20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Bell Biv DeVoe

1	Poison 4:22
2	Do Me! 4:33
3	B.B.D. (I Thought It Was Me)? 4:35
4	When Will I See You Smile Again? 5:08
5	Dope! AKA She's Dope! 3:42
6	Word to the Mutha! 6:38
7	Gangsta 4:29
8	Above the Rim 3:38
9	Something in Your Eyes 4:52
10	Show Me the Way 3:44
11	Ghetto Booty 3:52
12	Do Me! Remix 5:26

All Music Guide

New Edition spin-off group Bell Biv DeVoe is a good candidate for the kind of limited compilation that the discount-priced 20th Century Masters -- The Millennium Collection series provides. The trio broke four hits off their multi-platinum debut album, Poison (1990), one off their remix album, WBBD -- Bootcity! (1991), a couple off their second album, Hootie Mack (1993), and a couple released independently. They're all here in chronological order, with a couple of album tracks and a remix of the hit "Do Me" making up the 12 tracks. (Nothing from the 2001 reunion album BBD is included.) The recordings reveal the singers to be horny and self-referential as they make their way through the involved beats that dominate the musical tracks, a successful musical formula for early-'90s R&B. Their moment may have passed, but Bell Biv DeVoe's best is easily encapsulated here. William Ruhlmann