Blackstreet (album)
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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 of 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
.
and reached the seventh spot on the R&B Albums
chart. The album was certified platinum by April of 1995.
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."
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
from American
United States
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R&B
Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B is a music genre that combines elements of hip hop, soul, R&B and funk.Although the abbreviation “R&B” originates from traditional rhythm and blues music, today the term R&B is most often used to describe a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in...
group Blackstreet
Blackstreet
Blackstreet is an American R&B group founded in 1991 by Thomas Taliaferro and Teddy Riley, the inventor of New Jack Swing known for his work as a member of Guy. Chauncey Hannibal and Levi Little were signed under production and management contracts with Thomas Taliaferro and were merged into what...
, released in 1994 on Interscope Records
Interscope Records
Interscope Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group that currently operates as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group.-History:...
.
The album peaked at number fifty-two on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
chart. By April of 1995, it was certified platinum in sales by the RIAA
Recording Industry Association of America
The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States...
, 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
The Neptunes
The Neptunes are a record production duo consisting of Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo, who are credited with contributing the sound for many successful hip hop, R&B and pop artists in the late-1990s and 2000s...
.
Release and reception
The album peaked at fifty-two on the U.S. Billboard 200Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
and reached the seventh spot on the R&B Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999...
chart. The album was certified platinum by April of 1995.
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."
Track listing
Album
| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
52 |
| U.S. R&B Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999... |
7 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
U.S. Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales Hot Dance Singles Sales Hot Dance Singles Sales is a chart released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States, established in 1985. It measures the sale of commercially released singles that deal with dance music and remixes... |
U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales chart is the sales component chart of Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. It is not the R&B subset of The Hot 100 Singles Sales, but rather a separate panel of sales of commercial singles in the urban market... |
U.S. Rhythmic Top 40 Rhythmic Airplay Chart The Rhythmic Airplay Chart is an airplay chart that is featured weekly in Billboard Magazine. The chart tracks and measures the airplay of songs played on Rhythmic stations, whose playlist includes mostly hit-driven R&B/Hip-Hop, Rhythmic pop, and some Dance tracks... |
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| 1993 | "Baby Be Mine Baby Be Mine "Baby Be Mine" is a song by American R&B group Blackstreet. The song, which was recorded for the group's self-titled debut album , was released as the debut single for the album and in promotion for the soundtrack to the 1993 film CB4 in February of 1993... " |
— | 22 | — | — |
| 1994 | "Booti Call Booti Call "Booti Call" is a song by American R&B group Blackstreet, recorded for the group's self-titled debut album . The song was released as the second single for the album in July 1994.-Background:... " |
34 | 3 | 14 | 19 |
| "Before I Let You Go Before I Let You Go "Before I Let You Go" is a song by American R&B group Blackstreet, recorded for the group's self-titled debut album . The song was released as the third single for the album in November of 1994... " |
7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1995 | "Joy Joy (Blackstreet song) "Joy" is a song by American R&B group Blackstreet. The song was released as the fifth single for the group's self-titled debut album Blackstreet .The song peaked at number forty-three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.-Track listing:... " |
43 | 13 | 12 | 23 |
| "Tonight's the Night" | 80 | 12 | 27 | — |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Personnel
Information taken from Allmusic.- assistant engineering – Serban Ghenea, George Mayers, Kimberly Smith, Sprague Williams
- assistant executive production – Mike Concepcion, John McClain
- associate production – Chad Hugo, "Lil" Chris Smith, Markell Riley, Leon F. Sylvers III, Thomas Taliaferro
- associate production – Chad Hugo, "Lil" Chris Smith, Markell Riley, Leon F. Sylvers III, Thomas Taliaferro, Sprague Williams
- design – Eric Altenburger
- engineering – Cerban Chenea, Serban Ghenea, John Hanes, George Mayers, Herb Powers, Kimberly Smith
- guitar – Serban Ghenea, Thomas Taliaferro
- mastering – Herb Powers
- mixing – John Hanes, George Mayers, Teddy Riley
- performing – Tammy Lucas
- photography – Gerhard Yurkovic
- production – Thomas Taliaferro, Michael Barber, Markell Riley, Teddy Riley, Erick Sermon, "Lil" Chris Smith, Leon F. Sylvers III, David Wynn
- project coordination – Dan O'Leary
- rapping – Idris Davidson, Antwone Dickey, Markell Riley, Menton Smith, David Roland Williams
- saxophone – Chad Hugo
- stylist – Kareen Linton
- vocal coach – Kenny Hicks
- vocals – Chauncey Hannibal, Dave Hollister, Levi Little, Teddy Riley
External links
- Blackstreet at DiscogsDiscogsDiscogs, short for discographies, is a website and database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc., and are...