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Boyz II Men coming to Atlantic City

ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey -- (PRESS RELEASE) -- Resorts Casino Hotel announced that the four-time Grammy Award winning group Boyz II Men will return to perform in the Superstar Theater on Saturday, December 5, 2009.

Formed in 1988 in Philadelphia, Boyz II Men's clean-cut "retro nouveau" image, synchronized dance routines, and polished stage act were key to their rapid rise to stardom. Between 1992 and 1997, Boyz II Men recorded five Number One Pop hits and 12 Top-10 R&B singles, sold more than 60 million records worldwide, and earned a host of awards including four Grammy Awards.

Boyz II Men signed to Motown Records in 1991, and released their debut album, Cooleyhighharmony. Cooleyhighharmony is considered a classic of Nineties "new jack swing" or—to use Boyz II Men's own phrase—"hip-hop doo-wop." The album spun off three major crossover hits: "Motownphilly," "It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday," and "Uhh Ahh." With Cooleyhighharmony, Boyz II Men earned their first Grammy Award - for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.

In 1992, Boyz II Men returned to the studio to record a new song, "End of the Road," for the sound­track of the Eddie Murphy movie Boomerang . Released as a single, "End of the Road" became Boyz II Men's all-time biggest hit. Winner of the 1992 Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group with Vocal, "End of the Road" was added to subsequent pressings of Cooleyhighharmony.

In 1994, Boyz II Men's released its second album, simply titled II. The album topped the Billboard chart for five weeks, won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Album, and sold over 12 million copies thanks to its two Number One Pop singles, "I'll Make Love to You" (also a long-running R&B Number One) and "On Bended Knee," both certified platinum. A third single, "Water Runs Dry," went to No. 2 Pop and was certified gold.

In 2007, Boyz II Men released, Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA. Working with producer Randy Jackson, Boyz II Men bring their special brand of musical magic to 12 all-time Motown hits including Marvin Gaye's " Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)," Smokey Robinson & the Miracles' "The Tracks of My Tears," the Temptations' "Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)," Edwin Starr's "War," and the Stevie Wonder favorites "I Was Made to Love Her" and "Ribbon In the Sky." The album closes with a new recording of the record-breaking Boyz II Men hit, "End Of The Road," produced by super­star Brian McKnight, who also sings on the track.

Boyz II Men will perform in Resorts Casino Hotel's Superstar Theater on Saturday December 5 at 8 p.m. Tickets are priced at $45 and $35 and can be purchased at Resorts' Box Office, by calling Ticketmaster at 1.800.745.3000 or by logging onto www.ticketmaster.com or www.resortsac.com .

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