To the Next Level
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{{Infobox album
| name = To the Next Level
| type = studio
| artist = MN8
| cover = To_the_Next_Level.jpg
| border = yes
| alt =
| released = 15 May 1995
| recorded = 1993–1995
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|R&B|pop|new jack swing}}
| length = 48:40
| label = {{hlist|Columbia}}
| producer = {{hlist|Dennis Charles, Andy Whitmore & Ronnie Wilson|Ralph Daley}}
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Freaky
| next_year = 1996
| misc = {{Singles
| name = To the Next Level
| type = studio
| single1 = I've Got a Little Something for You
| single1date = 23 January 1995
| single2 = If You Only Let Me In
| single2date = 17 April 1995
| single3 = Happy
| single3date = 3 July 1995
| single4 = Baby It's You
| single4date = 23 October 1995
| single5 = Pathway to the Moon
| single5date = 12 February 1996
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/to-the-next-level-mw0000174135|title=To the Next Level - MN8 - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=16 November 2017}}
| rev2 = Cash Box
| rev2score = (favorable){{cite magazine|first=Gil L.|last=Robertson IV|title=Urban: Reviews|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/90s/1995/CB-1995-07-29.pdf|magazine=Cash Box|date=29 July 1995|page=11|access-date=8 November 2022|author-link=Gil L. Robertson IV}}
| rev3 = Entertainment Weekly
| rev3score = B−Galvin, Peter (21 July 1995). "The week". Entertainment Weekly. Issue 284.
| rev4 = NME
| rev4score = 5/10{{cite magazine|first=Mark|last=Sutherland|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/nothingelseon/53469362922/|title=Long Play|work=NME|date=27 May 1995|page=49|access-date=18 January 2024}}
| rev5 = Smash Hits
| rev5score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine|first=Jordan|last=Paramor|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/57779449@N02/54314369020/in/album-72177720323679935/|title=Albums|work=Smash Hits|date=10 May 1995|page=61|access-date=13 February 2025}}
}}
To the Next Level is the debut studio album by English R&B pop group MN8, released in May 1995 by Columbia Records. The album includes the single, "I've Got a Little Something for You".
Singles
"I've Got a Little Something for You" was released as the band's debut single in January 1995. It peaked at number 2 on the UK Singles Chart, giving them their first top 10 single.{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/31120/mn8/|title=MN8 - Full Official Chart History|publisher=Official Charts Company}} A second single from the album, "If You Only Let Me In", was released in April 1995. This debuted, and peaked, at number 6. The third single, "Happy", was released in July 1995. It debuted, and peaked, at number 8. "Baby It's You" was released in October 1995 and peaked at number 22, with "Pathway to the Moon" as the final single released in February 1996 peaking at number 25.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| title1 = I've Got a Little Something for You
| note1 =
| writer1 = {{hlist|Mark Taylor|}}
| length1 = 3:41
| title2 = If You Only Let Me In
| note2 =
| writer2 = {{hlist|Arthur Baker|Axel Kroell|Conner Reeves}}
| length2 = 4:26
| title3 = Happy
| note3 =
| writer3 = {{hlist|David Townsend|Bernard Jackson|David Conley}}
| length3 = 4:26
| title4 = Pathway to the Moon
| note4 =
| writer4 = {{hlist|Michael Puryear|Marcus Hummon|Ralph Daley}}
| length4 = 3:55
| title5 = Lonely
| note5 =
| writer5 = {{hlist|Ronnie Wilson|Dennis Charles}}
| length5 = 4:38
| title6 = Baby It's You
| note6 =
| writer6 = {{hlist|Tony Swain|Pam Sheyne}}
| length6 = 4:09
| title7 = Black Pearl
| note7 =
| writer7 = {{hlist|Phil Spector|Toni Wine|Irwin Levine}}
| length7 = 5:36
| title8 = I'll Be Gone
| note8 =
| writer8 = {{hlist|Wilson|Charles}}
| length8 = 4:31
| title9 = Holding Hands
| note9 =
| writer9 = {{hlist|Wilson|Charles}}
| length9 = 4:15
| title10 = I Will Be There
| note10 =
| writer10 = {{hlist|Wilson|Charles}}
| length10 = 4:14
| title11 = Touch the Sky
| note11 =
| writer11 = {{hlist|Kae Goldsmith|D. Rayside|Gary Douglas|T. Michaels}}
| length11 = 4:49
}}
Weekly charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:left" |
| scope="col"| Chart (1995)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| {{album chart|Australia|25|artist=MN8|album=To the Next Level|access-date=May 23, 2015}} |
| {{album chart|Flanders|43|artist=MN8|album=To the Next Level|access-date=February 6, 2017}} |
| {{album chart|Wallonia|20|artist=MN8|album=To the Next Level|access-date=February 6, 2017}} |
| {{album chart|Netherlands|50|artist=MN8|album=To the Next Level|access-date=February 6, 2017}} |
| {{album chart|France|26|artist=MN8|album=To the Next Level|access-date=August 5, 2016}} |
| {{album chart|Germany4|61|id=2084|artist=MN8|album=To the Next Level|access-date=August 26, 2016}} |
| align="left"|Irish Albums (IRMA){{Cite web|url=http://irish-charts.com/|title=Irish charts portal|website=Irish-charts.com|access-date=30 May 2023}}
|style="text-align:center;"|18 |
| {{album chart|New Zealand|46|artist=MN8|album=To the Next Level|access-date=August 19, 2016}} |
| align="left"|Scottish Albums (OCC){{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-albums-chart/19950521/40/|title=Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100 - Official Charts Company|website=Officialcharts.com|access-date=16 November 2017}}
| style="text-align:center;"|49 |
| {{album chart|Switzerland|27|artist=MN8|album=To the Next Level|access-date=August 17, 2016}} |
| {{album chart|UK2|13|date=1995-05-21|access-date=September 3, 2016}} |
Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|type=album|artist=MN8|title=To the Next Level|access-date=14 June 2017|relyear=1995|certyear=1995|award=Gold}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=album|artist=MN8|title=To the Next Level|award=Silver|access-date=14 June 2017|relyear=1995|certyear=1995|id=7637-2152-2}}
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References
{{Reflist}}
{{MN8}}
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