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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.[3] The album was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on April 10, 2000.[4] and has sold 1.5 million copies to date.[5]

Blaque
Studio album by
Blaque
ReleasedMay 19, 1999[1]
Recorded1997–1999
Genre
Length53:00
Label
  • Trackmasters
  • Columbia
Producer
  • Michael Anthony
  • Bob Baldwin
  • Sideeq "The Beat" Freak
  • Marcus Goins
  • Curt Gowdy
  • R. Kelly
  • L.E.S.
  • Elgin Manson
  • Natina Reed
  • Poke & Tone
  • Timothy "Tyme" Riley
  • Cory Rooney
  • She'kspere
  • Ric Wake
Blaque chronology
Blaque
(1999)		 Blaque Out
(2002)
Singles from Blaque
  1. "808"
    Released: March 15, 1999
  2. "I Do"
    Released: July 28, 1999
  3. "Bring It All to Me"
    Released: October 11, 1999

Critical reception


Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Entertainment WeeklyC−[6]

AllMusic criticized the album as mediocre "generic urban soul" with "serviceable" production, sometimes hitting the mark but more often not.[3] 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."[6]


Track listing


No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Blaque Intro"  0:37
2."Roll with Me"
  • She'kspere
3:42
3."I Do"Reed
  • Michael Anthony
  • Elgin Manson[A]
3:27
4."Leny"
  • Riley
  • Curt Gowdy
4:20
5."Rainbow Drive"
  • Andre "Sideeq" Jones
  • Brandi Williams
  • Reed
  • Shamari Fears
  • Marcus Goins
  • Sideeq "The Beat" Freeq
  • Goins[A]
3:48
6."808"
5:06
7."Time After Time"
  • Poke & Tone
  • Rooney
4:05
8."Bring It All to Me" (featuring JC Chasez of NSYNC)
  • Rooney
  • L.E.S.
3:38
9."Mind of a King"
  • Jones
  • Reed
  • Goins
  • Goins
  • Freeq
3:57
10."Don't Go Looking for Love"
  • Rooney
  • Poke & Tone[A]
4:01
11."Release Me"
  • Barnes
  • Lawrence
  • Bobby Coleman
  • Olivier
  • Rooney
  • Sting
  • Poke & Tone
  • Rooney[A]
3:03
12."Right Next to Me"Kangol
  • Anthony
  • Bob Baldwin[A]
5:27
13."Stay By Your Side"
  • Reed
  • Fears
  • Anthony
  • Manson[A]
3:24
14."When the Last Teardrop Falls"
  • Lawrence
  • Ric Wake
  • Sheppard Soloman
Wake4:37
Japanese bonus track
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
15."808 (remix)"Poke & Tone3:55

Notes


Sample credits



Charts



Certifications


Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[11] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.


Release history


Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
Japan May 19, 1999 CD Sony Music [1][12]
United States June 1, 1999 Columbia [3]

References


  1. "Blaque Ivory". Discogs. May 19, 1999. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  2. Hay, Carla (April 17, 1999). "Blaque Wants More Than TLC". Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 16. p. 18. Archived from the original on June 11, 2022. Blaque is filled with songs that represent contemporary R&B/pop, with selections that include sassy rap stylings and sultry ballads.
  3. Stephen Thomas Erlewine. Blaque at AllMusic. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  4. http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?content_selector=gold-platinum-searchable-database RIAA - Recording Industry Association of America
  5. "The best girl groups of the 1990s to 2000s- where are they now". New York Daily News.
  6. Brunner, Rob (July 16, 1999). "Music Review: Blaque". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on October 17, 2008. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  7. Blaque Ivory (Double LP liner notes). Columbia. 1999. 491603 1.
  8. "Blaque Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
  9. "Blaque Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
  10. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2000". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  11. "American album certifications – Blaque – Blaque". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
  12. "Roll With Me". Discogs. 1999. Retrieved May 19, 2022.



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