Another Level (Blackstreet album) explained

Another Level
Type:studio
Artist:Blackstreet
Cover:BlackstreetAnotherLevelAlbum.jpg
Released:September 10, 1996
Recorded:1996
Studio:Future Recording Studios, Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S.
Length:70:22
Label:Interscope
Prev Title:Blackstreet
Prev Year:1994
Next Title:Finally
Next Year:1999

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.[1] They joined the group after replacing departed members Dave Hollister and Levi Little.[2] [1] 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.[3]

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.[4] 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.[5]

In 2023, the album track "Never Gonna Let You Go" appeared in the Sam Esmail film, Leave the World Behind.

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (1996)Position
US Billboard 200[6] 87
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[7] 17
Chart (1997)Position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[8] 68
US Billboard 200[9] 16
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[10] 8

Credits

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Neal. Mark Anthony. Blackstreet Level II (review). popmatters.com. PopMatters Media, Inc. 2015-10-05.
  2. Web site: Ivory. SoulBounce's Class Of 1994: Blackstreet 'Blackstreet'. soulbounce.com. Soul Bounce. 2015-07-19.
  3. Web site: Phillips. Chuck. MCA Offers $200 Million to Acquire a 50% Stake in Interscope Records. article. latimes.com. December 21, 2013.
  4. Web site: Rock On The Net: Blackstreet. www.rockonthenet.com.
  5. Web site: Teddy Riley Interview - Part 3 - Blackstreet. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211219/B8KH1UsIUYw . 2021-12-19 . live. youtube.com.
  6. Web site: Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1996. Billboard. January 27, 2021.
  7. Web site: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1996. Billboard. January 27, 2021.
  8. Web site: Jaaroverzichten – Album 1997. dutchcharts.nl. January 27, 2021.
  9. Web site: Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1997. Billboard. January 27, 2021.
  10. Web site: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1997. Billboard. January 27, 2021.