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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.[1] The album was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on April 10, 2000.[2] and has sold 1.5 million copies to date.[3]

Critical reception

Шаблон:Album ratings AllMusic criticized the album as mediocre "generic urban soul" with "serviceable" production, sometimes hitting the mark but more often not.[1] 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."[4]

Track listing

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Notes

Sample credits

  • "Leny" contains excerpts from the composition "Bumpy's Lament", written and performed by Isaac Hayes.
  • "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.[5]

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1999–2000) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[6] 24

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Year-end charts

Chart (2000) Position
US Billboard 200[7] 155

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Certifications

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Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Шаблон:Abbr
Japan May 19, 1999 CD Sony Music [6]
July 23, 1999 [8]
United States June 1, 1999 Columbia [1]

References

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  2. http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?content_selector=gold-platinum-searchable-database RIAA - Recording Industry Association of America
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