Editing Boyz II Men (section)

=== 1994–1996: ''II'' and "I'll Make Love to You" ===
[[File:Boys II Men.jpg|thumb|Boyz II Men in 1995]]

After releasing a Christmas compilation, ''[[Christmas Interpretations]]'' in 1993, Boyz II Men returned to the studio for their highly anticipated sophomore effort. In 1994, ''[[II (Boyz II Men album)|II]]'' was released. ''II'' sold more than {{Nowrap|12 million}} copies in the United States alone, becoming one of the best-selling albums ever released by an R&B group act, and one of the biggest albums of the decade. ''II'' later won two awards at the [[37th Grammy Awards|1995 Grammy Awards]], including [[Grammy Award for Best R&B Album|Best R&B Album]].

Most of the tracks on ''II'' were written and produced by [[Tim & Bob]]—Tim Kelley and Bob Robinson (5), Babyface (2) and the successful team of [[Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis]] (2). Several of ''II''{{'}}s tracks became major singles, among them Jam & Lewis's "On Bended Knee", and Babyface's "[[I'll Make Love to You]]" and "[[Water Runs Dry]]".

"I'll Make Love to You" broke "End of the Road's" 13-week record at number 1, by spending 14 weeks at the top of the chart (a feat equaled earlier that year by [[Whitney Houston]]'s cover of "[[I Will Always Love You (Whitney Houston version)|I Will Always Love You]]"). "On Bended Knee" replaced "I'll Make Love to You" at number 1, making Boyz II Men only the third act ever to replace itself at number 1 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, after Elvis Presley and the Beatles.<ref name="billboard.com" />

In 1995, the group appeared as backing vocalists on "[[HIStory (song)|HIStory]]" from Michael Jackson's Grammy-nominated ninth [[HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I|album of the same name]].

In 1995, Motown issued ''[[The Remix Collection (Boyz II Men album)|The Remix Collection]]'', a compilation of [[remix]]es of various Boyz II Men songs from ''Cooleyhighharmony'' and ''II''. The group itself had opposed the release of the collection because they felt the compilation did not represent Boyz II Men's best work.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-remix-collection-mw0000176473 |title=The Remix Collection |work=AllMusic |access-date=April 22, 2022}}</ref> After the label released the album without their permission, there was a dispute between the company and the group. Boyz II Men initiated their own recording company Stonecreek (which released material by artists such as [[Uncle Sam (singer)|Uncle Sam]]), and they arranged for Stonecreek's distribution by [[Epic Records]], not Motown.