That's B5, as in the Breeding 5, à la the Jackson 5. Compared to other R&B groups made entirely of siblings, they're well below the Jacksons and the Isleys and much cleaner than Pretty Ricky, which lands them somewhere around Soul for Real. Signed to P. Diddy's Bad Boy label, the group debuts with an album that employs an extremely lengthy list of songwriters and producers (including Rodney Jerkins, Ryan Leslie, and Corna Boyz), and the material they're given isn't much different than what you'd expect from young adolescents who'd rather entertain than shock. It's evident that they're talented and sound good together, but it'll take another album or two before they're able to prove themselves as more than just another boy group. This album should have no problem winning them a preteen fan base, and the parents of those fans will be thankful for the lack of a parental advisory sticker. - Andy Kellman, All Music Guide
B5 Review
All Music Guide Review
That's B5, as in the Breeding 5, à la the Jackson 5. Compared to other R&B groups made entirely of siblings, they're well below the Jacksons and the Isleys and much cleaner than Pretty Ricky, which lands them somewhere around Soul for Real. Signed to P. Diddy's Bad Boy label, the group debuts with an album that employs an extremely lengthy list of songwriters and producers (including Rodney Jerkins, Ryan Leslie, and Corna Boyz), and the material they're given isn't much different than what you'd expect from young adolescents who'd rather entertain than shock. It's evident that they're talented and sound good together, but it'll take another album or two before they're able to prove themselves as more than just another boy group. This album should have no problem winning them a preteen fan base, and the parents of those fans will be thankful for the lack of a parental advisory sticker. ~ Andy Kellman, Rovi
B5 Track Listing
B5 Notes
5 Brothers and 1 phenomenal sound perfectly describes Bad Boy's latest sensation, B5. As P.Diddy states about B5, "Once every few years, an artist comes along who was born to change the game." These brothers, Bryan, 10, Carnell, 13, Patrick, 14, Kelly, 16, and Dustin, 17, are ready to leave their mark. Their talent isn't limited to their singing capabilities, these boys are also skilled dancers and have major star appeal. Their self-titled debut album is a mixture of high energy dance sequences as well as ballads that will melt the hearts of everyone.
Credits of B5
- Carmen Liana
- Composer
- Bryan
- Vocals
- Kelly
- Vocals
- Carnell
- Vocals
- Patrick
- Vocals
- Alvin Speights
- Mixing
- Robert Spencer
- Composer
- Kevin Wales
- Producer, Vocal Producer
- Richard Butler
- Composer
- Rodney Jerkins
- Composer, Producer, Audio Production
- Leon Ware
- Composer
- Stevie J.
- Programming
- Christopher Stern
- Creative Director
- Sam Salter
- Vocals (Background)
- Jarvis Blackshear
- Engineer
- Quinnes Parker
- Vocal Producer
- Steve Sola
- Mixing
- Wirlie Morris
- Arranger, Producer, Engineer, Instrumentation
- Arthur Ross
- Composer
- LaShawn Daniels
- Composer, Vocal Producer
- Harve Pierre
- Executive Producer
- J. Prince
- Guitar
- Gary Smith
- Track Engineer
- French
- Programming, Vocals, Producer, Instrumentation
- Andy Geel
- Digital Editing
- April Love
- Composer
- Carol Paryo
- Guitar
- Ebony Burks
- Composer, Producer, Vocal Producer
- Emery Dobyns
- Assistant Engineer
- Ryan Leslie
- Composer, Audio Production, Producer
- Dj Dustin
- Vocals
- Gwendolyn Niles
- Project Manager
- Pierre Medor
- Composer, Vocal Producer
- Dwayne Nesmith
- Composer
- Keri Hilson
- Composer, Vocals, Vocals (Background), Producer
- Shanell Woodgett
- Composer
- Abbey Katz
- Art Direction
- Alonzo Vargas
- Assistant Engineer
- Sean Garrett
- Composer
- B5
- Vocals (Background)
- Will Baker
- Composer
- Mauricio Serna
- Engineer
- Richard Bloom
- Art Direction
- Victor Abijaudi
- Engineer, Track Engineer, Mixing Assistant
- Akin Tayo Adewole
- Composer, Producer
- Chip Days
- Composer, Vocals (Background)
- Divine Evans
- Composer, Engineer
- Damian Hayward
- Producer
- Vance Jenkins
- Composer, Producer
- Chris Johnson
- A&R
- Kiki Kirchner
- Stylist
- James Melvin
- Assistant Engineer
- Kelly Nicole
- Vocal Producer
- Cornelius Scott
- Engineer
- Alvin Waters
- Composer, Engineer, Executive Producer, Producer, Programming
- Calvin Waters
- Composer, Producer, Engineer, Programming
- Burt Young
- Vocal Producer
- Rokusuke Ei
- Composer
- Sean "Puffy" Combs
- Executive Producer
- Brian Holland
- Composer
- Rich Keller
- Mixing
- Paul Logus
- Mixing
- John Lennon
- Composer
- Michael Lovesmith
- Composer
- Paul McCartney
- Composer








