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2003 studio album by Blackstreet From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Level II is the fourth album by R&B group, Blackstreet, released on March 11, 2003. It was their first and only album released on record label DreamWorks Records. The album's title was a reference to its members' best known line-up during their most successful album, 1996's Another Level.[12] Two of the members returned for the recording of Level II. Mark Middleton returned to the fold after he was replaced by Terrell Phillips on 1999's Finally to launch a gospel music career. Dave Hollister returned on the song "Bygones", as he also left the group to start his solo career.
Level II | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | March 11, 2003 | |||
Recorded | 2002–2003 Future Recording Studios (Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S.) | |||
Genre | R&B,[1] new jack swing,[2] electro-funk[3] | |||
Length | 62:26 | |||
Label | DreamWorks | |||
Producer | Teddy Riley (executive), Leroy Burgess, Nate "Danjahandz" Hills, Andreao "Fanatic" Heard | |||
Blackstreet chronology | ||||
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Singles from Level II | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | (59/100)[4] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | (favorable)[5] |
Blender | [4] |
Chicago Tribune | (mixed)[6] |
Entertainment Weekly | C+[2] |
Mojo | [4] |
People | (mixed)[7] |
Rolling Stone | [1] |
The Situation | [8] |
Slant Magazine | [9] |
Uncut | [10] |
Vibe | [4] |
Yahoo! Music UK | [11] |
Founding members Teddy Riley and Chauncey Hannibal patched things up to record Level II. A few years earlier, they were involved in a very public dispute that signaled the group's demise at the end of 1999.[13][14][15][16] After Blackstreet's eventual dissolution, Riley entered into a short-lived reunion with his previous group Guy.[17] Hannibal attempted a solo career, while Eric Williams returned to writing and producing for other artists such as Dave Hollister, Donell Jones and Jaheim.
Riley also attempted a solo career as well, with a deal with Virgin Records in 2000.[18][14] His solo recording Black Rock was shelved despite promotional copies of the album being issued.[19] Another project that he worked on was the Capitol Records singer Michael "Mike E." Etheridge, a former member of The Neptunes.[20] His debut album Master Plan- which was executive produced by Riley- was also shelved, and as a result, several songs on the unreleased albums made their way on Level II. "Look In The Water" was originally recorded by Mike E. for his album,[21] but Riley re-recorded the song with Blackstreet's vocals. Several songs from Riley's unreleased album Black Rock ("Friend Of Mine", "You Made Me", "Deep" and "Bygones") were also re-recorded for this album.[22] Level II was released with little to no promotion, as DreamWorks Records was on the verge of being absorbed by their previous label Interscope Records.[23][24]
The artwork for the edited version has the logo colored blue as opposed to the red color on the uncut version.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Ticket To Ride (Intro)" | T. Riley, T. Lucas, R. Stanard, C. Scarborough, M. White | Teddy Riley, Shareefa Cooper, Sean Washington, Kenny Frazier, Kenny Quiller | 3:17 |
2. | "Don't Touch (featuring Mr. Cheeks)" | T. Riley, R. Stanard, T. Kelly, E. Williams, M. Middleton, L. Richie, M. Williams, W. Orange, T. McClary, R. LaPread, W. King | Leroy Burgess | 3:30 |
3. | "She's Hot" | T. Riley, C. Black, B. Turner | Teddy Riley | 3:24 |
4. | "Deep" | T. Riley, R. Stanard | Teddy Riley | 4:22 |
5. | "Ooh Girl" | T. Riley, C. Black, R. Stanard, N. Whitfield | Teddy Riley | 3:27 |
6. | "Friend Of Mine" | T. Riley, J. Clawson, R. Stanard | Leroy Burgess, Superb | 3:49 |
7. | "Interlude: What's The Fuss?" | 0:40 | ||
8. | "You Made Me" | T. Riley, R. Stanard | Leroy Burgess | 4:33 |
9. | "It's So Hard To Say Goodbye" | T. Riley, C. Black, D. Marshall, C. Cofield, W. Butler, C. Davis, O. Leavi | Daryl "DL" Marshall, Chauncey Black, Teddy Riley | 4:15 |
10. | "Why, Why" | T. Riley, M. Woolard, A. Williams, J. Williams, N. Hills, J. Bettis, S. Porcaro | Teddy Riley, Nate Hills, Natural Blend | 3:34 |
11. | "Look In The Water" | T. Riley, M. Etheridge, P. Williams, M. Hucknall, N. Moss | Teddy Riley | 4:48 |
12. | "Baby You're All I Want" | T. Riley, E. Williams, Jahid, W. Hodges | Eric Williams, Wesley Hodges | 3:55 |
13. | "How We Do" | T. Riley, E. Peoples, P. Williams, D. King II | Eugene Peoples, Teddy Riley, Prathan "Spanky" Williams | 3:48 |
14. | "Bygones" | T. Riley, A. Heard, S. Barnes | Teddy Riley, Andreao "Fanatic" Heard, Sherrod Barnes | 4:20 |
15. | "Interlude: Still Feelin' You" | 2:05 | ||
16. | "Brown Eyes" | T. Riley, B. Reeves, P. Lees | Teddy Riley, Philosophy | 3:34 |
17. | "Wizzy Wow (featuring Mystikal)" | T. Riley, R. Stanard, M. Tyler, C. Black, E. Williams, M. Middleton, M. Watts | Teddy Riley | 3:22 |
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