UMe to Release New ICON Series feat Blackstreet & Dru Hill

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — On January 10, 2012,  Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) celebrates the New Year with the latest set of releases in their highly successful ICON Series. Among the latest batch of ICON collections are BLACKstreet – ICON, Dru Hill – ICON and many more.

BLACKSTREET – ICON

BLACKstreet is one of the most successful pop and R&B/hip-hop groups of the 1990s. Founded by new jack swing pioneer Teddy Riley after the breakup of his seminal trio Guy, BLACKstreet, also featuring Chauncey Hannibal, Levi Little and Dave Hollister, released their platinum-selling, self-titled debut album in 1994 and it immediately hit top 10. For their second release, 1996’s Another Level, Mark Middleton and Eric Williams replaced Hollister and Little and it quickly became their breakthrough release reaching No. 3 on the Billboard Top 200.

This collection features many of their chart-topping singles including the Grammy® Award-winning No. 1 hit “No Diggity” featuring Dr. Dre, “Don’t Leave Me,” “Joy” (which was co-written with Michael Jackson), “Booti Call,” and “Fix” featuring Wu Tang Clan’s Ol’ Dirty Bastard.

TRACK LISTING:

1) No Diggity
    

7) Don’t Leave Me

2) Booti Call
    

8) I Can’t Get You (Out Of My Mind)

3) Before I Let You Go
    

9) Fix

4) Joy
    

10) Coming Home To You

5) Tonight’s The Night
    

11) The Lord Is Real (Time Will Reveal)

6) Never Gonna Let You Go

Dru Hill – ICON

R&B vocal group Dru Hill, a name derived from a park in an area where they grew up in Baltimore, first hit the charts in 1996 when their self-titled debut album hit No. 5 on the R&B Album chart. They continued to stay on the chart with 1998’s double-platinum release Enter The Dru, hitting No. 2 on both the Billboard Top 200 and R&B Album charts, followed by their 2002 release Dru World Order, which reached the No. 2 position on the R&B Album chart. Led by their charismatic blond-haired lead vocalist Mark Andrews, nicknamed “Sisqo,” Dru Hill offered their own take on New Jack Swing blending in elements of hip-hop and combining their R&B and gospel-style singing which appealed to the masses and took them to the top of the charts.

Included on the disc are their No. 1 hits “How Deep Is Your Love” featuring Redman, “In My Bed” and “Never Make A Promise.” Also included are “5 Steps,” “You Are Everything,” “I Should Be…” and the track “These Are The Times” which reached No. 5 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop chart.

TRACK LISTING:

1) In My Bed [Radio Edit]
    

7) You Are Everything [Album Edit]

2) Never Make A Promise [Radio Edit]
    

8) No Doubt (Work It) [Radio Edit]

3) How Deep Is Your Love [Single Version]
    

9) I Love You [Radio Edit]

4) These Are The Times [Album Version]
    

10) Beauty

5) 5 Steps
    

11) Tell Me

6) I Should Be…[Radio Edit]

Universal Music Enterprises’ ongoing and highly successful ICON series features greatest hits, signature songs and fan favorites from many of the most influential artists in music history. Each collection is specially priced offering unprecedented value for music fans.

Universal Music Enterprises