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1999 studio album by Blaque
Blaque (internationally nicknamed Blaque Ivory ) is the debut album by the American girl-group Blaque .
It is an R&B and pop album, with hip hop and teen pop influences.[ 2]
The album was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on April 10, 2000.[ 3] and has sold 1.5 million copies to date.[ 4]
Critical reception
AllMusic criticized the album as mediocre "generic urban soul" with "serviceable" production, sometimes hitting the mark but more often not.[ 2] Entertainment Weekly gave the album a C− grade, criticizing the songs as derivative "mimicry" of other groups, saying that the girls "slide from genre to genre with all the care and discrimination of a bar mitzvah band."[ 5]
Track listing
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Blaque Intro" 0:37 2. "Roll with Me" 3:42 3. "I Do " Reed Michael Anthony Elgin Manson[A] 3:27 4. "Leny" 4:20 5. "Rainbow Drive" Sideeq "The Beat" Freeq Goins[A] 3:48 6. "808 " 5:06 7. "Time After Time " 4:05 8. "Bring It All to Me " (featuring JC Chasez of NSYNC ) 3:38 9. "Mind of a King" 3:57 10. "Don't Go Looking for Love" 4:01 11. "Release Me" Barnes Lawrence Bobby Coleman Olivier Rooney Sting 3:03 12. "Right Next to Me" Kangol 5:27 13. "Stay By Your Side" 3:24 14. "When the Last Teardrop Falls" Wake 4:37
Japanese bonus track Title Producer(s) 15. "808 (remix)" Poke & Tone 3:55
Notes
Sample credits
"Leny" contains excerpts from the composition "Bumpy's Lament", written and performed by Isaac Hayes.
"Bring It All To Me" contains excerpts from the composition "I Don't Wanna Be The Last To Know", performed by Shalamar .
"Don't Go Looking for Love" contains excerpts from the composition "I Need Love ", performed by LL Cool J .
"Release Me" contains elements of "Shape of My Heart ", performed by Sting .[ 6]
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
References
^ a b Hay, Carla (April 17, 1999). "Blaque Wants More Than TLC" . Billboard . Vol. 111, no. 16. p. 18. Archived from the original on March 11, 2018. Blaque is filled with songs that represent contemporary R&B/pop, with selections that include sassy rap stylings and sultry ballads.
^ a b c d Stephen Thomas Erlewine . Blaque at AllMusic . Retrieved 22 July 2021.
^ http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?content_selector=gold-platinum-searchable-database RIAA - Recording Industry Association of America
^ "The best girl groups of the 1990s to 2000s- where are they now" . New York Daily News .
^ a b Brunner, Rob (July 16, 1999). "Music Review: Blaque" . Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on October 17, 2008. Retrieved July 26, 2021 .
^ Blaque Ivory (Double LP liner notes). Columbia. 1999. 491603 1.
^ a b "ブラック・アイボリー" (in Japanese). Oricon . Archived from the original on October 1, 2023. Retrieved October 1, 2023 .
^ "Blaque Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved June 2, 2019.
^ "Blaque Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved June 2, 2019.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2000" . Billboard . Retrieved February 12, 2021 .
^ "American album certifications – Blaque – Blaque" . Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved December 9, 2017 .
^ "ブラック・アイボリー" (in Japanese). Oricon . Archived from the original on October 1, 2023. Retrieved October 1, 2023 .
^ "New Releases" . netcd.co.nz. Archived from the original on May 10, 2000. Retrieved February 11, 2024 .
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