 It was also their first album without manager/producer Maurice Starr who would depart from the group during the making of the album after the group accused him of stealing their monetary earnings from their platinum debut.The album was produced by Vincent Brantley & Rick Timas, Grammy-nominated producer Michael Sembello & Richard Rudolph, Ray Parker, Jr. and Peter Bunetta and Rick Chudacoff.The album reached #6 on the "Billboard" 200 and #1 on the Irish Albums Chart, and the R&B/Hip Hop Albums Chart (where it peaked for five weeks).