Another Level (Blackstreet album)

Another Level
Studio album by
Blackstreet
ReleasedSeptember 10, 1996
Recorded1996
StudioFuture Recording Studios, Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S.
Genre
Length70:22
LabelInterscope
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
AllMusic[2]
Chicago Tribune[3]
Muzik[4]
Robert Christgau(neither)[5]
Rolling Stone(average)[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[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]

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]

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

  1. ^ "Another Level - Blackstreet - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ Johnson, Martin. "BlackstreetAnother Level (Interscope) (star) (star) 1/2Although Teddy..." chicagotribune.com.
  4. ^ a b c "Blackstreet - Another Level CD Album". www.cduniverse.com.
  5. ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: blackstreet". www.robertchristgau.com.
  6. ^ "Rolling Stone : Blackstreet: Another Level : Music Reviews". May 12, 2006. Archived from the original on 12 May 2006.
  7. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 80. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. rolling stone blackstreet album guide.
  8. ^ a b Neal, Mark Anthony. "Blackstreet Level II (review)". popmatters.com. PopMatters Media, Inc. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
  9. ^ Ivory. "SoulBounce's Class Of 1994: Blackstreet 'Blackstreet'". soulbounce.com. Soul Bounce. Retrieved 2015-07-19.
  10. ^ Phillips, Chuck. "MCA Offers $200 Million to Acquire a 50% Stake in Interscope Records". article. latimes.com. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
  11. ^ "Rock On The Net: Blackstreet". www.rockonthenet.com.
  12. ^ "Teddy Riley Interview - Part 3 - Blackstreet". youtube.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-19.