Another Level (Blackstreet album)

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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]

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Another Level

Studio album by

Blackstreet

Released

September 10, 1996

Recorded

1996

Studio

Future Recording Studios, Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S.

Genre

Length

70:22

Label

Interscope

Producer

Blackstreet chronology

Blackstreet
(1994)

Another Level
(1996)

Finally
(1999)

Singles from Another Level

"No Diggity"
Released: July 29, 1996
"Don't Leave Me"
Released: January 25, 1997
"Fix"
Released: July 22, 1997

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Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Chicago Tribune	^[3]
Muzik	^[4]
Robert Christgau	^[5]
Rolling Stone	(average)^[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[7]
The Source	(favorable)^[4]
Vibe	(positive)^[4]

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

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No.	Title	Producer(s), *Co-producer	Length
1.	"Black & Street Intro"	Teddy Riley	1:14
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" Stewart	5:03
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 Riley	0:27
11.	"My Paradise (Interlude)"	Teddy Riley	2:11
12.	"Deja's Poem"	Teddy Riley	0:24
13.	"(Money Can't) Buy Me Love"	Teddy Riley, Chauncey Hannibal	3:38
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 Hoggs	4:50
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 Riley	4:35
19.	"Lord Is Real (Time Will Reveal)" (a cover version of "Time Will Reveal" by DeBarge)	Teddy Riley	4:13

Charts

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Weekly charts

Chart (1996–1997)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[13]	37
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[14]	48
Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[15]	18
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[16]	20
French Albums (SNEP)^[17]	39
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[18]	47
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[19]	32
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[20]	44
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[21]	19
UK Albums (OCC)^[22]	26
UK R&B Albums (OCC)^[23]	5
US Billboard 200^[24]	3
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[25]	3

Year-end charts

Chart (1996)	Position
US Billboard 200^[26]	87
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[27]	17

Chart (1997)	Position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[28]	68
US Billboard 200^[29]	16
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[30]	8

Certifications

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Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)^[31]	2× Platinum	200,000^{^}
France (SNEP)^[32]	Gold	100,000^*
Netherlands (NVPI)^[33]	Gold	50,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[34]	Gold	100,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[35]	4× Platinum	4,000,000^{^}
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Credits

Dr. Dre
Queen Pen
Beverly Crowder
Karen Anderson
Shaquanna Elam
Darryl Adams
ELAN
Lamenga Ford (Kafi)
Shannon Cooper
Deja
Taja (vocals)
William Stewart
Sprague Williams
Serban Ghenea
George Mayers
John Haynes
Eric Williams
Wesley Hoggs
Tommy Sims (various instruments)
Frank "Nitty" Pimental
Roosevelt Harrell (programming)
Madeline Nelson (A&R and Manager)

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"Dutch album certifications – Blackstreet – Another Level" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved August 3, 2021. Enter Another Level in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 1997 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".
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