Blaque (album)
1999 studio album by Blaque
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Blaque (internationally nicknamed Blaque Ivory) is the debut album by the American girl-group Blaque. It was released by Trackmasters Entertainment and Columbia Records on May 19, 1999 in the United States. A 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]
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| Released | May 19, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1997–1999 | |||
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| Length | 53:00 | |||
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Critical reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | C−[5] |
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
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Blaque Intro" | 0:37 | ||
| 2. | "Roll with Me" | 3:42 | ||
| 3. | "I Do" | Reed |
| 3:27 |
| 4. | "Leny" |
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| 4:20 |
| 5. | "Rainbow Drive" |
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| 3:48 |
| 6. | "808" |
| 5:06 | |
| 7. | "Time After Time" |
| 4:05 | |
| 8. | "Bring It All to Me" (featuring JC Chasez of NSYNC) |
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| 3:38 |
| 9. | "Mind of a King" |
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| 3:57 |
| 10. | "Don't Go Looking for Love" |
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| 4:01 |
| 11. | "Release Me" |
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| 3:03 |
| 12. | "Right Next to Me" | Kangol |
| 5:27 |
| 13. | "Stay By Your Side" |
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| 3:24 |
| 14. | "When the Last Teardrop Falls" |
| Wake | 4:37 |
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 15. | "808 (remix)" | Poke & Tone | 3:55 |
Notes
- ^[A] denotes co-producer
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
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[11] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
