5 million copies in the United States alone. At that time, "Give Me Just One Night (Una Noche)" became the most added Top 40 single in history with 170 adds on radio in its initial week, allowing the song to debut strongly at number-two in the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the then-highest-charting single in its debut week by a boy band.

Track listing

Standard edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Give Me Just One Night (Una Noche)" (Lead vocals: Nick Lachey and Jeff Timmons)	Anders Bagge Arnthor Birgisson Claudia Ogalde	Bag & Arnthor	3:25
2.	"The Way You Want Me To" (Lead vocal: Nick Lachey)	Nick Lachey Andrew Lachey Bagge Birgisson	Bag & Arnthor	3:29
3.	"Stay the Night" (Lead vocals: Nick Lachey and Jeff Timmons)	Bagge Birgisson Reed Vertelney	Bag & Arnthor	3:52
4.	"Yesterday's Letter" (Lead vocals: Drew Lachey, Nick Lachey, and Jeff Timmons)	A. Lachey Jeffrey Timmons Bagge Birgisson	Bag & Arnthor	4:21
5.	"He'll Never Be (What I Used to Be to You)" (Lead vocals: Nick Lachey and Jeff Timmons; spoken vocal: Justin Jeffre)	Timmons Carl Sturken, Evan Rogers	Sturken Rogers	4:13
6.	"I'll Give It All (Interlude)" (Lead vocals: 98 Degrees)	Devon Biere		0:39
7.	"My Everything" (Lead vocals: Nick Lachey and Drew Lachey)	N. Lachey Bagge Birgisson Justin Jeffre	Bag & Arnthor	3:51
8.	"You Should Be Mine" (Lead vocals: Nick Lachey and Jeff Timmons; spoken vocals: Justin Jeffre)	N. Lachey Paul Cruz Rhett Lawrence	Lawrence	3:21
9.	"You Don't Know" (Lead vocals: Nick Lachey and Jeff Timmons)	N. Lachey Louis Biancaniello Sam Watters	Biancaniello Watters	4:13
10.	"Dizzy" (Lead vocals: Drew Lachey and Nick Lachey; rap: Justin Jeffre)	N. Lachey D. Lachey Lawrence	Lawrence	3:16
11.	"The Way You Do" (Lead vocals: Drew Lachey and Nick Lachey)	A. Lachey Jim Kimball Tommy Lee James	Bag & Arnthor	4:05
12.	"Always You and I"	N. Lachey Lawrence	Lawrence	3:52
13.	"Never Giving Up"	Bagge Birgisson Jeffre Timmons	Bag & Arnthor	3:59

US re-release (bonus track)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
14.	"Can You Imagine"	N. Lachey Gary Baker Steven Diamond	Baker 98 Degrees	4:42

US & Canadian re-release (bonus track)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
14.	"Chance to Love You More"	N. Lachey Bagge Birgisson	Bag & Arnthor	4:52

Japanese version (bonus track)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
14.	"Never Let Go"	Bagge Birgisson Diamond	Bag & Arnthor
15.	"Can You Imagine"	N. Lachey Baker Diamond	Baker 98 Degrees

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2000) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] 40 Canadian Albums (RPM)[8] 2 Japanese Albums (Oricon)[9] 26 US Billboard 200[10] 2

Year-end charts Chart (2000) Position Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[11] 83 US Billboard 200[12] 102 Chart (2001) Position US Billboard 200[13] 104

Sales and certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[14]	Platinum	100,000^
South Korea	—	11,684[15]
United States (RIAA)[16]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Metacritic reviews
2. AllMusic review
3. Billboard review
4. |cite web=url=https://ew.com/article/2000/09/29/music-review-revelation/
5. Rolling Stone review
6. Wall of Sound review
7. "Australiancharts.com – 98° – Revelation". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
8. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". www.collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2014-09-10.
9. "レヴェレーション". Archived from the original on January 23, 2023. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
10. "98 Degrees Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
11. "Canada's Top 200 Albums of 2000". Jam!. Archived from the original on August 12, 2004. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
12. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2000". Billboard. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
13. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2001". Billboard. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
14. "Canadian album certifications – 98 Degrees – Revelation". Music Canada. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
15. "Fan of Music - South Korea Database".
16. "American album certifications – 98 Degrees – Revelation". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 25, 2012.

External links

• Revelation at Metacritic