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| Released | May 19, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1997–1999 | |||
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| Length | 53:00 | |||
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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.[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]
| 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]
| 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" |
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| 5:06 |
| 7. | "Time After Time" |
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| 4:05 |
| 8. | "Bring It All to Me" (featuring JC ChasezofNSYNC) |
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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 |
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| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[11] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
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| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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| Japan | May 19, 1999 | CD | Sony Music | [7] |
| July 23, 1999 | [12] | |||
| United States | June 1, 1999 | Columbia | [2] | |
| New Zealand | May 8, 2000 | Cassette | [13] |
Blaque is filled with songs that represent contemporary R&B/pop, with selections that include sassy rap stylings and sultry ballads.
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