Blackstreet (album)

Blackstreet
Studio album by Blackstreet
Released June 21, 1994
Recorded 1993-1994
Genre R&B, New jack swing, Hip hop soul, Soul music
Length 73:06
Label Interscope
Producer Thomas Taliaferro, Michael Barber, Markell Riley, Teddy Riley, Erick Sermon, Chris Frazer Smith, Leon F. Sylvers III, David Wynn
Blackstreet chronology
Blackstreet
(1994)		 Another Level
(1996)
Singles from Blackstreet
  1. "Baby Be Mine"
    Released: February 23, 1993
  2. "Booti Call"
    Released: July 28, 1994
  3. "Before I Let You Go"
    Released: November 22, 1994
  4. "U Blow My Mind"
    Released: 1994
  5. "Joy"
    Released: March 21, 1995
  6. "Tonight's the Night"
    Released: August 1, 1995

Blackstreet is the self-titled debut studio album from American R&B group Blackstreet, released in 1994 on Interscope Records.

The album peaked at number fifty-two on the Billboard 200 chart. By April 1995, it was certified platinum in sales by the RIAA, after sales exceeding 1,000,000 copies in the United States. The song "Tonight's the Night" is one of the very earliest beats composed by The Neptunes.

Contents

Release and reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]

The album peaked at fifty-two on the U.S. Billboard 200 and reached the seventh spot on the R&B Albums chart.[2] The album was certified platinum by April 1995.[3]

While Stanton Swihart of Allmusic commented that some of the songs weren't fully formed and others sounded like new jack retreads, he did remark that the work included "some brilliantly catchy R&B tracks, songs that easily stood out in the mid-'90s urban soul crowd."[1]

Track listing

No. Title Music Sample(s)[4] Length
1. "Intro (Blackstreet Philosophy) [Interlude]"   Riley, "Lil" Chris Smith   0:56
2. "Baby Be Mine"   Iverson, Riley, Stonestreet, Williams, "Lil" Chris Smith   3:02
3. "U Blow My Mind"   Hannibal, Hollister, Riley, "Lil" Chris Smith 3:49
4. "Hey Love (Keep It Real) [Interlude]"   Dickey, Riley, Sylvers   1:11
5. "I Like the Way You Work"   Graham, Hannibal, Little, Riley, Riley, Smith   4:44
6. "Good Life"   Brown, Callis, Linzer, Riley, Wynn 4:04
7. "Physical Thing"   Drakeford, Hannibal, Little, Riley, Riley, Tex, Williams, "Lil" Chris Smith 4:38
8. "Make U Wet"   Barber, Davidson, Hannibal, Riley, Sylvers   4:59
9. "Booti Call"   Clinton, Dickey, Riley, Riley, Sermon, Shider, Spradley, Sylvers, Troutman 4:26
10. "Love's in Need"   Wonder 4:41
11. "Joy"   Riley, Lucas, Jackson
  • "Impeach the President" by The Honey Drippers
  • "Nite and Day" by Al B. Sure!
 4:55
12. "Before I Let You Go"   Hannibal, Hollister, Riley, Riley, Sylvers   4:59
13. "Confession [Interlude]"   Hollister, Riley, Riley, Williams   0:54
14. "Falling in Love Again"   Hannibal, Hollister, Little, Riley, Riley   4:34
15. "Candlelight Night [Interlude]"   Thomas Taliaferro, Riley   0:54
16. "Tonight's the Night" (feat. Tammy Lucas) Hugo, Lucas, Riley, Riley, Williams 4:18
17. "Happy Home"   Davis, Hannibal, Riley, Riley   5:38
18. "Wanna Make Love"   Riley, Stonestreet, Watkins 5:00
19. "Once in a Lifetime [Interlude]"   Thomas Taliaferro, Riley   1:02
20. "Givin' You All My Lovin'"   Riley, Riley, Smith, Sylvers 4:12

Chart history

Album

Chart (1994)[2] Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 52
U.S. R&B Albums 7

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions[5]
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 U.S. Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks U.S. Rhythmic Top 40
1993 "Baby Be Mine" — 22 — —
1994 "Booti Call" 34 3 14 19
"Before I Let You Go" 7 7 2 2
1995 "Joy" 43 13 12 23
"Tonight's the Night" 80 12 27 —

"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Personnel

Information taken from Allmusic.[6]

Notes

  1. ^ a b Swihart, Stanton. "allmusic ((( Blackstreet > Review )))". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r203148. Retrieved 2010-08-11. 
  2. ^ a b "allmusic ((( Blackstreet > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r203148. Retrieved 2010-08-11. 
  3. ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - August 11, 2010 : Search Results - Blackstreet". RIAA. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=Blackstreet&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2010&sort=Artist&perPage=25. Retrieved 2010-08-11. 
  4. ^ "Rap Sample FAQ - Quick FAQ Search: Blackstreet". The-Breaks.com. http://www.the-breaks.com/search.php?term=Blackstreet&type=6. Retrieved 08-11-2010. 
  5. ^ "allmusic ((( Blackstreet > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r203148. Retrieved 2010-08-11. 
  6. ^ "allmusic ((( Blackstreet > Credits )))". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r203148. Retrieved 2010-08-11. 

External links

Blackstreet
Chauncey "Black" Hannibal · Dave Hollister · Teddy Riley · Sherman "J-Stylez" Tinsdale
Levi Little · Mark Middleton · Terrell Phillips · Joseph Stonestreet · Eric Williams
Studio albums
Blackstreet · Another Level · Finally · Level II
Other albums
No Diggity: The Very Best of Blackstreet · The Best of Blackstreet (20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection)
Singles
"Baby Be Mine" · "Booti Call" · "Before I Let You Go" · "U Blow My Mind" · "Joy" · "Tonight's the Night" · "No Diggity" · "Don't Leave Me" · "Fix" · "(Money Can't) Buy Me Love" · "Take Me There" · "Girlfriend/Boyfriend" · "Yo Love" · "Think About You" · "Deep" · "Wizzy Wow"
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