Another Level (Blackstreet album)

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Another Level
BlackstreetAnotherLevelAlbum.jpg
Studio album by
Blackstreet
ReleasedSeptember 10, 1996
Recorded1996
StudioFuture Recording Studios, Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S.
Genre
Length70:22
Label Interscope
Producer
Blackstreet chronology
Blackstreet
(1994)		Another Level
(1996)		 Finally
(1999)
Singles from Another Level
  1. "No Diggity"
    Released: July 29, 1996
  2. "Don't Leave Me"
    Released: January 25, 1997
  3. "Fix"
    Released: July 22, 1997
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Muzik Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Robert Christgau Rating-Christgau-neither.png [5]
Rolling Stone (average) [6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [7]
The Source (favorable) [4]
Vibe (positive) [4]

Another Level is the second studio album by American R&B group Blackstreet. Released in September 10, 1996, it was the first album with new members Eric Williams and Mark Middleton. [8] They joined the group after replacing departed members Dave Hollister and Levi Little. [9] [8] Another Level was also the first Blackstreet album released under Interscope Records' new distribution deal with MCA Music Entertainment, Inc. after the company was dropped by Time Warner several months before the release of the album. [10]

Contents

Another Level was Blackstreet's most commercially successful album, reaching No. 3 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, and No. 1 on the Top R&B Albums chart for five weeks and selling over 4 million copies. [11] It contained the group's biggest hit to date, the Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 single "No Diggity".

Despite Another Level being their most successful recording and the huge success of the single "No Diggity", member/producer Teddy Riley stated in a 2013 interview with BBC Radio 1Xtra host Ronnie Herel that the album did not have a signature song. [12]

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s), *Co-producerLength
1."Black & Street Intro"Teddy Riley1:14
2."This Is How We Roll"Teddy Riley, Frank "Nitty" Pimentel 3:31
3."No Diggity" (featuring Dr. Dre and Queen Pen)Teddy Riley, William "Skylz" Stewart5:03
4."Fix" (contains a portion of "The Message")Teddy Riley, Chauncey Hannibal*4:04
5."Good Lovin'" (contains portions of "Say It Loud – I'm Black and I'm Proud" performed by James Brown)Teddy Riley, Chauncey Hannibal*4:31
6."Let's Stay in Love"Teddy Riley, Chauncey Hannibal*4:15
7."We Gonna Take U Back (Lude)/Don't Leave Me" ("Don't Leave Me" contains a sample from "A Dream" performed by DeBarge)Teddy Riley, Roosevelt "Bink" Harrell*5:17
8."Never Gonna Let You Go"Teddy Riley, Chauncey Hannibal*5:00
9."I Wanna Be Your Man" (contains portions of "Float On")Teddy Riley, Sprague Williams*4:05
10."Taja's Lude (Interlude)"Teddy Riley0:27
11."My Paradise (Interlude)"Teddy Riley2:11
12."Deja's Poem"Teddy Riley0:24
13."(Money Can't) Buy Me Love"Teddy Riley, Chauncey Hannibal3:38
14."Blackstreet (On the Radio)" (Radio interview with Morris Baxter and Blackstreet) 3:18
15."I Can't Get You (Out of My Mind)"Teddy Riley, Eric Williams, Wesley Hoggs4:50
16."I'll Give It to You"Teddy Riley, Xavier Hargrove*4:16
17."Happy Song (Tonite)"Teddy Riley, Tommy Sims*5:38
18."Motherlude"Teddy Riley4:35
19."Lord Is Real (Time Will Reveal)" (a cover version of "Time Will Reveal" by DeBarge)Teddy Riley4:13

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [31] 2× Platinum200,000^
France (SNEP) [32] Gold100,000*
Netherlands (NVPI) [33] Gold50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [34] Gold100,000^
United States (RIAA) [35] 4× Platinum4,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Credits

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