Binding: Audio Cassette EAN: 0606949007140 Label: Interscope Records Manufacturer: Interscope Records Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Interscope Records Release Date: September 10, 1996 Sales Rank: 15780 Studio: Interscope Records
Album Details: Limited Edition Includes a Bonus CD with CD-ROM Tracks plus No Diggity (Jungle Mix), Don't Leave (Goodbye Remix), Fix (Lislee Mix).
Amazon.com: Back in 1990, Teddy Riley was just as influential a producer as Babyface is now--maybe even more so, because Riley had invented a whole new sound, a combination of soul harmonies, rap breaks, and hip-hop beats called new jack swing. Riley is still a gifted producer; he can link up drum-machine beats, synthesizer chords, and voices so they make the maximum impact with the minimum presence, giving his work a sleek leanness. Riley was never much of a songwriter, though, and the R&B melodies and bedroom scenarios on Another Level, the second album by his group Blackstreet, all sound recycled. It's no coincidence that the two strongest tracks are a lush ballad rearrangement of the old Beatles rocker 'Can't Buy Me Love' and a Winans-like version of the DeBarge hymn 'Time Will Reveal.' --Geoffrey Himes
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Rating: - Blackstreet to another level - 1996
I remember this album when I was in the 4th grade. I played this tape out. This album elevates contemporary urban music, expanding its soulful parameters in the process. This album is a reflection of where this group has been, where they are and where they were going(in 1996). The sound is stronger, tighter and more diverse. The melodic passion ingrained in Mark's timeless tenor and fearless falsetto adds to the emotional sonic wealth of this record. This album has stronger leads, live instruments, hyper harmonies, and ending on a spiritual high note. This is the off-the-hook album they wanted the debut to be. This album has been certified 4x Platinum. Remember, this was 1996-1997.
Rating: - 4'5 Stars - Blackstreet Reaches Another Level
"Another Level" Blackstreet's second album is truly a 90's classic. After releasing their eponymous debut album a few years earlier Teddy Riley and co. came back with a sophmore album in 1996 that was better in every way. Hollister and Little were replaced by Eric Williams and Mark Middleton but the sound was also more suited for it's time with less New Jack Swing but a fresher sound with great production and plenty of variation. It was like going from phase 1 that made Riley famous with the New Jack Swing sound with his previous group "Guy" and Blackstreet's first album to phase 2 that blends all kinds of R&B into a great concept that both worked for classic R&B fans and for commercial radio. The absolute standout here is obviously the mega hit "No Diggity" reaching #1 with a guest rap from Dr Dre. It blends Hip Hop beats with R&B perfectly without sounding like it's from the early 90's and it's sound ... Read More
Rating: - R&B At It's Finest
I don't know what it is with Teddy Riley & groups as every group he's with he surpasses the first disc with their sophmore disc. This was the case with Guy's The Future and the same idea rings true in Another Level. With addition of Eric Williams and Mark Middelton the group reaches new heights of R&B. Of course the disc featured the hit singles No Diggity,Don't Leave Me and Fix, but some of the finest songs on the CD were album tracks. The ballads I Wanna Be Your Man, Let's Stay In Love and I Can't Get You Out Of Mind all serve as a true testament to what R&B should be.
Rating: - A level above others
From one track to another Blackstreet brings the goods and once again. I find myself disagreeing with the short amazon review on "Another Level". From "No Diggity" w/Dr. Dre & Queen Pen one of the obvious smash hits from this great CD. To "Fix" which has a pretty cool video attached to the song. "(Money Can't) Buy Me Love" is redone rather well by the guys in Blackstreet much to my surprise. "Let's Stay In Love" another solid ballad which what i clearly enjoy from Blackstreet and its done well.
The cd has a uniformity to it first coming with the uptempo songs like "No Diggity", "Fix" and "Good Lovin". Then switching gears nicely to slower jams like the hit "Don't Leave Me", "Never Gonna Let You Go" and "I Wanna Be Your Man" along with the previously mentioned "Money". While the latter half of "Another Level" is made up more of slow jams. The songs are on point and don't drag down the CD overall ... Read More
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