Another Level (Blackstreet album)
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. They joined the group after replacing departed members Dave Hollister and Levi Little. 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.
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| Released | September 10, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 1996 | |||
| Studio | Future Recording Studios, Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S. | |||
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| Length | 70:22 | |||
| Label | Interscope | |||
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| Singles from Another Level | ||||
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| Rolling Stone | (average) |
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| The Source | (favorable) |
| Vibe | (positive) |
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. 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.