# 98 Degrees and Rising

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98 Degrees and Rising is the second album released by American boy band 98 Degrees. Released by Motown on October 20, 1998, it features the Billboard Hot 100 Top 5 singles "Because of You" (#3) and "The Hardest Thing" (#5), cover versions of Mark Wills' "I Do (Cherish You)" and Michael Jackson's "She's Out of My Life", the duet "True to Your Heart" with label mate Stevie Wonder, which was featured on the soundtrack of the 1998 Disney film Mulan, and the song "Fly with Me", which was featured on the soundtrack album for the 1999 film Pokémon: The First Movie (although it does not appear in the film itself).
The album has sold over four million copies in the United States alone, becoming the band's best-selling album. This was also the band's last album on Motown (not counting the Japanese release of This Christmas) before they left for Motown's parent company, Universal Records.

## Track listing

Notes
* "Heat It Up" contains samples of "Just a Touch of Love" written by Daniel Webster, Mark Adams, Mark Hicks, Raymond Turner, Starleana Young, Steve Arrington, and Thomas Lockett and performed by Slave
* "Fly With Me" contains samples of "Dancing Queen" written by Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, and Stig Anderson and performed by ABBA
* "Do You Wanna Dance" contains a sample of "Get Down on It" written by Charles Smith, Eumir Deodato, George Brown, James Taylor, Robert Bell, Robert Mickens, and Ronald Bell and performed by Kool & the Gang
* "To Me You're Everything" contains samples of "Fantasy" written by Maurice White, Eduardo Del-Barrio, and Verdine White and performed by Earth, Wind, & Fire

### Notes

* signifies vocal production
* signifies co-production
* signifies additional production

### Asian and Dutch Edition
## Personnel

98 Degrees
* Justin Jeffre – vocals, including lead vocals (9) and spoken vocals (2, 9, 10, 12)
* Drew Lachey – vocals, including lead vocals (6, 9)
* Nick Lachey – lead vocals (all tracks except 1 and 8)
* Jeff Timmons – vocals, including lead vocals (3, 5, 6, 7, 12, 13)
Additional musicians
* Bag – all instruments (11)
* Kern Brantley – bass (2)
* Dane DeViller – classical guitar (3), guitar (6)
* Dr. Roy – trumpet (12)
* Latoya Duggin – backing vocals (2)
* Sylvia Duggin – backing vocals (2)
* Taneka Duggin – backing vocals (2)
* Stephen Erdody – cello (12)
* David Frank – keyboards (12)
* Mark Hammond – drum programming (4)
* Mattias Johansson – violin (7)
* Gordon Kennedy – guitars (4)
* Brian Newcombe – electric bass (3)
* Beata Söderberg – cello (7)
* Keith Thomas – bass (4), keyboards (4)
* Patrick Tucker – guitar (7)
* Stevie Wonder – additional vocals (10), backing vocals (10)
Technical
* 98 Degrees – vocal arrangements (5, 9)
* Paul Arnold – recording engineer (12)
* Bag – recording engineer (11)
* Chris Bailey – assistant recording engineer (5)
* Tom Bender – mix engineer (1), assistant mix engineer (3, 8)
* Devon Biere – arrangements (13)
* Dane DeViller – arrangements (3), mix engineer (3), mixing (6), programming (3, 6)
* Chris Fogel – recording engineer (10)
* David Frank – arrangements (12)
* Chris Gehringer – mastering
* Jason Goldstein – recording engineer (2, 9)
* Mick Guzauski – mixing (1, 6, 12), mix engineer (3, 6, 8, 13)
* Adam D. Hatley – assistant recording engineer (13)
* Sean Hosein – arrangements (3), mix engineer (3), mixing (6), programming (3, 6)
* Mikael Ifversen – recording engineer (12)
* Steve Igner – recording engineer (1, 8)
* Phil Kaffel – mix engineer (10), recording engineer (10)
* John Kelton – recording engineer (13)
* Steve Kipner – arrangements (12)
* Matt Marteinsson – assistant recording engineer (3, 6)
* Mark Nevers – assistant recording engineer (13)
* Alex Olsson – assistant recording engineer (7, 11)
* Greg Parker – assistant recording engineer (4)
* Pras – mix engineer (5)
* Cathy Rich – assistant recording engineer (12)
* Bob Rosa – mix engineer (7, 11), recording engineer (7, 11)
* Steve Smith – recording engineer (3, 6)
* Chris Theis – mix engineer (5), recording engineer (5)
* Rich Travali – mix engineer (2, 9)
* Craig Waddell – Pro Tools (3, 6)
* Bill Whittington – recording engineer (4), mix engineer (4)
* Gary Winger – assistant recording engineer (3, 6)

## Certifications

| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| United States (RIAA) | 4× Platinum | 4,000,000$^^$ |
| $^^$ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |||